Mahatanhasankhayasutta 35.8
Mahātaṇhāsaṅkhayasutta 35.8
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35.8
Yatvādhikaraṇamenaṃ manindriyaṃ asaṃvutaṃ viharantaṃ abhijjhādomanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā anvāssaveyyuṃ tassa saṃvarāya paṭipajjati, rakkhati manindriyaṃ manindriye saṃvaraṃ āpajjati.
If the faculty of mind were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of mind, and achieving its restraint.
Translations (4)
- Il discorso più lungo sull’eliminazione della brama — Italian
- Die längere Lehrrede über die Auflösung des Verlangens — German
- Большое наставление об уничтожении жажды — Russian
- The Longer Discourse on the Ending of Craving — English
Linked texts (1)
- 中阿含經 — Classical Chinese