[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Saṃyuttanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta) › [The Book of Causation](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2) › [Nidānasaṃyutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12) › [Nagarasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65) › 1.1-9 # Nagarasutta 1.1-9 Nagarasutta 1.1-9 - **Language:** Pāli ### [1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65.1.1) Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati. > At Sāvatthī. > — The City ### [1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65.1.2) “Pubbe me, bhikkhave, sambodhā anabhisambuddhassa bodhisattasseva sato etadahosi: > “Mendicants, before my awakening—when I was still unawakened but intent on awakening—I thought: > — The City ### [1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65.1.3) ‘kicchā vatāyaṃ loko āpanno jāyati ca jīyati ca mīyati ca cavati ca upapajjati ca. > ‘Alas, this world has fallen into trouble. It’s born, grows old, dies, passes away, and is reborn, > — The City ### [1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65.1.4) Atha ca panimassa dukkhassa nissaraṇaṃ nappajānāti jarāmaraṇassa. > yet it doesn’t understand how to escape from this suffering, from old age and death. > — The City ### [1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65.1.5) Kudāssu nāma imassa dukkhassa nissaraṇaṃ paññāyissati jarāmaraṇassā’ti? > Oh, when will an escape be found from this suffering, from old age and death?’ > — The City ### [1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65.1.6) Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, etadahosi: > Then it occurred to me: > — The City ### [1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65.1.7) ‘kimhi nu kho sati jarāmaraṇaṃ hoti, kiṃpaccayā jarāmaraṇan’ti? > ‘When what exists is there old age and death? What is a requirement for old age and death?’ > — The City ### [1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65.1.8) Tassa mayhaṃ, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikārā ahu paññāya abhisamayo: > Then, through rational application of mind, I penetrated with wisdom: > — The City ### [1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65.1.9) ‘jātiyā kho sati jarāmaraṇaṃ hoti, jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇan’ti. > ‘When rebirth exists there’s old age and death. Rebirth is a requirement for old age and death.’ > — The City ## Translations (3) - [Grad](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65~sr-brankokovacevic.1.1) — sr - [The City](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65~en-sujato.1.1) — English - [Die Stadt](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65~de-sabbamitta.1.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sāratthappakāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta!saratthappakasini.12.7.5.65) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (7) - [Vipassīsutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.4.1.3) — Pāli - [Mahāpadānasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.18.2) — Pāli - [雜阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.samyuktagama*zh-gunabhadra.287.3) — Classical Chinese - [增壹阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.ekottaragama*zh-sanghadeva.38.4.3) — Classical Chinese - [貝多樹下思惟十二因緣經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.samyukta.nidanasutra*zh-zhi-qian.1.3) — Classical Chinese - [佛說舊城喻經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.other.nidanasutra-t715*zh-dharmabhadra.1.3) — Classical Chinese - [緣起聖道經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.samyukta.nidanasutra-t714*zh-xuanzang.1.2) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65.1.1-9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.2.12.65.1.1-9) · Pramāṇa