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SN 1.27

Streams

Sarasutta

from: 3. A Sword

Streams

“From where do streams recoil?
Where does the cycle spin no more?
Where does name and form
cease with no residue left behind?”

“Where water and earth,
fire and air have no footing—

from here the streams recoil;
in reference to this, the cycle spins no more;
in reference to this, name and form
ceases with no residue left behind.”

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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