Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.29
Translators: sujato and bodhi
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Catucakkasutta
Four Wheels Four Wheels
“Catucakkaṁ navadvāraṁ,
“Having four wheels and nine doors,
“Four are its wheels, and nine its doors;
puṇṇaṁ lobhena saṁyutaṁ;
Filled up and bound with greed,
it’s stuffed full, bound with greed,
Paṅkajātaṁ mahāvīra,
Born from a bog, O great hero!
and born from a bog.
kathaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.
How does one escape from it?”
Great hero, how am I supposed to live like this?”
“Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca,
“Having cut the thong and the strap,
“Having cut the strap and harness—
icchā lobhañca pāpakaṁ;
Having cut off evil desire and greed,
the wicked desire and greed—
Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha,
Having drawn out craving with its root:
and having plucked out craving, root and all:
evaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.
Thus one escapes from it. ”
that’s how you’re supposed to live like this.”