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Pihitasutta

Fastened Shut Shut In

“Kenassu pihito loko,
“What has the world fastened shut?
“By what is the world shut in?

kismiṁ loko patiṭṭhito;
On what is the world grounded?
On what is the world established?

Kenassu uḍḍito loko,
What has trapped the world?
By what is the world ensnared?

kenassu parivārito”ti.
By what is it surrounded?”
By what is it enveloped?”

“Maccunā pihito loko,
“Mortality has the world fastened shut.
“The world is shut in by death;

dukkhe loko patiṭṭhito;
The world is grounded on suffering.
The world is established on suffering;

Taṇhāya uḍḍito loko,
Craving has trapped the world.
The world is ensnared by craving;

jarāya parivārito”ti.
It’s surrounded by old age.”
It is enveloped by old age. ”