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Saṁyutta Nikāya — The Linked Discourses

Vol 1:
Verses
SN1-11
Vol 2:
Causation
SN12-21
Vol 3:
Aggregates
SN22-34
Vol 4:
Sense Bases
SN35-44
Vol 5:
Great Book
SN45-56

1. On Deities

VII. Oppressed — SN1.61: Name

1“What oppresses everything?
What is nothing bigger than?
What is the one thing
that has everything under its sway?”

2“Name oppresses everything.
Nothing’s bigger than name.
Name is the one thing
that has everything under its sway.”

1"Kiṁsu sabbaṁ addhabhavi,
kismā bhiyyo na vijjati;
Kissassu ekadhammassa,
sabbeva vasamanvagū"ti.

2"Nāmaṁ sabbaṁ addhabhavi,
nāmā bhiyyo na vijjati;
Nāmassa ekadhammassa,
sabbeva vasamanvagū"ti.