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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

15. Anamataggasaṁyutta: On the Unknowable Beginning

II. The Second Chapter — SN15.15: Father

1At Sāvatthī.

“Mendicants, transmigration has no known beginning. … It’s not easy to find a sentient being who in all this long time has not previously been your father. … This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”

1Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro … pe … na so, bhikkhave, satto sulabharūpo yo napitābhūtapubbo iminā dīghena addhunā. … alaṁ vimuccitun”ti.