Friday 15 March 2019

Verse 4. from Sutra One - Jié, Greedy King

Cultivated fields, precious treasures,

Owner of oxen and horses,

Women and [men], holding fast to these,

One is bond-up by desires,

Foolish ways that injure oneself,


田種珍寶,
Tián zhǒng zhēn bǎo,  
牛馬養者,
niú mǎ yǎng zhě,   
坐女繫欲,
zuò nǚ xì yù,
癡行犯身,
chī xíng fàn shēn,

Parallel: The Pali Sutta Nipata, Atthakavagga - Chap. 1 Verse 769

Discussion: The inclusion of men follows the preceding verses use of pairs. The Pali parallel also lists both women and men.

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