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Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

  • Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.19  Linked Discourses 1.19
  • 2. Nandanavagga  2. The Garden of Delight

Kuṭikāsutta  Little Hut

“Kacci te kuṭikā natthi,  “Don’t you have a little hut?
kacci natthi kulāvakā;  Don’t you have a little nest?
Kacci santānakā natthi,  Don’t you have any networks?
kacci muttosi bandhanā”ti.  Aren’t you free of shackles?”

“Taggha me kuṭikā natthi,  “Indeed I have no little hut.
taggha natthi kulāvakā;  Indeed I have no little nest.
Taggha santānakā natthi,  Indeed I have no networks.
taggha muttomhi bandhanā”ti.  Indeed I’m free from shackles.”

“Kintāhaṁ kuṭikaṁ brūmi,  “What do you think I call your little hut?
kiṁ te brūmi kulāvakaṁ;  What do I call your little nest?
Kiṁ te santānakaṁ brūmi,  What do I call your network?
kintāhaṁ brūmi bandhanan”ti.  And what do I call your shackle?”

“Mātaraṁ kuṭikaṁ brūsi,  “You call mother a little hut;
bhariyaṁ brūsi kulāvakaṁ;  and wife a little nest.
Putte santānake brūsi,  You call children a network,
taṇhaṁ me brūsi bandhanan”ti.  and you call my craving a shackle.”

“Sāhu te kuṭikā natthi,  “It’s good you have no little hut!
sāhu natthi kulāvakā;  It’s good you have no little nest!
Sāhu santānakā natthi,  It’s good you have no networks!
sāhu muttosi bandhanā”ti.  And good that you’re free from shackles.”

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

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Translations, dictionaries and commentaries
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