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SN 1.21 - A Sword Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato Source: https://suttacentral.net/sn1.21/en/sujato License: CC0-1.0 Linked Discourses 1.21 3. A Sword A Sword At Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “Like they’re struck by a sword, like their head was on fire, a mendicant, mindful, should go forth, to give up sensual desire.” “Like they’re struck by a sword, like their head was on fire, a mendicant, mindful, should go forth, to give up substantialist view.”