Home | Dhamma | Buddhist Texts

SN 1.54

SN 1.54 Grounds

Bhikkhu Sujato translation (CC0-1.0)

Download TXT

Text

SN 1.54 - Grounds
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
Source: https://suttacentral.net/sn1.54/en/sujato
License: CC0-1.0

Linked Discourses 1.54
6. Old Age
Grounds
“What is the site for human beings?
What is the best comrade here?
By what do the creatures who live off the earth
sustain their life?”
“Children are the site for human beings.
A wife is the best comrade.
The creatures who live off the earth
sustain their life by rain.”