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Sn 1.11 
Sutta Nipāta 
Uraga Vagga 
 
Vijaya Sutta 
“Victory” 
 
Translated by Candana Bhikkhu 
 
Copyright © Candana Bhikkhu 2023 
 
 
193. “Whether walking or standing still, while sitting or lying down, there is stretching of limbs 
and flexing taking place within the body. This is how the body moves through its postures and 
junction points. 
 
194. “Connected with bones and ligaments, and covered up with muscles and flesh, while being 
shielded throughout with the skin, covering all that truly lies beneath it, hidden. 
 
195. “There, it is fully packed inside, with the liver, intestines, gut, and bladder, as well as the 
heart, lungs, kidneys and the spleen. 
 
196. “There’s mucus, saliva, sweat and lymph, blood and synovial fluid between the joints, along 
with bile and the fat throughout. 
 
197. “Meanwhile, from the nine gates filth continues to flow, endlessly, whether secretions from 
the eyes, or wax from the ears. 
 
198. “With snot oozing from the nose, phlegm and vomit from the mouth, as well as sweat 
trickling from the body, and of course, excrement and waste coming out from its bowels. 
 
199. “Then, the emptied-out skull is filled up by the brain mass, which the fool, in his delusion, 
believes to be respected and highly honored. 
 
200. “But, when the time comes and the body is dead, lying on its back, bloated, and turning 
blue, this body, once cherished by many, is now discarded and forgotten by all loved ones. 
 
201. “Thus, it is then eaten and devoured by wild dogs, jackals, wolves, and worms; with all its 
contents pulled out and gobbled up by crows and vultures, along with any other creatures being 
attracted to it for their sustenance. 
 
202. “But, on hearing the words of the Buddha, the alert Bhikkhu understands their meaning, for 
he sees the body for what it truly is, fully comprehending it.

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203. “While he carefully discerns: ‘as this body is now, alive, so will it be in the future, dead.’ 
By understanding the significance of this fact, one should reject any and all desires pertaining to 
this body, whether internally or externally. 
 
204. “And by ridding himself from both desire and lust, the Bhikkhu arrives at the peaceful state 
of the Deathless, experiencing the unshakeability of Nibbāna. 
 
205. “This stinking two-footed bag of filth, called a body, continues to be cherished, even though 
every day it gets filled up with countless carcasses, along with more excrement that keeps oozing 
out from it, while being spread here and there! 
 
206. “Therefore, by living in such filth, if one reveres oneself for having a certain type of body, 
while looking down at the bodies of others, as he speaks ill of them, well then, what is the cause 
of that conceit, if not the inability to see with wisdom?”  
 
Sādhu  
Sādhu 
 Sādhu
