DiscoverSNSN 1–11SN 1SN 1.70

A deity engages the Buddha in verse on the world, exploring a teaching on suffering, liberation, and the law of kamma.

SN 1.70 The World

“Kismiṁ loko samuppanno,
kismiṁ kubbati santhavaṁ;
Kissa loko upādāya,
kismiṁ loko vihaññatī”ti.

“Chasu loko samuppanno,
chasu kubbati santhavaṁ;
Channameva upādāya,
chasu loko vihaññatī”ti.

Addhavaggo sattamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Nāmaṁ cittañca taṇhā ca,
saṁyojanañca bandhanā;
Abbhāhatuḍḍito pihito,
icchā lokena te dasāti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Kismiṁ loko samuppanno,

“In what has the world arisen?

kismiṁ kubbati santhavaṁ;

With what does it get intimate?

Kissa loko upādāya,

By grasping what

kismiṁ loko vihaññatī”ti.

is the world troubled in what?”

“Chasu loko samuppanno,

“The world has arisen in six.

chasu kubbati santhavaṁ;

It gets intimate with six.

Channameva upādāya,

Derived from the six,

chasu loko vihaññatī”ti.

the world’s troubled in six.”

Addhavaggo sattamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Nāmaṁ cittañca taṇhā ca,

saṁyojanañca bandhanā;

Abbhāhatuḍḍito pihito,

icchā lokena te dasāti.

Qualities:

Attachment

Attachment

☁️ dark quality

A mental fastening onto people, things, views, or states as “me” or “mine,” unwilling to release them. This clinging can give a sense of security and sweetness.

Also known as: acquisition, bond, clinging, grasping, holding on, possession, entanglement, bound, connected, taking as mine
Pāli: upadhi, upādāna, sakiñcana, mamatta
View all discourses →
Wisdom

Wisdom

☀️ bright quality

Lived understanding and sound judgment that steers the mind away from suffering, distinct from mere accumulation of facts.

Also known as: (of a person) wise, astute, intelligent, learned, skilled, firm, stable, steadfast, an experiential understanding of the four noble truths
Pāli: paññā, medhā, dhīra, paṇḍita, asammūḷha
View all discourses →

Last updated on July 27, 2026

View Pāli source ↗