Dutiyaāyusutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 445

[445] "Days and nights pass by; life comes to a halt. The life-span of mortals wastes away, like the water of small streams." Then Māra the Evil One (pāpimā), [realizing] "The Blessed One knows me! The Fortunate One (sugata) knows me!" — sad and dejected, vanished right there. The First Chapter. Its summary (uddāna): Tapokamma (Austerity) and Nāga (the Elephant), Subha (the Beautiful), with Pāsa (the Snare) — those two; Sappa (the Serpent), Suppati (Sleep), Nandana, and with Āyu (Life-span) — another two. __________ #1 Sī. [Sinhalese edition] has the readings "pariyeti" and also "anupariyeti"; Yu. [European edition]: "anupariyāti"; Ma. [Burmese edition]: "āyu anupariyāyati." The Second Chapter (Dutiyavagga) _______________ First: The Pāsāṇa Sutta (The Boulder)

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.