“What has weighed down everything?
What is most extensive?
What is the one thing that has
All under its control?”“Name has weighed down everything;
Nothing is more extensive than name.
Name is the one thing that has
All under its control.”
sn.1.61 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)
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- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
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“What oppresses everything?What is nothing bigger than?
What is the one thing
that has everything under its sway?”
“Name oppresses everything.
Nothing’s bigger than name.
Name is the one thing
that has everything under its sway.”