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sn.1.61 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Name

“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.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh