sn.1.66 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Beaten Down

“By what is the world beaten down?
By what is it surrounded?
What dart has laid it low?
With what is it always fuming?”
“The world is beaten down by death.
It’s surrounded by old age.
The dart of craving has struck it down.
It’s always fuming with desire.”