“Craving gives birth to a person. Their mind is what runs about. A sentient being enters transmigration. Deeds are their final haven.”
Linked Discourses 1.58 6. Old Age Deviation
“What’s declared to be a deviation? What is ending day and night? What’s the stain of chastity? What’s the waterless bath?”
“Lust is declared to be a deviation. Youth is ending day and night. Women are the stain of chastity, to which this generation clings. Fervor and chastity are the waterless bath.”
Linked Discourses 1.59 6. Old Age A Partner
“What is a person’s partner? What instructs them? Enjoying what is a mortal released from all suffering?”
“Faith is a person’s partner. Wisdom instructs them. Delighting in extinguishment a mortal is released from all suffering.”
Linked Discourses 1.60 6. Old Age A Poet
“What’s the source of verses? What constitutes their phrasing? What do verses depend upon? What underlies verses?”
“Metre is the source of verses. Syllables constitute their phrasing. Verses depend on names. A poet underlies verses.”