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Devaputtasaṁyutta 27
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Linked Discourses 2.27
3. Various Sectarians
With Nanda
1 Standing to one side, the godling Nanda spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
2 “Time flies, nights pass by,
the stages of life leave us one by one.
Seeing this peril in death,
do good deeds that bring you joy.”
3 “Time flies, nights pass by,
the stages of life leave us one by one.
Seeing this peril in death,
a seeker of peace would drop the world’s bait.”