• Linked Discourses 15.15 Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.15

Chapter Two 2. Dutiyavagga

Father Pitusutta

At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

ā€œMendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning. … ā€œAnamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe… It’s not easy to find a sentient being who in all this long time has not previously been your father. … na so, bhikkhave, satto sulabharÅ«po yo napitābhÅ«tapubbo …pe… This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.ā€ alaṁ vimuccitunā€ti.