SN 2.28 — With Nandivisāla

Standing to one side, the godling Nandivisāla addressed the Buddha in verse: “Four are its wheels, and nine its doors; it’s stuffed full, bound with greed, and born from a bog. Great hero, how will I keep going?” “Having cut the strap and harness— wicked desire and greed— and having plucked out craving, root and all: that’s how you will keep going.”