SN 1.81 — Free of Strife

“Who in the world is free of strife? Whose life is not wasted? Who here completely understands desire? Who always lives as their own master? To whom do mother, father, and brothers bow when they’re established? Who here, though low born, is bowed to even by aristocrats?” “Ascetics are free of strife in the world. The life of ascetics is not wasted. Ascetics completely understand desire. Ascetics always live as their own master. Mother, father, and brothers bow to ascetics when they’re established. Even though an ascetic is low born, they’re bowed to even by aristocrats.” The Linked Discourses on Deities are complete. Linked Discourses on Godlings Contents Chapter One SN 2.1 With Kassapa (1st) Paṭhamakassapasutta SN 2.2 With Kassapa (2nd) Dutiyakassapasutta SN 2.3 With Māgha Māghasutta SN 2.4 With Maghada Māgadhasutta SN 2.5 With Dāmali Dāmalisutta SN 2.6 With Kāmada Kāmadasutta SN 2.7 With Pañcālacaṇḍa Pañcālacaṇḍasutta SN 2.8 With Tāyana Tāyanasutta SN 2.9 The Moon Candimasutta SN 2.10 The Sun Sūriyasutta The Chapter with Anāthapiṇḍika SN 2.11 With Candimasa Candimasasutta SN 2.12 With Vishnu Veṇḍusutta SN 2.13 With Dīghalaṭṭhi Dīghalaṭṭhisutta SN 2.14 With Nandana Nandanasutta SN 2.15 With Candana Candanasutta SN 2.16 With Vāsudatta Vāsudattasutta SN 2.17 With Subrahmā Subrahmasutta SN 2.18 With Kakudha Kakudhasutta SN 2.19 With Uttara Uttarasutta SN 2.20 With Anāthapiṇḍika Anāthapiṇḍikasutta The Chapter on Various Sectarians SN 2.21 With Shiva Sivasutta SN 2.22 With Khema Khemasutta SN 2.23 With Serī Serīsutta SN 2.24 With Ghaṭīkāra Ghaṭīkārasutta SN 2.25 With Jantu Jantusutta SN 2.26 With Rohitassa Rohitassasutta SN 2.27 With Nanda Nandasutta SN 2.28 With Nandivisāla Nandivisālasutta SN 2.29 With Susīma Susimasutta SN 2.30 The Disciples of Various Monastics of Other Religions Nānātitthiyasāvakasutta Chapter One