SN 2.16 — With Vāsudatta

Standing to one side, the godling Vāsudatta spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “Like they’re struck by a sword, like their head was on fire, a mendicant should wander mindful, to give up sensual desire.” “Like they’re struck by a sword, like their head was on fire, a mendicant should wander mindful, to give up substantialist view.”