iti77:0.1So It Was Said 77
iti77:0.2The Book of the Threes
iti77:0.3Chapter Three
iti77:0.4Fragile
iti77:1.1This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
iti77:2.1“This body is fragile, mendicants, consciousness is liable to fade away, and all attachments are impermanent, suffering, and perishable.”
iti77:2.2The Buddha spoke this matter.
iti77:2.3On this it is said:
iti77:3.1“Knowing that the body is fragile,
iti77:3.2that consciousness is faded,
iti77:3.3and seeing the danger in attachments,
iti77:3.4they go beyond birth and death.
iti77:3.5Having attained ultimate peace,
iti77:3.6evolved, they await their time.”
iti77:4.1This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.