• Linked Discourses 1.54 Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.54
  • 6. Old Age 6. Jarāvagga

Grounds Vatthusutta

ā€œWhat is the site for human beings? ā€œKiṁsu vatthu manussānaṁ, What is the best comrade here? kiṁsÅ«dha paramo sakhā; By what do the creatures who live off the earth Kiṁsu bhÅ«tā upajÄ«vanti, sustain their life?ā€ ye pāṇā pathavissitÄā€ti.

ā€œChildren are the site for human beings. ā€œPuttā vatthu manussānaṁ, A wife is the best comrade. bhariyā ca paramo sakhā; The creatures who live off the earth Vuį¹­į¹­hiṁ bhÅ«tā upajÄ«vanti, sustain their life by rain.ā€ ye pāṇā pathavissitÄā€ti.