Bhāra-sutta Gāthā
Verses from the Discourses on the Burden
Bhārā have pañcakkhandhā
Bhāra-hāro ca puggalo.
Burdens indeed are the five aggregates,
and the carrier of the burden is the person.
Bhār’ādānaṁ dukkhaṁ loke
Bhāra-nikkhepanaṁ sukhaṁ.
Taking up the burden in the world is stressful.
Casting off the burden is bliss.
Nikkhipitvā garuṁ bhāraṁ
Aññaṁ bhāraṁ anādiya.
Having cast off the heavy burden and not taking on another,
Samūlaṁ taṇhaṁ abbuyha
Nicchāto parinibbutoti.
pulling up craving, along with its root,
one is free from hunger, totally unbound.
