{"collection":"Buddhism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bud/sam/sn2-19.htm","path":"bud/sam/sn2-19.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bud/sam/sn2-19.htm","text":"Life is swept along,\nnext-to-nothing its span.\nFor one swept on by aging\nno shelters exist.\nPerceiving this danger in death,\none should do deeds of merit\nthat bring about bliss.\n[The Buddha:]\nLife is swept along,\nnext-to-nothing its span.\nFor one swept to old age\nno shelters exist.\nPerceiving this danger in death,\none should drop the world's bait\nand look for peace.","title":"SN II.19 Uttara Sutta","type":"page"}