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Udàna 7: Cullavaggo
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3: The Discourse about Clinging

Thus I heard:
at one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Sàvatthã, in Jeta's Wood, at Anàthapiõóika's monastery.

Then at that time almost all the people in Sàvatthã clung exceedingly to sense pleasures, delighted, greedy, tied, infatuated, and indulgent, they dwelt having become completely intoxicated with sense pleasures.

Then many monks, having dressed in the morning time, after picking up their bowl and robe, entered Sàvatthã for alms, and after walking for alms in Sàvatthã, while returning from the alms-round after the meal, went to the Gracious One, and after going and worshipping the Gracious One, they sat down on one side.

While sat on one side those monks said this to the Gracious One: ßHere, reverend Sir, almost all the people in Sàvatthã cling exceedingly to sense pleasures, delighted, greedy, tied, infatuated, and indulgent, they dwell having become completely intoxicated with sense pleasures.û

Then the Gracious One, having understood the significance of it, on that occasion uttered this exalted utterance: