The Related Suttas Collection 2.28

3. Various Sectarians

With Nandivisāla

Standing to one side, the god Nandivisāla addressed the Buddha in verse:

“Four are its wheels, and nine its doors; it’s stuffed full, bound with greed, and born from a bog. Great hero, how am I supposed to live like this?”

“Having cut the strap and harness—wicked desire and greed—and having plucked out craving, root and all: that’s how you’re supposed to live like this.”