29. (The deva
said:)
"O Mighty One!
The body has four
postures;
it has nine
orifices1
it is filled with
faeces;
it is bound up with
greed;
it comes into being in
the marsh (of the mother's womb).
In what way can there be
escape from the body?"
(The Bhagava said:)
"By cutting off the cords of enmity,
the thongs of
defilements,
evil desire which is
greed, and
by uprooting Craving,
there will be escape
from the body."
End of the Catucakka Sutta,
the ninth in this vagga.
1. It has nine
orifices:
The body is constantly
excreting matter through nine orifices viz., two eyes, two ears, two nostrils,
the mouth, the anus and the urinal tract.
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