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# Iti 77 · uttaka 77
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/iti-77/
- Published: 2026-06-01T01:14:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:48:35.000Z
- Description: Itivuttaka · Iti 77. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Itivuttaka, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:33

*This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:* “Monks, this body falls apart; consciousness is subject to fading; all acquisitions are inconstant, stressful, subject to change.”

Knowing the body as falling apart,

& consciousness as dissolving away,

seeing the danger in acquisitions,

you’ve gone beyond

birth & death.

Having reached the foremost peace,

you bide your time,

composed.

See also: [Thag 11](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-11/); [Thag 14:1](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-14-1/)

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