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# Thag 2:30 · Kaṇhadinna
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-2-30/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:57:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:58:50.000Z
- Description: Theragāthā · Thag 2:30. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Elder Monks, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Theragāthā, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library

Men of integrity

have been attended to,

the Dhamma repeatedly

listened to.

Having listened,

I followed the straight way,

the plunge into deathlessness.

Passion for becoming,[1](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag2%5F30.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co)

having been killed by me,

no further such passion

is found in me.

It neither was

nor will be

nor is found in me

even now.

Note

*1\. Becoming (bhava) is a term to describe a sense of identity in a particular world of experience, which can develop on any of three levels: sensuality, form, or formlessness. Craving for becoming is one of the causes of stress and suffering; passion for becoming is one of the last fetters abandoned at full awakening. For more on the topic of becoming, see The Paradox of Becoming.*

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag2%5F30.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*