Accenti Sutta

Translation by Bhikkhuni Uppalavanna

I heard thus. Once the Blessed One lived in Sàvatthi, in Jeta's grove in the monastery offered by Anàthapiõóika. When the night was waning, a certain deity illuminating the whole of Jeta's grove approached the Blessed One worshipped, stood on a side and said:


 * "Time sits, existences roll on and the lifespan of beings dwindle gradually,
 * Seeing this fear in death, do merit that brings pleasantness.
 * Time sits, existences roll on and the lifespan of beings dwindle gradually,
 * Seeing this fear in death, give up worldly material."