way of the King of Death. But those who, day & night, heedfully abandon what seems dear, dig up misery by the root– Deathâs bait so hard to overcome. Note 1. Following the reading, piyarūpassṅda-gaddhitṅse in the Thai, Burmese, and BJT editions. The Sri Lankan edition available from the Journal of Buddhist Ethics has, piyarūpa-sṅtarūpa-gaddhitṅ ye: "Those tied down by what seems dear & what seems agreeable"; the PTS edition, piyarūpṅsṅta-gaddhitṅ ve: "Truly tied down by what seems dear & what is disagreeable." The parallel passage in the Udṅnavarga (5.10) has, priyarūpa-sṅta-grathitṅ: "Tied down by what seems dear and is agreeable." See also: MN 87, SN 42:11, Ud 2:8, Ud 8:8 - --> - - - -