ing & death. Notes 1. Following the reading found in one of the Sri Lankan editions: aparihṅna-dhammaṃ. The Thai, Burmese, and another Sri Lankan edition read: apahṅna-dhammaṃ, "not subject to abandoning," which fits the meter better, but not the sense of the verse. The Commentary interprets the more common reading as meaning "not subject to falling away," but it doesnât explain how this can be so. 2. Sn 3:2 identifies Mṅraâs armies as: sensual passions; discontent; hunger & thirst; craving; sloth & torpor; terror; uncertainty; hypocrisy & stubbornness; gains, offerings, fame, & status; and the attitude that praises self while disparaging others. See also: AN 4:245; AN 10:58 - --> - - - -