Catucakka Sutta

A deva asks how there can be escape from the body. By the destruction of craving, answers the Buddha (S.i.16). The body is here spoken of as a "four-wheeled thing."

The Commentary (SA.i.42) explains that it refers to the four types of deportment - standing, sitting, lying, going.

Dictionary of Pali Proper Names, G P Malalasekera (1899-1973), which is available as printed version from