Sutta with firefly simile

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                          What is the sutta that uses the following metaphor?

> Firefly(Samsaric being) jumps into candlelight seeking a
> pleasure(Tanha), not knowing(Avijja) that the candlelight will burn
> the firefly to death(Samsaric Dukkha).
                        

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Jun 16, 2016, 03:39 PM
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Sutta with firefly simile

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