• Linked Discourses 45.134–138 Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.134–138
  • 10. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges 10. Dutiyagaį¹…gāpeyyālavagga

Slanting to the Ocean Dutiyādisamuddaninnasutta

ā€œMendicants, the Yamunā river slants, slopes, and inclines to the ocean. ā€¦ā€ ā€œSeyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yamunā nadÄ« samuddaninnā samuddapoṇā samuddapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe…

ā€œā€¦ the AciravatÄ« river ā€¦ā€ seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, aciravatÄ« nadÄ« samuddaninnā samuddapoṇā samuddapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe…

ā€œā€¦ the SarabhÅ« river ā€¦ā€ seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, sarabhÅ« nadÄ« samuddaninnā samuddapoṇā samuddapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe…

ā€œā€¦ the MahÄ« river ā€¦ā€ seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahÄ« nadÄ« samuddaninnā samuddapoṇā samuddapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe…

ā€œā€¦ all the great rivers ā€¦ā€ seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yā kācimā mahānadiyo, seyyathidaṁ—gaį¹…gā, yamunā, aciravatÄ«, sarabhÅ«, mahÄ«, sabbā tā samuddaninnā samuddapoṇā samuddapabbhārā; evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aį¹­į¹­haį¹…gikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aį¹­į¹­haį¹…gikaṁ maggaṁ bahulÄ«karonto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro.

KathaƱca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aį¹­į¹­haį¹…gikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aį¹­į¹­haį¹…gikaṁ maggaṁ bahulÄ«karonto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiį¹­į¹­hiṁ bhāveti nibbānaninnaṁ nibbānapoṇaṁ nibbānapabbhāraṁ …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti nibbānaninnaṁ nibbānapoṇaṁ nibbānapabbhāraṁ. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aį¹­į¹­haį¹…gikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aį¹­į¹­haį¹…gikaṁ maggaṁ bahulÄ«karonto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāroā€ti.

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

(Gaį¹…gāpeyyālÄ«.)

Tassuddānaṁ

Cha pācīnato ninnā, cha ninnā ca samuddato; Ete dve cha dvādasa honti, vaggo tena pavuccatīti; Nibbānaninno dvādasakī, catutthakī chaṭṭhā navakī.