• Linked Discourses 53.23–34 Saṁyutta Nikāya 53.23
  • 3. Hard Work 3. Balakaraṇīyavagga

Hard Work Balakaraṇīyavagga

(Tell in full as in the chapter on hard work at SN 45.149–160.) (Balakaraṇīyavaggo vitthāretabbo.)

Tassuddānaṁ

Hard work, seeds, and dragons, Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca, a tree, a pot, and a spike, rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā; the atmosphere, and two on clouds, Ākāsena ca dve meghā, a ship, a guest house, and a river. nāvā āgantukā nadīti.