Saddhamma Study Group

Saṃyutta Nikāya - The Connected Discourses

Connected Discourses on the Truths: SN56:58 The Ocean (2)

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

    For more copyright information please see:

1 "Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahāsamudde udakaṃ parikkhayaṃ pariyādānaṃ gaccheyya ṭhapetvā dve vā tīṇi vā udakaphusitāni. Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhikkhave, katamaṃ nu kho bahutaraṃ – yaṃ vā mahāsamudde udakaṃ parikkhīṇaṃ pariyādinnaṃ, yāni dve vā tīṇi vā udakaphusitāni avasiṭṭhānī"ti? "Etadeva, bhante, bahutaraṃ mahāsamudde udakaṃ yadidaṃ parikkhīṇaṃ pariyādinnaṃ; appamattakāni dve vā tīṇi vā udakaphusitāni avasiṭṭhāni. Sankhampi na upenti, upanidhampi na upenti, kalabhāgampi na upenti mahāsamudde udakaṃ parikkhīṇaṃ pariyādinnaṃ upanidhāya dve vā tīṇi vā udakaphusitāni avasiṭṭhānī"ti. "Evameva kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvakassa … pe … yogo karaṇīyo"ti.

Aṭṭhamaṃ.