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Linked Discourses · SN 13.8

  • Linked Discourses 13.8Saṁyutta Nikāya 13.8
  • 1. Comprehension1. Abhisamayavagga

The Ocean (2nd)Dutiyasamuddasutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Mendicants, suppose the water in the ocean dried up and evaporated except two or three drops.“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahāsamuddo parikkhayaṁ pariyādānaṁ gaccheyya, ṭhapetvā dve vā tīṇi vā udakaphusitāni.

What do you think, mendicants?Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, Which is more: the water in the ocean that has dried up and evaporated, or the two or three drops left?”katamaṁ nu kho bahutaraṁ, yaṁ vā mahāsamudde udakaṁ parikkhīṇaṁ pariyādiṇṇaṁ yāni vā dve vā tīṇi vā udakaphusitāni avasiṭṭhānī”ti?

“Sir, the water in the ocean that has dried up and evaporated is certainly more.“Etadeva, bhante, bahutaraṁ mahāsamudde udakaṁ, yadidaṁ parikkhīṇaṁ pariyādiṇṇaṁ; The two or three drops left are tiny.appamattakāni dve vā tīṇi vā udakaphusitāni avasiṭṭhāni. Compared to the water in the ocean that has dried up and evaporated, it’s not nearly a hundredth, a thousandth, or a hundred thousandth part.”Neva satimaṁ kalaṁ upenti na sahassimaṁ kalaṁ upenti na satasahassimaṁ kalaṁ upenti mahāsamudde udakaṁ parikkhīṇaṁ pariyādiṇṇaṁ upanidhāya dve vā tīṇi vā udakaphusitāni avasiṭṭhānī”ti.

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  2. SN 13.7 The Ocean 0.85near 0.1Linked Discourses 13.7 1. Comprehension The Ocean At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, suppose a man was to draw up two or three drops of water from the ocean. What do you think, mendicants? Which is more: the two or three drops dr…
  3. SN 56.57 The Ocean (1st) 0.75near 0.1Linked Discourses 56.57 6. Comprehension The Ocean (1st) “Mendicants, suppose a man was to draw up two or three drops of water from the ocean. What do you think, mendicants? Which is more: the two or three drops drawn ou…
  4. SN 13.4 Where the Waters Join Together (2nd) 0.70near 0.1Linked Discourses 13.4 1. Comprehension Where the Waters Join Together (2nd) At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are places where the great rivers—the Ganges, Yamunā, Aciravatī, Sarabhū, and Mahī—join together and converge.…
  5. SN 56.54 Where the Waters Join Together (2nd) 0.64near 0.1Linked Discourses 56.54 6. Comprehension Where the Waters Join Together (2nd) “Mendicants, there are places where the great rivers—the Ganges, Yamunā, Aciravatī, Sarabhū, and Mahī—join together and converge. Suppose that…