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Linked Discourses · SN 38.11

  • Linked Discourses 38.11Saṁyutta Nikāya 38.11
  • 1. With Jambukhādaka1. Jambukhādakavagga

A Question About FloodsOghapañhāsutta

“Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘a flood’.“‘Ogho, ogho’ti, āvuso sāriputta, vuccati. What is a flood?”Katamo nu kho, āvuso, ogho”ti?

“Reverend, there are these four floods.“Cattārome, āvuso, oghā. The floods of sensuality, desire to be reborn, views, and ignorance.Kāmogho, bhavogho, diṭṭhogho, avijjogho— These are the four floods.”ime kho, āvuso, cattāro oghā”ti.

“But, reverend, is there a path and a practice for completely understanding these floods?”“Atthi panāvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāyā”ti?

“There is.” …“Atthi kho, āvuso, maggo atthi paṭipadā, etesaṁ oghānaṁ pahānāyā”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

Found by meaning, not by citation: the passages in other texts whose wording sits closest to a passage here.

  1. SN 46.121–129 Floods 0.55near 0.1Linked Discourses 46.121–129 13. Floods Floods “Mendicants, there are these four floods. What four? The floods of sensuality, desire to be reborn, views, and ignorance.” (Tell in full as in SN 45.171–179.)…
  2. SN 38.8 A Question About Defilements 0.53near 0.1Linked Discourses 38.8 1. With Jambukhādaka A Question About Defilements “Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘defilement’. What is defilement?” “Reverend, there are three defilements. The defilements of…
  3. SN 45.171 Floods 0.53near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.171 14. Floods Floods At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, there are these four floods. What four? The floods of sensuality, desire to be reborn, views, and ignorance. These are the four floods. The noble eight…
  4. SN 38.14 A Question About Suffering 0.53near 0.1Linked Discourses 38.14 1. With Jambukhādaka A Question About Suffering “Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘suffering’. What is suffering?” “Reverend, there are these three forms of suffering. The suffe…
  5. SN 38.12 A Question About Grasping 0.52near 0.1Linked Discourses 38.12 1. With Jambukhādaka A Question About Grasping “Reverend Sāriputta, they speak of this thing called ‘grasping’. What is grasping?” “Reverend, there are these four kinds of grasping. Grasping at se…