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Linked Discourses · SN 45.127

  • Linked Discourses 45.127Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.127
  • 10. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges10. Dutiyagaṅgāpeyyālavagga

Slanting EastPaṭhamapācīnaninnasutta

“Mendicants, the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east.“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gaṅgā nadī pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā; In the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment.evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro.

And how does a mendicant who develops the noble eightfold path slant, slope, and incline to extinguishment?Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro? It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, which slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment.Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti nibbānaninnaṁ nibbānapoṇaṁ nibbānapabbhāraṁ …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti nibbānaninnaṁ nibbānapoṇaṁ nibbānapabbhāraṁ. That’s how a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment.”Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro”ti.

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  1. SN 45.115 Slanting East 0.99near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.115 10. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges Slanting East “Mendicants, the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. In the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightf…
  2. SN 45.103 Slanting East 0.99near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.103 10. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges Slanting East “Mendicants, the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. In the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightf…
  3. SN 45.91 Slanting East 0.98near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.91 9. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges Slanting East At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. In the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the n…
  4. SN 45.96 Sixth Discourse on Slanting East 0.95near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.96 9. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges Sixth Discourse on Slanting East “Mendicants, all the great rivers—that is, the Ganges, Yamunā, Aciravatī, Sarabhū, and Mahī—slant, slope, and incline toward the…
  5. SN 45.109 Slanting to the Ocean 0.94near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.109 10. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges Slanting to the Ocean “Mendicants, the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the ocean. In the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the nob…