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  • Linked Discourses 46.7Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.7
  • 1. Mountains1. Pabbatavagga

A BungalowKūṭāgārasutta

“Mendicants, the rafters of a bungalow all slant, slope, and incline to the peak.“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, kūṭāgārassa yā kāci gopānasiyo, sabbā tā kūṭaninnā kūṭapoṇā kūṭapabbhārā; In the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the seven awakening factors slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment.evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satta bojjhaṅge bhāvento satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro.

And how does a mendicant who develops the seven awakening factors slant, slope, and incline to extinguishment?Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satta bojjhaṅge bhāvento satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro? It’s when a mendicant develops the awakening factors of mindfulness, investigation of principles, energy, rapture, tranquility, immersion,Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satisambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ …pe… and equanimity, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go.upekkhāsambojjhaṅgaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ. That’s how a mendicant who develops and cultivates the seven awakening factors slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment.”Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu satta bojjhaṅge bhāvento satta bojjhaṅge bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 46.77–88 The Ganges River, Etc. 0.81near 0.1Linked Discourses 46.77–88 9. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges The Ganges River, Etc. “Mendicants, the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. In the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the se…
  2. SN 45.152 Trees 0.67near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.152 12. Hard Work Trees “Mendicants, suppose a tree slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. If it was cut off at the root, where would it fall?” “Sir, it would fall in the direction that it slants,…
  3. SN 45.91 Slanting East 0.64near 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 45.121 Slanting to the Ocean 0.64near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.121 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…
  5. SN 45.96 Sixth Discourse on Slanting East 0.64near 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…