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Linked Discourses · SN 46.77–88

  • Linked Discourses 46.77–88Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.77–88
  • 9. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges9. Gaṅgāpeyyālavagga

The Ganges River, Etc.Gaṅgānadīādisutta

“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 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 …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.

(Tell in full for each of the different rivers as in SN 45.91–102.)(Yāva esanā pāḷi vitthāretabbā.)

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  2. SN 46.7 A Bungalow 0.81near 0.1Linked Discourses 46.7 1. Mountains A Bungalow “Mendicants, the rafters of a bungalow all slant, slope, and incline to the peak. In the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the seven awakening factors slants…
  3. SN 50.55–66 Sloping East, Etc. 0.81near 0.1Linked Discourses 50.55–66 6. Another Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges Sloping East, Etc. “Mendicants, the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. In the same way, a mendicant who develops and cu…
  4. SN 45.127 Slanting East 0.80near 0.1Linked Discourses 45.127 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…
  5. SN 47.51–62 Twelve Discourses on the Ganges River, Etc. 0.80near 0.1Linked Discourses 47.51–62 6. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges Twelve Discourses on the Ganges River, Etc. “Mendicants, the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. In the same way, a mendicant who develops…