“Mendicants, all the hard work that gets done depends on the earth and is grounded on the earth. …”“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci balakaraṇīyā kammantā karīyan”ti vitthāretabbaṁ.
(Tell in full as in SN 45.149–160.)(Balakaraṇīyavaggo bojjhaṅgasaṁyuttassa bojjhaṅgavasena vitthāretabbo.)
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