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Linked Discourses · SN 50.1–12

  • Linked Discourses 50.1–12Saṁyutta Nikāya 50.1–12
  • 1. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges1. Gaṅgāpeyyālavagga

Sloping East, Etc.Balādisutta

“Mendicants, there are these five powers.“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, balāni. What five?Katamāni pañca? The powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom.Saddhābalaṁ, vīriyabalaṁ, satibalaṁ, samādhibalaṁ, paññābalaṁ— These are the five powers.imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca balānīti. 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 five powers slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment.evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañca balāni bhāvento pañca balāni bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro.

And how does a mendicant who develops the five powers slant, slope, and incline to extinguishment?Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañca balāni bhāvento pañca balāni bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro? It’s when a mendicant develops the powers of faith,Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu saddhābalaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ, energy,vīriyabalaṁ …pe… mindfulness,satibalaṁ … immersion,samādhibalaṁ … and wisdom, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go.paññābalaṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ. That’s how a mendicant who develops and cultivates the five powers slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment.”Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañca balāni bhāvento pañca balāni bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro”ti.

Six on slanting to the east,Cha pācīnato ninnā, and six on slanting to the ocean;cha ninnā ca samuddato; these two sixes make twelve,Dvete cha dvādasa honti, and that’s how this chapter is recited.vaggo tena pavuccatīti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. SN 50.55–66 Sloping East, Etc. 0.93near 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…
  2. SN 51.33–44 The Ganges River, Etc. 0.84near 0.1Linked Discourses 51.33–44 4. 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 fo…
  3. SN 48.71–82 Slanting East, Etc. 0.83near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.71–82 8. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges Slanting East, Etc. “Mendicants, the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. In the same way, a mendicant developing and cultivating the five f…
  4. SN 48.125–136 Another on Sloping East, Etc. 0.79near 0.1Linked Discourses 48.125–136 13. Another Chapter of Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges Another on Sloping East, Etc. “Mendicants, the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. In the same way, a mendicant devel…
  5. SN 46.77–88 The Ganges River, Etc. 0.76near 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…