SN 50.55–66 · Sloping East, Etc.
SN 50.55–66 · Pācīnādisutta
“Mendicants, the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. In the same way, a mendicant who develops and cultivates the five powers slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment.
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gaṅgā nadī pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā; 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? It’s when a mendicant develops the powers of faith, energy, mindfulness, immersion, and wisdom, which culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion.
Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañca balāni bhāvento pañca balāni bahulīkaronto nibbānaninno hoti nibbānapoṇo nibbānapabbhāro? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu, saddhābalaṁ bhāveti rāgavinayapariyosānaṁ dosavinayapariyosānaṁ mohavinayapariyosānaṁ …
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.
(Tell in full for each of the different rivers as in SN 45.91–102, removal of greed version.)
Vitthāretabbā.
Dvādasamaṁ.
Gaṅgāpeyyālavaggo chaṭṭho.
Tassuddānaṁ
Six on slanting to the east,and six on slanting to the ocean;these two sixes make twelve,and that’s how this chapter is recited.
Cha pācīnato ninnā,cha ninnā ca samuddato;Dvete cha dvādasa honti,vaggo tena pavuccatīti.
SN 50.67–76 · Another Chapter on Diligence
SN 50.67–76 · Punaappamādavagga
(This text consists of the title only. Tell in full as in SN 45.139–148, removal of greed version.)
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