SN45:97–102 The Ocean
- fdg sc © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. (More copyright information)
"Bhikkhus, just as the river Ganges … sn.v.40 … whatever great rivers there are … all slant, slope, and incline towards the ocean, so too a bhikkhu who develops and cultivates the Noble Eightfold Path slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbāna." Complete as in §§91–96. |