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Dutiyapathavī sutta: The Earth (2nd)

Dutiyapathavīsutta

Abhisamayavagga

For someone who has seen the truth, the suffering eliminated is like the great earth; what remains is like seven balls of clay.

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At Sāvatthī.

“Mendicants, suppose the great earth was worn away and eroded except seven clay balls the size of jujube seeds.

What do you think, mendicants? Which is more: the great earth that has been worn away and eroded, or the seven clay balls the size of jujube seeds that are left?”

“Sir, the great earth that has been worn away and eroded is certainly more. The seven clay balls the size of jujube seeds are tiny. Compared to the great earth that has been worn away and eroded, it’s not nearly a hundredth, a thousandth, or a hundred thousandth part.”

“In the same way, for a noble disciple, the suffering that’s over and done with is more …”

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Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0

生きとし生けるものが幸せでありますように