sn.47.73-84 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Strenuous, Etc.

(To be elaborated parallel to .)

Strenuous, seeds, and nagas,
The tree, the pot, the spike,
The sky, and two on clouds,
The ship, guest house, and river.

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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Hard Work, Etc.

“Mendicants, all the hard work that gets done depends on the earth and is grounded on the earth. …”
(To be expanded as in SN 45.149–160.)
Hard work, seeds, and dragons,
a tree, a pot, and a spike,
the sky, and two on clouds,
a ship, a guest house, and a river.