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SN 45.116–1201 min read

Slanting East

Dutiyādipācīnaninnasutta

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.116–120Linked Discourses 45.116–120
  • 0.210. Dutiyagaṅgāpeyyālavagga10. Abbreviated Texts on the Ganges

0.3DutiyādipācīnaninnasuttaSlanting East

1.1“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yamunā nadī pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā;“Mendicants, the Yamunā River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east. …”1.2evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe…1.3dutiyaṁ.

1.1“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, aciravatī nadī pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā;“… the Aciravatī River …”1.2evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe…1.3tatiyaṁ.

1.1“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, sarabhū nadī pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā;“… the Sarabhū River …”1.2evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe…1.3catutthaṁ.

1.1“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahī nadī pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā;“… the Mahī River …”1.2evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe…1.3pañcamaṁ.

1.1“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yā kācimā mahānadiyo, seyyathidaṁ—“… all the great rivers …”1.2gaṅgā, yamunā, aciravatī, sarabhū, mahī, sabbā tā pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā;1.3evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe…1.4chaṭṭhaṁ.