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SN 48.93–1041 min read

Hard Work

Balakaraṇīyavagga

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.93Linked Discourses 48.93–104
  • 0.210. Balakaraṇīyavagga10. The Chapter on Hard Work

0.3BalakaraṇīyavaggaThe Chapter on Hard Work

1.1(Balakaraṇīyavaggo vitthāretabbo.)(Tell in full as in the chapter on hard work at SN 45.149–160.)

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca,Hard work, seeds, and dragons,2.2rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;a tree, a pot, and a spike,2.3Ākāsena ca dve meghā,the atmosphere, and two on clouds,2.4nāvā āgantukā nadīti.a ship, a guest house, and a river.