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SN 53.23–341 min read

Hard Work

Balakaraṇīyavagga

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 53.23Linked Discourses 53.23–34
  • 0.23. Balakaraṇīyavagga3. Hard Work

0.3BalakaraṇīyavaggaHard Work

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

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1PTS 5.309Balaṁ 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.