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A Mountain (1st)

Paṭhamapabbatūpamasutta

As seven bits of gravel are smaller than the Himalayas, so is the suffering remaining to one who has seen the four noble truths.

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.59Linked Discourses 56.59
  • 0.26. Abhisamayavagga6. Comprehension

0.3PaṭhamapabbatūpamasuttaA Mountain (1st)

1.1PTS 5.464“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso himavato pabbatarājassa satta sāsapamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā upanikkhipeyya.“Mendicants, suppose a person was to place seven pebbles the size of mustard seeds on the Himalayas, the king of mountains.

1.2Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,What do you think, mendicants?1.3katamaṁ nu kho bahutaraṁ—yā vā satta sāsapamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā upanikkhittā, ayaṁ vā himavā pabbatarājā”ti?Which is more: the seven pebbles the size of mustard seeds, or the Himalayas, the king of mountains?”

1.4“Etadeva, bhante, bahutaraṁ, yadidaṁ—himavā pabbatarājā; appamattikā satta sāsapamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā upanikkhittā.“Sir, the Himalayas, the king of mountains, is certainly more. The seven pebbles the size of mustard seeds are tiny.1.5Saṅkhampi na upenti, upanidhampi na upenti, kalabhāgampi na upenti himavantaṁ pabbatarājānaṁ upanidhāya satta sāsapamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā upanikkhittā”ti.Compared to the Himalayas, they don’t count, there’s no comparison, they’re not worth a fraction.”

1.6“Evameva kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvakassa …pe…“In the same way, for a noble disciple …

1.7yogo karaṇīyo”ti.That’s why you should practice meditation …”

1.8Navamaṁ.