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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 13.3 Linked Discourses 13.3
1. Abhisamayavagga 1. Comprehension
Sambhejjaudakasutta Where the Waters Join Together
SÄvatthiyaį¹ viharati. At SÄvatthÄ«.
āSeyyathÄpi, bhikkhave, yatthimÄ mahÄnadiyo saį¹sandanti samenti, seyyathidaį¹āāMendicants, there are places where the great riversāthe Ganges, YamunÄ, AciravatÄ«, SarabhÅ«, and MahÄ«ājoin together and converge. The Ganges (Pali gaį¹
gÄ) is the greatest river of India. Arising far to the west in Uttarakhand, it flows 2,525 km, emptying into the Bay of Bengal in Banfgladesh. The other rivers mentioned here are all its tributaries. | YamunÄ is a major southern tributary of the Ganges, joining it at PayÄga. | AciravatÄ« is today the West Rapti, on whose banks SÄvatthÄ« was located. Winding down from Nepal, it joins the SarabhÅ« to the north west of the confluence with the Ganges, in or near the land of the KÄlÄmas. | SarabhÅ« (Sanskrit sarayÅ«) is the modern Gaghara, one of the largest northern tributaries of the Ganges, joining it west of PÄį¹aliputta, modern Patna. | MahÄ« is the modern Kosi, which flows from Tibet through Nepal to join the Ganges in Aį¹
ga, east of PÄį¹aliputta around modern Kursela. | Also at SN 56.53.
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gÄ yamunÄ aciravatÄ« sarabhÅ« mahÄ«, tato puriso dve vÄ tÄ«į¹i vÄ udakaphusitÄni uddhareyya. Suppose a person was to draw two or three drops of water from such a place.
Taį¹ kiį¹ maƱƱatha, bhikkhave, What do you think, mendicants?
katamaį¹ nu kho bahutaraį¹, yÄni vÄ dve vÄ tÄ«į¹i vÄ udakaphusitÄni ubbhatÄni yaį¹ vÄ sambhejjaudakanāti? Which is more: the two or three drops drawn out or the water in the confluence?ā
āEtadeva, bhante, bahutaraį¹ yadidaį¹ sambhejjaudakaį¹; āSir, the water in the confluence is certainly more.
appamattakÄni dve vÄ tÄ«į¹i vÄ udakaphusitÄni ubbhatÄni. The two or three drops drawn out are tiny.
Neva satimaį¹ kalaį¹ upenti na sahassimaį¹ kalaį¹ upenti na satasahassimaį¹ kalaį¹ upenti sambhejjaudakaį¹ upanidhÄya dve vÄ tÄ«į¹i vÄ udakaphusitÄni ubbhatÄnÄ«āti. Compared to the water in the confluence, itās not nearly a hundredth, a thousandth, or a hundred thousandth part.ā
āEvameva kho, bhikkhave ā¦peā¦ āIn the same way, for a noble disciple, the suffering thatās over and done with is more ā¦ā
dhammacakkhupaį¹ilÄbhoāti.
Tatiyaį¹.