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SN 35.241 Paṭhama Dārukkhandhopama Sutta: The First Simile of the Tree Trunk |
bodhi |
sn.035.241 |
monastic-advice |
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2000 |
2 |
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If, bhikkhus, that log does not veer towards the near shore, does not veer towards the far shore, does not sink in mid-stream, does not get cast up on high ground, does not get caught by human beings, does not get caught by nonhuman beings, does not get caught in a whirlpool, and does not become inwardly rotten, it will slant, slope, and incline towards the ocean.
A cowherd named Nanda overhears a teaching by the Buddha.