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of the King of Mountains, Sineru, or the seven pebbles the size of a mung bean that remain?" "This, venerable sir, is more, of the King of Mountains, Sineru, that which has been exhausted, consumed; insignificant are the seven pebbles the size of a mung bean that remain. They do not count, they do not compare, they do not amount to a fraction" do not amount to compared to the exhausted, finished (mass of suffering) of Sineru, the king of mountains, seven pebble-sized stones remaining. Just so, bhikkhus, for a noble disciple, a person endowed with right view, one who has penetrated (the truths), this is much more suffering that which is exhausted, finished; a little remains. It does not amount to a calculation, it does not amount to a comparison, it does not amount to a fraction, compared to the former mass of suffering that is exhausted, finished, that which is the maximum of seven more births; one who truly understands 'This is suffering'... 'This is the path leading to the cessation of suffering'. Therefore, bhikkhus, 'This is suffering' should be striven for... 'This is the path leading to the cessation of suffering' should be striven for. The Tenth. The Fifth Chapter: The Precipice. Its summary – Thought, Precipice, Burning, Peak, and Darkness; Two are spoken of with the Hole, Sineru, and the other two. 6. The Chapter on Penetration 1. The Discourse on the Fingernail Tip 1121. Then the Blessed One, having placed a little dust on his fingernail tip, addressed the bhikkhus: "What do you think, bhikkhus, which is more – this little dust I have placed on my fingernail tip, or this great earth?" "This, venerable sir, is much more, that is – the great earth; this little dust placed by the Blessed One on his fingernail tip is trifling. It does not amount to a calculation, it does not amount to a comparison, it does not amount to a fraction, compared to the great earth, this little dust placed by the Blessed One on his fingernail tip." "Just so, bhikkhus, for a noble disciple, a person endowed with right view, one who has penetrated (the truths), this is much more suffering that which is exhausted, finished; a little remains. It does not amount to a calculation, it does not amount to a comparison, it does not amount to a fraction, compared to the former mass of suffering that is exhausted, finished. ...compared to this, which is the ultimate limit of seven rebirths; who truly understands 'this is suffering'... 'this is the path leading to the cessation of suffering'. Therefore, bhikkhus, 'this is suffering' should be practiced... 'this is the path leading to the cessation of suffering' should be practiced. The First. 2. The Pond Sutta 1122. Just as, bhikkhus, a pond, fifty yojanas in length, fifty yojanas in width, fifty yojanas in depth, full of water, brimming to the top, enough for a crow to drink. Then a man might draw water with the tip of a blade of kusa grass. What do you think, bhikkhus, which is more – the water drawn with the tip of the kusa grass, or the water in the pond? "This, venerable sir, is much more, that is – the water in the pond; a tiny amount is the water drawn with the tip of the kusa grass. It does not come into reckoning, it does not come into comparison, it does not come into a fraction, the water drawn with the tip of the kusa grass compared to the water in the pond." "Even so, bhikkhus, for the noble disciple... practice should be done." The Second. 3. The First Confluence Sutta 1123. Just as, bhikkhus, where these great rivers meet and merge, namely – the Ganga, the Yamuna, the Aciravati, the Sarabhu, the Mahi, then a man might draw two or three drops of water. What do you think, bhikkhus, which is more – the two or three drops of water drawn, or the water of the confluence? "This, venerable sir, is much more, that is – the water of the confluence; a tiny amount are the two or three drops of water drawn. They do not come into reckoning, they do not come into comparison, they do not come into a fraction, the two or three drops of water drawn compared to the water of the confluence." "Even so, bhikkhus, for the noble disciple... practice should be done." The Third. 4. The Second Confluence Spoken 1124. “Just as, monks, where these great rivers flow together, meet—namely, the Ganges, Yamunā, Aciravatī, Sarabhū, Mahī—that water might diminish, be exhausted, leaving aside two or three drops of water. What do you think, monks, which is more—that conjoined water that is diminished, exhausted, or those two or three drops of water that remain?” “This, Venerable Sir, is much more, the conjoined water that is diminished, exhausted; few are the two or three drops of water that remain. They do not count, they do not compare, they do not amount to a fraction when compared to the conjoined water that is diminished, exhausted, those two or three drops of water that remain.” “Even so, monks, for a noble disciple… (as before) …effort should be made.” The fourth. 5. The First Discourse on the Great Earth 1125. “Just as, monks, a man might place seven jujube-seed-sized pellets on the great earth. What do you think, monks, which is more—those seven jujube-seed-sized pellets that are placed, or this great earth?” “This, Venerable Sir, is much more, namely—the great earth; few are the seven jujube-seed-sized pellets that are placed. They do not count, they do not compare, they do not amount to a fraction when compared to the great earth, those seven jujube-seed-sized pellets that are placed.” “Even so, monks, for a noble disciple… (as before) …effort should be made.” The fifth. 6. The Second Discourse on the Great Earth 1126. “Just as, monks, the great earth might diminish, be exhausted, leaving aside seven jujube-seed-sized pellets. What do you think, monks, which is more—that of the great earth which is diminished, exhausted, or those seven jujube-seed-sized pellet-sized balls remain?" "This, indeed, Venerable Sir, is much more of the great earth, that which is exhausted, consumed; a very small amount are the seven jujube-seed-sized pellets that remain. They do not amount to a calculation, they do not amount to a comparison, they do not amount to a fraction, when compared to the exhausted, consumed great earth, the seven jujube-seed-sized pellets that remain." "Even so, monks, for the noble disciple... (rest omitted)... effort should be made." The Sixth. 7. The First Discourse on the Great Ocean 1127. "Just as, monks, a man might draw out two or three drops of water from the great ocean. What do you think, monks, which is more – the two or three drops of water drawn out, or the water in the great ocean?" "This, indeed, Venerable Sir, is much more, that is – the water in the great ocean; a very small amount are the two or three drops of water drawn out. They do not amount to a calculation, they do not amount to a comparison, they do not amount to a fraction, when compared to the water in the great ocean, the two or three drops of water drawn out." "Even so, monks, for the noble disciple... (rest omitted)... effort should be made." The Seventh. 8. The Second Discourse on the Great Ocean 1128. "Just as, monks, the water in the great ocean might come to be exhausted, consumed, leaving aside two or three drops of water. What do you think, monks, which is more – the water in the great ocean that is exhausted, consumed, or the two or three drops of water that remain?" "This, indeed, Venerable Sir, is much more, the water in the great ocean that is exhausted, consumed; a very small amount are the two or three drops of water that remain. They do not amount to a calculation, they do not amount to a comparison, they do not amount to a fraction, when compared to the water in the great ocean that is exhausted, consumed..." compared to it, two or three drops of water remain. Even so, monks, for the noble disciple... effort should be made. The Eighth. 9. The First Discourse on the Simile of the Mountain 1129. Just as, monks, a man might set aside seven gravel-stones the size of mustard seeds from the king of mountains, the Himalayas. What do you think, monks, which is more? Those seven gravel-stones the size of mustard seeds that were set aside, or this king of mountains, the Himalayas? This, Venerable Sir, is more, that is - the king of mountains, the Himalayas; insignificant are the seven gravel-stones the size of mustard seeds that were set aside. They do not amount to a calculation, they do not amount to a comparison, they do not amount to a fraction, compared to the king of mountains, the Himalayas, the seven gravel-stones the size of mustard seeds that were set aside. Even so, monks, for the noble disciple... effort should be made. The Ninth. 10. The Second Discourse on the Simile of the Mountain 1130. Just as, monks, the king of mountains, the Himalayas, might come to an end, to utter destruction, except for seven gravel-stones the size of mustard seeds. What do you think, monks, which is more? That which has perished, has been utterly destroyed, of the king of mountains, the Himalayas, or those seven gravel-stones the size of mustard seeds that remain? This, Venerable Sir, is more, that which has perished, has been utterly destroyed, of the king of mountains, the Himalayas; insignificant are the seven gravel-stones the size of mustard seeds that remain. They do not amount to a calculation, they do not amount to a comparison, they do not amount to a fraction, compared to that which has perished, has been utterly destroyed, of the king of mountains, the Himalayas, the seven gravel-stones the size of mustard seeds that remain. Even so, monks, for the noble disciple, the person endowed with right view, who has comprehended, this is more suffering, that which has perished, has been utterly destroyed; insignificant is that which remains. Saṅk... it does not approach, it does not compare, it does not amount to a fraction