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The Fourth Chapter 322. "Just as, monks, little is the pleasantness of parks, the pleasantness of forests, the pleasantness of lands, the pleasantness of ponds in this Jambudīpa; but much more is that which is uneven and rough, river-fords difficult to cross, places of stumps and thorns, mountainous and rugged; even so, monks, few are those beings who are born on land, but many more are those beings who are born in water." 323. "...Even so, monks, few are those beings who are reborn among humans; but many more are those beings who are reborn other than among humans. ...Even so, monks, few are those beings who are reborn in the middle countries; but many more are those beings who are reborn in the border countries, among the Mlecchas, where understanding is difficult." 324. "...Even so, monks, few are those beings who are wise, not dull, not dumb, able to understand the meaning of what is well-spoken and ill-spoken; but many more are those beings who are unwise, dull, dumb, not able to understand the meaning of what is well-spoken and ill-spoken." 325. "...Even so, monks, few are those Those beings who are endowed with the noble eye of wisdom; but these beings are more numerous who are gone into ignorance, deluded. 326. … Even so, monks, few are those beings who obtain to see the Tathāgata; but these beings are more numerous who do not obtain to see the Tathāgata. 327. … Even so, monks, few are those beings who obtain to hear the Dhamma-Vinaya proclaimed by the Tathāgata; but these beings are more numerous who do not obtain to hear the Dhamma-Vinaya proclaimed by the Tathāgata. 328. … Even so, monks, few are those beings who, having heard the Dhamma, remember it; but these beings are more numerous who, having heard the Dhamma, do not remember it. 329. … Even so, monks, few are those beings who examine the meaning of the remembered teachings; but these beings are more numerous who do not examine the meaning of the remembered teachings. 330. … Even so, monks, few are those beings who, having understood the meaning and understood the Dhamma, practice in accordance with the Dhamma; but these beings are more numerous who, having understood the meaning and understood the Dhamma, do not practice in accordance with the Dhamma. 331. … Even so, monks, few are those beings who are stirred in places that stir emotion; but these beings are more numerous who are not stirred in places that stir emotion. 332. … Even so, monks, few are those beings who, being stirred, strive wisely; but these beings are more numerous who, being stirred, do not strive wisely. 333. … Even so, monks, few are those beings who, making relinquishment their object, obtain concentration, obtain unification of mind; but these beings are more numerous who, making relinquishment their object, do not obtain concentration, do not obtain unification of mind. 334. … Even so, monks, Few are those beings who are recipients of the best food and flavors; but indeed, these beings are more numerous who are not recipients of the best food and flavors, they sustain themselves by gleaning, by what is brought in a bowl. 335. … Even so, monks, few are those beings who are recipients of the flavor of meaning, the flavor of Dhamma, the flavor of liberation; but indeed, these beings are more numerous who are not recipients of the flavor of meaning, the flavor of Dhamma, the flavor of liberation. Therefore, monks, you should train yourselves thus: "We will be recipients of the flavor of meaning, the flavor of Dhamma, the flavor of liberation." Thus, monks, you should train yourselves. 336-338. "Just as, monks, little is the charming parkland, charming woodland, charming ground, charming ponds in this Rose-apple Island; but indeed, much more is that which is steep and rugged, impassable rivers, places of stumps and thorns, and uneven mountains. Even so, monks, few are those beings who, having passed away from among humans, are reborn among humans, but indeed, these beings are more numerous who, having passed away from among humans, are reborn in hell, are reborn in the animal realm, are reborn in the realm of hungry ghosts." 339-341. … Even so, monks, few are those beings who, having passed away from among humans, are reborn among devas; but indeed, these beings are more numerous who, having passed away from among humans, are reborn in hell, are reborn in the animal realm, are reborn in the realm of hungry ghosts. 342-344. … Even so, monks, few are those beings who, having passed away from among devas, are reborn among devas; but indeed, these beings are more numerous who, having passed away from among devas, are reborn in hell, are reborn in the animal realm, are reborn in the realm of hungry ghosts. 345-347. … Even so, monks, few are those beings who, having passed away from among devas, are reborn among humans; but indeed, these beings are more numerous who, having passed away from among devas, are reborn in hell, are reborn in the animal realm, are reborn in the realm of hungry ghosts. 348-350. … Even so, monks, Few are those beings who, fallen from hell, are reborn among humans. But indeed, these very beings are more numerous who, fallen from hell, are reborn in hell, are reborn in the animal realm, are reborn in the realm of hungry ghosts. Even so, monks, few are those beings who, fallen from hell, are reborn among devas. But indeed, these very beings are more numerous who, fallen from hell, are reborn in hell, are reborn in the animal realm, are reborn in the realm of hungry ghosts. Even so, monks, few are those beings who, fallen from the animal realm, are reborn among humans. But indeed, these very beings are more numerous who, fallen from the animal realm, are reborn in hell, are reborn in the animal realm, are reborn in the realm of hungry ghosts. Even so, monks, few are those beings who, fallen from the animal realm, are reborn among devas. But indeed, these very beings are more numerous who, fallen from the animal realm, are reborn in hell, are reborn in the animal realm, are reborn in the realm of hungry ghosts. Even so, monks, few are those beings who, fallen from the realm of hungry ghosts, are reborn among humans. But indeed, these very beings are more numerous who, fallen from the realm of hungry ghosts, are reborn in hell, are reborn in the animal realm, are reborn in the realm of hungry ghosts. Even so, monks, few are those beings who, fallen from the realm of hungry ghosts, are reborn among devas. But indeed, these very beings are more numerous who, fallen from the realm of hungry ghosts, are reborn in hell, are reborn in the animal realm, are reborn in the realm of hungry ghosts. The Fourth Chapter. The Jambudīpa Repetition is finished. The Single Dhamma Recitation, the sixteenth.