Saṁyutta Nikāya 13.7
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 13.7
1. Abhisamayavagga
1. Comprehension
Samuddasutta
The Ocean
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso mahāsamuddato dve vā tīṇi vā udakaphusitāni uddhareyya.
“Mendicants, suppose a man was to draw up two or three drops of water from the ocean.
Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,
What do you think, mendicants?
katamaṁ nu kho bahutaraṁ, yāni vā dve vā tīṇi vā udakaphusitāni ubbhatāni yaṁ vā mahāsamudde udakan”ti?
Which is more: the two or three drops drawn out or the water in the ocean?”
“Etadeva, bhante, bahutaraṁ, yadidaṁ mahāsamudde udakaṁ;
“Sir, the water in the ocean is certainly more.
appamattakāni dve vā tīṇi vā udakaphusitāni ubbhatāni.
The two or three drops drawn out are tiny.
Neva satimaṁ kalaṁ upenti na sahassimaṁ kalaṁ upenti na satasahassimaṁ kalaṁ upenti mahāsamudde udakaṁ upanidhāya dve vā tīṇi vā udakaphusitāni ubbhatānī”ti.
Compared to the water in the ocean, it’s not nearly a hundredth, a thousandth, or a hundred thousandth part.”
“Evameva kho, bhikkhave …pe…
“In the same way, for a noble disciple, the suffering that’s over and done with is more …”
dhammacakkhupaṭilābho”ti.
Sattamaṁ.