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Pabbatasutta

A Mountain

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.

“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso himavato pabbatarājassa satta sāsapamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā upanikkhipeyya.
“Mendicants, suppose a person was to place seven pebbles the size of mustard seeds on the Himalayas, the king of mountains.

Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,
What do you think, mendicants?

katamaṁ nu kho bahutaraṁ, yā vā satta sāsapamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā upanikkhittā yo vā himavā pabbatarājā”ti?
Which is more: the seven pebbles the size of mustard seeds, or the Himalayas, the king of mountains?”

“Etadeva, bhante, bahutaraṁ yadidaṁ himavā pabbatarājā;
“Sir, the Himalayas, the king of mountains, is certainly more.

appamattikā satta sāsapamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā upanikkhittā.
The seven pebbles the size of mustard seeds are tiny.

Neva satimaṁ kalaṁ upenti na sahassimaṁ kalaṁ upenti na satasahassimaṁ kalaṁ upenti himavantaṁ pabbatarājānaṁ upanidhāya satta sāsapamattiyo pāsāṇasakkharā upanikkhittā”ti.
Compared to the Himalayas, it’s not nearly a hundredth, a thousandth, or a hundred thousandth part.”

“Evameva kho …pe…
“In the same way, for a noble disciple, the suffering that’s over and done with is more …”

dhammacakkhupaṭilābho”ti.

Navamaṁ.