Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.141–145
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 45.141–145
11. Appamādapeyyālavagga
11. Abbreviated Texts on Diligence
Kūṭādisutta
A Roof Peak
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, kūṭāgārassa yā kāci gopānasiyo sabbā tā kūṭaṅgamā kūṭaninnā kūṭasamosaraṇā; kūṭaṁ tāsaṁ aggamakkhāyati;
“Mendicants, the rafters of a bungalow all lean to the peak, slope to the peak, and meet at the peak, so the peak is said to be the topmost of them all.
evameva kho, bhikkhave …pe…
In the same way …”
(yathā heṭṭhimasuttantaṁ, evaṁ vitthāretabbaṁ.)
(Tell in full as in the previous discourse.)
Tatiyaṁ.
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci mūlagandhā, kāḷānusāriyaṁ tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati;
“Of all kinds of fragrant root, spikenard is said to be the best. …”
evameva kho, bhikkhave …pe…
catutthaṁ.
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci sāragandhā, lohitacandanaṁ tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati;
“Of all kinds of fragrant heartwood, red sandalwood is said to be the best. …”
evameva kho, bhikkhave …pe…
pañcamaṁ.
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci pupphagandhā, vassikaṁ tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati;
“Of all kinds of fragrant flower, jasmine is said to be the best. …”
evameva kho, bhikkhave …pe…
chaṭṭhaṁ.
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci kuṭṭarājāno, sabbe te rañño cakkavattissa anuyantā bhavanti, rājā tesaṁ cakkavatti aggamakkhāyati;
“All lesser kings are vassals of a wheel-turning monarch, so the wheel-turning monarch is said to be the foremost of them all. …”
evameva kho, bhikkhave …pe…
sattamaṁ.