Saṁyutta Nikāya 46.99–110
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 46.99–110
11. Balakaraṇīyavagga
11. Hard Work
Balādisutta
Hard Work, Etc.
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci balakaraṇīyā kammantā karīyan”ti vitthāretabbaṁ.
“Mendicants, all the hard work that gets done depends on the earth and is grounded on the earth. …”
Balakaraṇīyavaggo ekādasamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca,
rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;
Ākāsena ca dve meghā,
nāvā āgantukā nadīti.
(Balakaraṇīyavaggo bojjhaṅgasaṁyuttassa bojjhaṅgavasena vitthāretabbo.)
(Tell in full as in SN 45.149–160.)