Pools of Water (a)^[1]

Translated from the Pali by F. L. Woodward, M.A.

[1] Thus have I heard:

On a certain occasion the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī at Jeta Grove in Anāthapiṇḍika's Park.

Then the Exalted One addressed the monks, saying:

"Monks."

"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted ONe.

The Exalted One said this:

"Monks, there are these four pools of water.

What four?

The shallow which looks deep,
the deep which looks shallow,
the shallow which looks shallow,
and the deep which looks deep.^[2]

These are the four pools of water.

^[1] Cf. Pugg. 46.

^[2] Cf. Dialogues, ii, p. 50, 'deep it is and it looks deep.'

Pools of Water (a)[1]