Saṃyutta Nikāya
5. Mahā-Vagga
45. Magga Saṃyutta
4. Paṭipatti Vagga: Gaṇgā Peyyāla
3. Amat'Ogadha
The Book of the Kindred Sayings
5. The Great Chapter
45. Kindred Sayings on the Way
4. On Conduct: Gaṇgā Repetition
3. Plunging into the Deathless
Suttas 115-126
Translated by F. L. Woodward
Edited by Mrs. Rhys Davids
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Sutta 115
Paṭhama Pācīna Suttaṃ
Eastward (a)
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
Just as, monks, the river Ganges
flows,
slides
and tends to the East,
even so a monk who cultivates
and makes much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
flows,
slides,
tends to the deathless.
And how, monks, by cultivating
and making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
does a monk flow,
slide
and tend to the deathless?
Herein a monk cultivates right view,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right aim,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right speech,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right action,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right living,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right effort,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right mindfulness,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right concentration,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Sutta 116
Dutiya Pācīna Suttaṃ
Eastward (b.1)
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
Just as, monks, the river Yamunā
flows,
slides
and tends to the East,
even so a monk who cultivates
and makes much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
flows,
slides,
tends to the deathless.
And how, monks, by cultivating
and making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
does a monk flow,
slide
and tend to the deathless?
Herein a monk cultivates right view,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right aim,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right speech,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right action,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right living,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right effort,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right mindfulness,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right concentration,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Sutta 117
Tatiya Pācīna Suttaṃ
Eastward (b.2)
[3] THUS have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
Just as, monks, the river Acīravatī
flows,
slides
and tends to the East,
even so a monk who cultivates
and makes much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
flows,
slides,
tends to the deathless.
And how, monks, by cultivating
and making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
does a monk flow,
slide
and tend to the deathless?
Herein a monk cultivates right view,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right aim,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right speech,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right action,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right living,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right effort,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right mindfulness,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right concentration,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Sutta 118
Catuttha Pācīna Suttaṃ
Eastward (b.3)
[4] THUS have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
Just as, monks, the river Sarabhū
flows,
slides
and tends to the East,
even so a monk who cultivates
and makes much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
flows,
slides,
tends to the deathless.
And how, monks, by cultivating
and making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
does a monk flow,
slide
and tend to the deathless?
Herein a monk cultivates right view,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right aim,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right speech,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right action,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right living,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right effort,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right mindfulness,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right concentration,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Sutta 119
Pañcama Pācīna Suttaṃ
Eastward (b.4)
[5] THUS have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
Just as, monks, the river Mahī
flows,
slides
and tends to the East,
even so a monk who cultivates
and makes much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
flows,
slides,
tends to the deathless.
And how, monks, by cultivating
and making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
does a monk flow,
slide
and tend to the deathless?
Herein a monk cultivates right view,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right aim,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right speech,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right action,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right living,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right effort,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right mindfulness,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right concentration,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Sutta 120
Chaṭṭha Pācīna Suttaṃ
Eastward (c)
[6] THUS have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
Just as, monks, whatsoever great rivers there be,
such as the Ganges,
Yamunā,
Acīravatī,
Sarabhū
and Mahī,
all of them flow,
slide
and tend to the East,
even so a monk who cultivates
and makes much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
flows,
slides,
tends to the deathless.
And how, monks, by cultivating
and making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
does a monk flow,
slide
and tend to the deathless?
Herein a monk cultivates right view,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right aim,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right speech,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right action,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right living,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right effort,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right mindfulness,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right concentration,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
§
Sutta 121
Paṭhama Samudda Suttaṃ
Ocean (a)
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
Just as, monks, the river Ganges
flows,
slides
and tends to the ocean,
even so a monk who cultivates
and makes much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
flows,
slides,
tends to the deathless.
And how, monks, by cultivating
and making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
does a monk flow,
slide
and tend to the deathless?
Herein a monk cultivates right view,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right aim,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right speech,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right action,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right living,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right effort,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right mindfulness,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right concentration,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Sutta 122
Dutiya Samudda Suttaṃ
Ocean (b.1)
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
Just as, monks, the river Yamunā
flows,
slides
and tends to the ocean,
even so a monk who cultivates
and makes much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
flows,
slides,
tends to the deathless.
And how, monks, by cultivating
and making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
does a monk flow,
slide
and tend to the deathless?
Herein a monk cultivates right view,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right aim,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right speech,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right action,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right living,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right effort,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right mindfulness,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right concentration,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Sutta 123
Tatiya Samudda Suttaṃ
Ocean (b.2)
[9] THUS have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
Just as, monks, the river Acīravatī
flows,
slides
and tends to the ocean,
even so a monk who cultivates
and makes much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
flows,
slides,
tends to the deathless.
And how, monks, by cultivating
and making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
does a monk flow,
slide
and tend to the deathless?
Herein a monk cultivates right view,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right aim,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right speech,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right action,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right living,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right effort,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right mindfulness,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right concentration,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Sutta 124
Catuttha Samudda Suttaṃ
Ocean (b.3)
[10] THUS have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
Just as, monks, the river Sarabhū
flows,
slides
and tends to the ocean,
even so a monk who cultivates
and makes much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
flows,
slides,
tends to the deathless.
And how, monks, by cultivating
and making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
does a monk flow,
slide
and tend to the deathless?
Herein a monk cultivates right view,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right aim,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right speech,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right action,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right living,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right effort,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right mindfulness,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right concentration,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Sutta 125
Pañcama Samudda Suttaṃ
Ocean (b.4)
[11] THUS have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
Just as, monks, the river Mahī
flows,
slides
and tends to the ocean,
even so a monk who cultivates
and makes much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
flows,
slides,
tends to the deathless.
And how, monks, by cultivating
and making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
does a monk flow,
slide
and tend to the deathless?
Herein a monk cultivates right view,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right aim,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right speech,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right action,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right living,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right effort,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right mindfulness,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right concentration,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Sutta 126
Chaṭṭha Samudda Suttaṃ
Ocean (c)
[12] THUS have I heard:
Once the Exalted One was staying near Sāvatthī.
Then the Exalted One addressed the monks,
saying:
"Monks."
"Yes, lord," replied those monks to the Exalted One.
The Exalted One said:
Just as, monks, whatsoever great rivers there be,
such as the Ganges,
Yamunā,
Acīravatī,
Sarabhū
and Mahī,
all of them flow,
slide
and tend to the East,
even so a monk who cultivates
and makes much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
flows,
slides,
tends to the deathless.
And how, monks, by cultivating
and making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
does a monk flow,
slide
and tend to the deathless?
Herein a monk cultivates right view,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right aim,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right speech,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right action,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right living,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right effort,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right mindfulness,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
He cultivates right concentration,
which plunges into the deathless,
has its goal in the deathless,
ends in the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
Thus cultivating,
thus making much of
the Ariyan eightfold way
a monk flows,
slides
and tends to the deathless.
