Hard Work
Balakaraṇīyavagga
EN“Mendicants, all the hard work that gets done depends on the earth and is grounded on the earth. …” (Tell in full as in SN 45.149–160.)
PL“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci balakaraṇīyā kammantā karīyantī”ti vitthāretabbaṁ. Balakaraṇīyavaggo aṭṭhamo. Tassuddānaṁ
ENHard work, seeds, and dragons, a tree, a pot, and a spike, the atmosphere, and two on clouds, a ship, a guest house, and a river.
PLBalaṁ bījañca nāgo ca, rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā; Ākāsena ca dve meghā, nāvā āgantukā nadīti.
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