{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn12.56/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn12.56","id":"suttacentral_sn12.56","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn12.56/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. \u201cMendicants, suppose there was a great tree. And its roots going downwards and across all draw the sap upwards. Fed and fuelled by that, the great tree would stand for a long time. In the same way, there are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows. Craving is a requirement for grasping. \u2026 That is how this entire mass of suffering originates. Suppose there was a great tree. Then a person comes along with a spade and basket. They\u2019d cut the tree down at the roots, dig them up, and pull them out, down to the fibers and stems. They\u2019d cut the tree apart, cut up the parts, and chop it into splinters. They\u2019d dry the splinters in the wind and sun, burn them with fire, and reduce them to ashes. Then they\u2019d winnow the ashes in a strong wind, or glide them down a swift stream. In this way the great tree is cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future. In the same way, there are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases. When craving ceases, grasping ceases. \u2026 That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.\u201d","title":"A Great Tree (2nd)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":221}