{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn13.4/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn13.4","id":"suttacentral_sn13.4","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn13.4/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At S\u0101vatth\u012b. \u201cMendicants, there are places where the great rivers\u2014the Ganges, Yamun\u0101, Aciravat\u012b, Sarabh\u016b, and Mah\u012b\u2014join together and converge. Suppose that water dried up and evaporated except two or three drops. What do you think, mendicants? Which is more: the water in the confluence that has dried up and evaporated, or the two or three drops left?\u201d \u201cSir, the water in the confluence that has dried up and evaporated is certainly more. The two or three drops left are tiny. Compared to the water in the confluence that has dried up and evaporated, it\u2019s not nearly a hundredth, a thousandth, or a hundred thousandth part.\u201d \u201cIn the same way, for a noble disciple, the suffering that\u2019s over and done with is more \u2026\u201d","title":"Where the Waters Join Together (2nd)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":123}