{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn20.8/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn20.8","id":"suttacentral_sn20.8","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn20.8/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Ves\u0101l\u012b, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, \u201cMendicants!\u201d \u201cVenerable sir,\u201d they replied. The Buddha said this: \u201cMendicants, these days the Licchavis live using wood blocks as pillows, and they exercise diligently and keenly. King Aj\u0101tasattu of Magadha, son of the princess of Videha, finds no vulnerability, he\u2019s got no opportunity. But in the future the Licchavis will become delicate, with soft and tender hands and feet. They\u2019ll sleep on soft beds with down pillows until the sun comes up. King Aj\u0101tasattu of Magadha, son of the princess of Videha, will find a vulnerability and get an opportunity. These days the mendicants live using wood blocks as pillows, and they meditate diligently and keenly. M\u0101ra the Wicked finds no vulnerability, he\u2019s got no opportunity. But in the future the mendicants will become delicate, with soft and tender hands and feet. They\u2019ll sleep on soft beds with down pillows until the sun comes up. M\u0101ra the Wicked will find a vulnerability and get an opportunity. So you should train like this: \u2018We will live using wood blocks as pillows, and we will meditate diligently and keenly.\u2019 That\u2019s how you should train.\u201d","title":"Wood Blocks","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":212}