{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn56.49/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn56.49","id":"suttacentral_sn56.49","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn56.49/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, suppose a person was to place on Sineru, the king of mountains, seven pebbles the size of mung beans. What do you think, mendicants? Which is more: the seven pebbles the size of mung beans? Or Sineru, the king of mountains?\u201d \u201cSir, Sineru, the king of mountains, is certainly more. The seven pebbles the size of mung beans are tiny. Compared to Sineru, they don\u2019t count, there\u2019s no comparison, they\u2019re not worth a fraction.\u201d \u201cIn the same way, for an individual with comprehension, a noble disciple accomplished in view, the suffering that\u2019s over and done with is more, what\u2019s left is tiny. Compared to the mass of suffering in the past that\u2019s over and done with, it doesn\u2019t count, there\u2019s no comparison, it\u2019s not worth a fraction, since there are at most seven more lives. Such an individual truly understands about suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path. That\u2019s why you should practice meditation \u2026\u201d","title":"Sineru, King of Mountains (1st)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":157}