{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn56.56/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn56.56","id":"suttacentral_sn56.56","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn56.56/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, suppose the great earth was worn away and eroded except seven clay balls the size of jujube seeds. What do you think, mendicants? Which is more: the great earth that has been worn away and eroded, or the seven clay balls the size of jujube seeds that are left?\u201d \u201cSir, the great earth that has been worn away and eroded is certainly more. The seven clay balls the size of jujube seeds are tiny. Compared to the great earth that has been worn away and eroded, they don\u2019t count, there\u2019s no comparison, they\u2019re not worth a fraction.\u201d \u201cIn the same way, for a noble disciple \u2026 That\u2019s why you should practice meditation \u2026\u201d","title":"The Earth (2nd)","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":114}