SN 45.141–145A Roof Peak
Pāli / Sanskrit:Kūṭādisutta
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– Linked Discourses 45.141–145
– 11. Abbreviated Texts on Diligence
A Roof Peak
“Mendicants, the rafters of a bungalow all lean to the peak, slope to the peak, and meet at the peak, so the peak is said to be the topmost of them all. In the same way …”
(Tell in full as in the previous discourse.)
“Of all kinds of fragrant root, spikenard is said to be the best. …”
“Of all kinds of fragrant heartwood, red sandalwood is said to be the best. …”
“Of all kinds of fragrant flower, jasmine is said to be the best. …”
“All lesser kings are vassals of a wheel-turning monarch, so the wheel-turning monarch is said to be the foremost of them all. …”
The “…” is an abbreviation carried over from the Pāli original itself, called peyyāla. The early canon was memorized and recited, so passages repeated verbatim from a preceding discourse were commonly contracted to an elision mark rather than written out in full. Venerable Thích Minh Châu's translation preserves this convention. Some texts therefore look short — but that is the canonical form, not missing content or a truncated translation. The elided passages can be read in full in the preceding discourses of the same chapter.
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