“Mendicants, all the hard work that gets done depends on the earth and is grounded on the earth. …”
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci balakaraṇīyā kammantā karīyan”ti vitthāretabbaṁ. Balakaraṇīyavaggo ekādasamo.
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Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca, rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā; Ākāsena ca dve meghā, nāvā āgantukā nadīti.
(Tell in full as in SN 45.149–160.)
(Balakaraṇīyavaggo bojjhaṅgasaṁyuttassa bojjhaṅgavasena vitthāretabbo.)
