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South of Savatthi is a great river,<br/>
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[[South]] of [[Savatthi]] is a great [[river]],<br/>
 
on the banks of which lay a hamlet of five hundred houses.<br/>
 
on the banks of which lay a hamlet of five hundred houses.<br/>
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Thinking of the salvation of the people,<br/>
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[[Thinking]] of the {{Wiki|salvation}} of the [[people]],<br/>
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the World-honoured One resolved to go to the village and preach the doctrine.<br/>
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the [[World-honoured One]] resolved to go to the village and {{Wiki|preach}} the [[doctrine]].<br/>
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Having come to the riverside he sat down beneath a tree,<br/>
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Having come to the riverside he sat down beneath a [[tree]],<br/>
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and the villagers seeing the glory of his appearance approached him with reverence;<br/>
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and the villagers [[seeing]] the glory of his [[appearance]] approached him with reverence;<br/>
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but when he began to preach, they believed him not. [1]<br/>
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but when he began to {{Wiki|preach}}, they believed him not. [1]<br/>
 
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When the world-honoured Buddha had left Savatthi<br/>
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When the world-honoured [[Buddha]] had left [[Savatthi]]<br/>
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Sariputta felt a desire to see the Lord and to hear him preach.<br/>
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[[Sariputta]] felt a [[desire]] to see the [[Lord]] and to hear him {{Wiki|preach}}.<br/>
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Coming to the river where the water was deep and the current strong,<br/>
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Coming to the [[river]] where the [[water]] was deep and the current strong,<br/>
 
he said to himself:<br/>
 
he said to himself:<br/>
 
"This stream shall not prevent me.<br/>
 
"This stream shall not prevent me.<br/>
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I shall go and see the Blessed One,"<br/>
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I shall go and see the [[Blessed One]],"<br/>
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and he stepped upon the water<br/>
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and he stepped upon the [[water]]<br/>
 
which was as firm under his feet as a slab of granite. [2]<br/>
 
which was as firm under his feet as a slab of granite. [2]<br/>
 
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<br/>
 
When he arrived at a place in the middle of the stream where the waves were high,<br/>
 
When he arrived at a place in the middle of the stream where the waves were high,<br/>
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Sariputta's heart gave way, and he began to sink.<br/>
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[[Sariputta's]] [[heart]] gave way, and he began to sink.<br/>
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But rousing his faith and renewing his mental effort,<br/>
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But [[rousing]] his [[faith]] and renewing his [[mental]] [[effort]],<br/>
 
he preceded as before and reached the other bank. [3]<br/>
 
he preceded as before and reached the other bank. [3]<br/>
 
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The people of the village were astonished to see Sariputta,<br/>
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The [[people]] of the village were astonished to see [[Sariputta]],<br/>
 
and they asked how he could cross the stream<br/>
 
and they asked how he could cross the stream<br/>
 
where there was neither a bridge nor a ferry. [4]<br/>
 
where there was neither a bridge nor a ferry. [4]<br/>
 
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And Sariputta replied:<br/>
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And [[Sariputta]] replied:<br/>
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"I lived in ignorance until I heard the voice of the Buddha.<br/>
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"I lived in [[ignorance]] until I heard the {{Wiki|voice}} of the [[Buddha]].<br/>
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As I was anxious to hear the doctrine of salvation,<br/>
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As I was anxious to hear the [[doctrine]] of {{Wiki|salvation}},<br/>
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I crossed the river and I walked over its troubled waters because I had faith.<br/>
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I crossed the [[river]] and I walked over its troubled waters because I had [[faith]].<br/>
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Faith, nothing else, enabled me to do so,<br/>
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[[Faith]], nothing else, enabled me to do so,<br/>
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and now I am here in the bliss of the Master's presence." [5]<br/>
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and now I am here in the [[bliss]] of the [[Master's]] presence." [5]<br/>
 
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The World-honoured One added:<br/>
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The [[World-honoured One]] added:<br/>
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"Sariputta, thou hast spoken well.<br/>
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"[[Sariputta]], thou hast spoken well.<br/>
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Faith like thine alone can save the world from the yawning gulf of migration<br/>
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[[Faith]] like thine alone can save the [[world]] from the yawning gulf of migration<br/>
 
and enable men to walk dryshod to the other shore." [6]<br/>
 
and enable men to walk dryshod to the other shore." [6]<br/>
 
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And the Blessed One urged to the villagers the necessity<br/>
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And the [[Blessed One]] urged to the villagers the necessity<br/>
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of ever advancing in the conquest of sorrow<br/>
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of ever advancing in the conquest of [[sorrow]]<br/>
 
and of casting off all shackles<br/>
 
and of casting off all shackles<br/>
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so as to cross the river of worldliness<br/>
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so as to cross the [[river]] of worldliness<br/>
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and attain deliverance from death. [7]<br/>
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and attain [[deliverance]] from [[death]]. [7]<br/>
 
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Hearing the words of the Tathagata,<br/>
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Hearing the words of the [[Tathagata]],<br/>
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the villagers were filled with joy<br/>
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the villagers were filled with [[joy]]<br/>
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and believing in the doctrines of the Blessed One<br/>
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and believing in the [[doctrines]] of the [[Blessed One]]<br/>
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embraced the five rules and took refuge in his name. [8]<br/>
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embraced the five rules and took [[refuge]] in his [[name]]. [8]<br/>
  
 
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South of Savatthi is a great river,
on the banks of which lay a hamlet of five hundred houses.
Thinking of the salvation of the people,
the World-honoured One resolved to go to the village and preach the doctrine.
Having come to the riverside he sat down beneath a tree,
and the villagers seeing the glory of his appearance approached him with reverence;
but when he began to preach, they believed him not. [1]

When the world-honoured Buddha had left Savatthi
Sariputta felt a desire to see the Lord and to hear him preach.
Coming to the river where the water was deep and the current strong,
he said to himself:
"This stream shall not prevent me.
I shall go and see the Blessed One,"
and he stepped upon the water
which was as firm under his feet as a slab of granite. [2]

When he arrived at a place in the middle of the stream where the waves were high,
Sariputta's heart gave way, and he began to sink.
But rousing his faith and renewing his mental effort,
he preceded as before and reached the other bank. [3]

The people of the village were astonished to see Sariputta,
and they asked how he could cross the stream
where there was neither a bridge nor a ferry. [4]

And Sariputta replied:
"I lived in ignorance until I heard the voice of the Buddha.
As I was anxious to hear the doctrine of salvation,
I crossed the river and I walked over its troubled waters because I had faith.
Faith, nothing else, enabled me to do so,
and now I am here in the bliss of the Master's presence." [5]

The World-honoured One added:
"Sariputta, thou hast spoken well.
Faith like thine alone can save the world from the yawning gulf of migration
and enable men to walk dryshod to the other shore." [6]

And the Blessed One urged to the villagers the necessity
of ever advancing in the conquest of sorrow
and of casting off all shackles
so as to cross the river of worldliness
and attain deliverance from death. [7]

Hearing the words of the Tathagata,
the villagers were filled with joy
and believing in the doctrines of the Blessed One
embraced the five rules and took refuge in his name. [8]

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