27. When the sky pours down big raindrops, that water flows down and fills the gullies, clefts and valleys, and then fills the ponds, then the big pools, then the lakes. The filling of the lakes fills the streams, the streams fill the rivers and the great rivers eventually fill the ocean. In the same way, for the noble disciple who has unwavering faith in the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha, and who has virtues dear to the Noble Ones, these conditions flow onward and reach the further shore and lead to the destruction of the defilements.
S.V,396 (SN 55.38)
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