2-6.
The Group of Five Discourses Beginning with the Second on Slanting Towards the East
104.
"Just as, monks, the river Yamunā slants towards the east, slopes towards the east, inclines towards the east;
so too, monks, a monk, etc.
The second.
105.
"Just as, monks, the river Aciravatī slants towards the east, slopes towards the east, inclines towards the east;
so too, monks, a monk, etc.
The third.
106.
"Just as, monks, the river Sarabhū slants towards the east, slopes towards the east, inclines towards the east;
so too, monks, a monk, etc.
The fourth.
107.
"Just as, monks, the river Mahī slants towards the east, slopes towards the east, inclines towards the east;
so too, monks, a monk, etc.
The fifth.
108.
"Just as, monks, whatever great rivers there are, as follows -
the Ganges, the Yamunā, the Aciravatī, the Sarabhū, the Mahī, all of them slant towards the east, slope towards the east, incline towards the east;
so too, monks, a monk, etc.
The sixth.