Yoke with a Single Hole

2 discourses

Discourses

SN 56.47 Paṭhama chiggaḷayuga sutta - Yoke With A Hole (First)

The Buddha shares on the difficulty of regaining a human birth for an undiscerning person who has fallen into a lower realm.

PTS 5.455

SN 56.48 Dutiya chiggaḷayuga sutta - Yoke With A Hole (Second)

Using a simile of a blind turtle, the Buddha shares on the rarity of gaining a human birth, the arising of a Tathāgata, and the shining of the Dhamma and Vinaya proclaimed by a Tathāgata through the simile of a blind turtle.

PTS 5.456