Comparable to a Mountain III

1. At one time the Blessed One was living in the monastery offered by Anāthapiṇḍika in Jeta's grove in Sāvatthī.

2. “Bhikkhus, a man mounts seven pebbles of the size of green grams on top of the mount Sineru. Bhikkhus, which is bigger in size, the seven pebbles of the size of green grams or the great mount Sineru?”

“Venerable sir, Mount Sineru is indeed bigger than the seven pebbles of the size of green grams, it cannot be reckoned, does not come up to one hundredth portion of Mount Sineru not even the one thousandth portion, and not even the one hundred thousandth portion, compared to Mount Sineru.”

4. “In the same manner, bhikkhus, the attainment of the noble disciple who has come to righteousness of view, has penetrated the Teaching is very much more exalted than the attainments of recluses and Brahmins of other sects. Their attainments are not the one hundredth, one thousandth, nor the one hundred thousandth portion of the noble one's attainment.

5. “Thus the attainment of right view is attainment of great knowledge.”