sn55.25:11.1 Suppose there was a fertile field, a fertile ground, well-cleared of stumps. And you had seeds that were intact, unspoiled, not weather-damaged, fertile, and well-kept. And there’s plenty of rainfall.
sn55.25:11.3 Would those seeds grow, increase, and mature?”
sn55.25:11.4 “Yes, sir.”
sn55.25:11.5 “In the same way, take a teaching that’s well explained and well propounded, emancipating, leading to peace, proclaimed by someone who is a fully awakened Buddha.
sn55.25:11.6 This is what I call a fertile field.
sn55.25:11.7 A disciple remains in such a teaching, practicing in line with that teaching, practicing it properly, living in line with that teaching.
sn55.25:11.8 This is what I call a good seed.
sn55.25:11.9 Why can’t this apply to Sarakāni?
sn55.25:11.10 Mahānāma, Sarakāni the Sakyan fulfilled the training at the time of his death.”