13.
The Chapter of the Ganges Consecutive Repetitions
1-12.
The Twelve Discourses Beginning with the Eastern
597-608. "Just as, monks, the river Ganges slants towards the east, slopes towards the east, inclines towards the east; just so, monks, a monk developing the five faculties, cultivating the five faculties, slants towards Nibbāna, slopes towards Nibbāna, inclines towards Nibbāna. And how, monks, does a monk developing the five faculties, cultivating the five faculties, slant towards Nibbāna, slope towards Nibbāna, incline towards Nibbāna? Here, monks, a monk develops the faith faculty, with the removal of lust as its final goal, with the removal of hate as its final goal, with the removal of delusion as its final goal, etc. he develops the wisdom faculty, with the removal of lust as its final goal, with the removal of hate as its final goal, with the removal of delusion as its final goal. Thus, monks, a monk developing the five faculties, cultivating the five faculties, slants towards Nibbāna, slopes towards Nibbāna, inclines towards Nibbāna." The twelfth.
The Ganges Repetition Series Chapter is the thirteenth.
Its summary:
These two sixes are twelve, by that the chapter is called.
The Diligence Chapter, the Power-Requiring Chapter, and the Search Chapters are to be expanded.