5-46-14 Gaṅgāpeyyālo | Samyutta

XIV. Ganges Repetition Series

(Removal of Lust Version)

131 (1) The River Ganges—Eastward

Bhikkhus, just as the river Ganges slants … towards the East,
so too a Bhikkhu … inclines towards Nibbāna.

And how does he do so?

Here, Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu develops the enlightenment factor of mindfulness … he develops the enlightenment factor of equanimity, which has as its final goal the removal of lust, the removal of hatred, the removal of delusion.

- It is in this way that a Bhikkhu … inclines towards Nibbāna.

132 (2)–142 (12) Slanting to the East, Etc.

(To be elaborated by way of the enlightenment factors having as their final goal the removal of lust, etc.)

6 about slanting to the east
And 6 about slanting to the ocean.
These 2 sixes make up twelve:
Thus the subchapter is recited.