55 (1)–66 (12) The River Ganges—Eastward, Etc.

“Bhikkhus, just as the river Ganges slants, slopes, and inclines towards the east, so too a Bhikkhu who develops and cultivates the five powers slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbāna.

“And how, Bhikkhus, does a Bhikkhu develop and cultivate the five powers so that he slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbāna? Here, Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu develops the power of faith … the power of wisdom, which has as its final goal the removal of lust, the removal of hatred, the removal of delusion.

“It is in this way, Bhikkhus, that a Bhikkhu develops and cultivates the five powers so that he slants, slopes, and inclines towards Nibbāna.”