The "Linked Discourses on Complete Comprehension" contains discourses that use vivid similes to illustrate the value of realizing the Dhamma.

Abhisamayasaṁyutta - Linked Discourses on Complete Comprehension

The Buddha uses a simile of dust on the tip of the fingernail to illustrate the extent of suffering that is exhausted and overcome by a disciple of the noble ones who has attained right view.

The Buddha uses a simile of the water in the pond to illustrate the extent of suffering that is exhausted and overcome by a disciple of the noble ones who has attained right view.

The Buddha uses a simile of the water at the confluence of great rivers to illustrate the extent of suffering that is exhausted and overcome by a disciple of the noble ones who has attained right view.

The Buddha uses a simile of the water at the confluence of great rivers to illustrate the extent of suffering that is exhausted and overcome by a disciple of the noble ones who has attained right view.

The Buddha uses a simile of seven lumps of clay placed on the great earth to illustrate the extent of suffering that is exhausted and overcome by a disciple of the noble ones who has attained right view.

The Buddha uses a simile of the earth that has been exhausted and depleted to illustrate the extent of suffering that is exhausted and overcome by a disciple of the noble ones who has attained right view.

The Buddha uses a simile of two or three drops of water drawn out from the great ocean to illustrate the extent of suffering that is exhausted and overcome by a disciple of the noble ones who has attained right view.

The Buddha uses a simile of the great ocean that has been exhausted and depleted to illustrate the extent of suffering that is exhausted and overcome by a disciple of the noble ones who has attained right view.

The Buddha uses a simile of seven pebbles the size of mustard seeds placed on the king of mountains, the Himalayas, to illustrate the extent of suffering that is exhausted and overcome by a disciple of the noble ones who has attained right view.

The Buddha uses a simile of the great Himalayan mountains that have been exhausted and depleted to illustrate the extent of suffering that is exhausted and overcome by a disciple of the noble ones who has attained right view.

The Buddha uses a simile of seven small pebbles the size of mung beans placed on the great mountain Sineru to contrast the extent of suffering that is exhausted and overcome by a disciple of the noble ones who has attained right view.

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