MN 28 Mahāhatthipadopama Sutta: The Longer Simile of the Elephant’s Footprint
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When a space is enclosed by sticks, creepers, grass, and mud it becomes known as a ‘building’. In the same way, when a space is enclosed by bones, sinews, flesh, and skin it becomes known as a ‘form’.
The Venerable Sāriputta shows how all of the teachings fit inside the Four Noble Truths.