[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c27.1283 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c27.1283 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c27.1283 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c27.1283](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1283) \*\*Pācīna Suttā.\*\*—A group of three suttas, in all of which it is stated that just as certain rivers (e.g. Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Aciravatī, etc.) tend to flow eastward, so the monk who cultivates the Noble Eightfold Path tends to Nibbāna.¹ - [Previous: v2.c27.1282](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1282) - [Next: v2.c27.1284](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1284) - [Up: v2.c27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1283](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c27.1283) · Pramāṇa