A cryptic set of questions, which the Buddha answers equally cryptically.At Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “Cut how many? Drop how many? How many more should be developed? How many kinds of clinging must a mendicant get over before you call them a flood-crosser?” “Five to cut, five to drop, and five more to develop. A mendicant must get over five kinds of clinging before you call them a flood-crosser.”