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SN 56.70PTS SN 5.4681 min read

Honor the Elders

Pacāyikasutta

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.70Linked Discourses 56.70
  • 0.27. Paṭhamaāmakadhaññapeyyālavagga7. Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain

0.3PacāyikasuttaHonor the Elders

1.1… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye kule jeṭṭhāpacāyino; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye kule ajeṭṭhāpacāyinoti …pe….“… the sentient beings who honor the elders in the family are few, while those who don’t are many. …”

1.2Dasamaṁ.

1.3Paṭhamaāmakadhaññapeyyālavaggo sattamo.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Aññatra paccantaṁ paññā,2.2Surāmerayaodakā;2.3Matteyya petteyyā cāpi,2.4Sāmaññaṁ brahmapacāyikanti.