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Lying

Musāvādasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.74Linked Discourses 56.74
  • 0.28. Dutiyaāmakadhaññapeyyālavagga8. Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain

0.3MusāvādasuttaLying

1.1… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye musāvādā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye musāvādā appaṭiviratā …pe….“… the sentient beings who refrain from lying are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”

1.2Catutthaṁ.