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Backbiting

Pesuññasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.75Linked Discourses 56.75
  • 0.28. Dutiyaāmakadhaññapeyyālavagga8. Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain

0.3PesuññasuttaBackbiting

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

1.2Pañcamaṁ.