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Women and Girls

Kumārikasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.86Linked Discourses 56.86
  • 0.29. Tatiyaāmakadhaññapeyyālavagga9. Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain

0.3KumārikasuttaWomen and Girls

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

1.2Chaṭṭhaṁ.