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Elephants and Cows

Hatthigavassasutta

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

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.90Linked Discourses 56.90
  • 0.29. Tatiyaāmakadhaññapeyyālavagga9. Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain

0.3HatthigavassasuttaElephants and Cows

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

1.2Dasamaṁ.

1.3Tatiyaāmakadhaññapeyyālavaggo navamo.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Naccaṁ sayanaṁ rajataṁ,2.2dhaññaṁ maṁsaṁ kumārikā;2.3Dāsī ajeḷakañceva,2.4kukkuṭasūkarahatthīti.