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Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 14 · Section 277

[277] Bhikkhus, what is right livelihood (sammā-ājīva) that is affected by taints (āsava), partaking of merit, ripening in acquisitions (upadhi)? Here, bhikkhus, a noble disciple, having abandoned wrong livelihood (micchā-ājīva), makes his living by right livelihood. This, bhikkhus, is right livelihood that is affected by taints, partaking of merit, ripening in acquisitions.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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