The Tipiṭaka in Three Languages

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Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 1766

[1766] Just so, bhikkhus, few are those beings who abstain from the destruction of life (pāṇātipāta); rather, far more numerous are those beings who do not abstain from the destruction of life. For what reason is that? …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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