The Tipiṭaka in Three Languages

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Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 1790

[1790] "In the same way, bhikkhus, few are those beings who abstain from bribery, deception, fraud, and crooked dealings (ukkoṭana-vañcana-nikati-sāciyoga); rather, far more numerous are those beings who do not abstain from bribery, deception, fraud, and crooked dealings. …"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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