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Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 687

[687] "Is it possible, with a stick of the castor-oil plant, to point out both a heap of grain and a heap of gold?" "Yes (āmantā)." "In the same way, the Blessed One, by mundane (lokiya) speech (vohāra), speaks of dhamma both mundane and supramundane (lokuttara)."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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