Elephants and Cows

Hatthigavassasutta

Elephants and Cows

Hatthigavassasutta

EN
“… the sentient beings who refrain from receiving elephants, cows, horses, and mares are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”
PL
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye hatthigavassavaḷavapaṭiggahaṇā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye hatthigavassavaḷavapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā …pe…. Dasamaṁ. Tatiyaāmakadhaññapeyyālavaggo navamo. Tassuddānaṁ
PL
Naccaṁ sayanaṁ rajataṁ, dhaññaṁ maṁsaṁ kumārikā; Dāsī ajeḷakañceva, kukkuṭasūkarahatthīti.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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