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title: "Linked Discourses V: The Great Book · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Mahāvagga"
author: "The Buddha"
translator: "Bhikkhu Sujato"
languages: [pi, en]
shelf: "Pali Canon"
section: 103 of 105
url: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-5/103/
cite: "The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato, Linked Discourses V: The Great Book · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Mahāvagga, section 103. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-5/103/"
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# Linked Discourses V: The Great Book · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Mahāvagga

*The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato*

The path: the noble eightfold path, the factors of awakening, mindfulness meditation, breathing, and the first teaching, Turning the Wheel of Dhamma.

> Pali: the Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka (Buddha Jayanti edition, 2500), from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0).

> English: Bhikkhu Sujato, from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). Notes are not included.

> Rows follow the segment numbers the two texts share, gathered into paragraphs; verse keeps its lines.

## 103. Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain · SN 56.81–56.89

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-5/103/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-5/103/#p-N

[¶0] SN 56.81 · Dancing and Singing

> Pali: SN 56.81 · Naccagītasutta

[¶1] … “… the sentient beings who refrain from seeing shows of dancing, singing, and music are few, while those who don’t refrain are many …”

> Pali: …. “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye naccagītavāditavisūkadassanā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye naccagītavāditavisūkadassanā appaṭiviratā. Taṁ kissa hetu …pe….

[¶2] > Pali: Paṭhamaṁ.

[¶3] SN 56.82 · High Beds

> Pali: SN 56.82 · Uccāsayanasutta

[¶4] “… the sentient beings who refrain from high and luxurious beds are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”

> Pali: … “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye uccāsayanamahāsayanā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye uccāsayanamahāsayanā appaṭiviratā …pe….

[¶5] > Pali: Dutiyaṁ.

[¶6] SN 56.83 · Gold and Currency

> Pali: SN 56.83 · Jātarūparajatasutta

[¶7] “… the sentient beings who refrain from receiving gold and currency are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”

> Pali: … “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā …pe….

[¶8] > Pali: Tatiyaṁ.

[¶9] SN 56.84 · Raw Grain

> Pali: SN 56.84 · Āmakadhaññasutta

[¶10] “… the sentient beings who refrain from receiving raw grain are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”

> Pali: … “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye āmakadhaññapaṭiggahaṇā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye āmakadhaññapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā …pe….

[¶11] > Pali: Catutthaṁ.

[¶12] SN 56.85 · Raw Meat

> Pali: SN 56.85 · Āmakamaṁsasutta

[¶13] “… the sentient beings who refrain from receiving raw meat are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”

> Pali: … “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye āmakamaṁsapaṭiggahaṇā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye āmakamaṁsapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā …pe….

[¶14] > Pali: Pañcamaṁ.

[¶15] SN 56.86 · Women and Girls

> Pali: SN 56.86 · Kumārikasutta

[¶16] “… the sentient beings who refrain from receiving women and girls are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”

> Pali: … “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye itthikumārikapaṭiggahaṇā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye itthikumārikapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā …pe….

[¶17] > Pali: Chaṭṭhaṁ.

[¶18] SN 56.87 · Bondservants

> Pali: SN 56.87 · Dāsidāsasutta

[¶19] “… the sentient beings who refrain from receiving male and female bondservants are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”

> Pali: … “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye dāsidāsapaṭiggahaṇā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye dāsidāsapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā …pe….

[¶20] > Pali: Sattamaṁ.

[¶21] SN 56.88 · Goats and Sheep

> Pali: SN 56.88 · Ajeḷakasutta

[¶22] “… the sentient beings who refrain from receiving goats and sheep are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”

> Pali: … “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye ajeḷakapaṭiggahaṇā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye ajeḷakapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā …pe….

[¶23] > Pali: Aṭṭhamaṁ.

[¶24] SN 56.89 · Chickens and Pigs

> Pali: SN 56.89 · Kukkuṭasūkarasutta

[¶25] “… the sentient beings who refrain from receiving chickens and pigs are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”

> Pali: … “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye kukkuṭasūkarapaṭiggahaṇā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye kukkuṭasūkarapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā …pe….

[¶26] > Pali: Navamaṁ.