SN 56.91 · Fields and Land
SN 56.91 · Khettavatthusutta
“… the sentient beings who refrain from receiving fields and land are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye khettavatthupaṭiggahaṇā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye khettavatthupaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā …pe….
Paṭhamaṁ.
SN 56.92 · Buying and Selling
SN 56.92 · Kayavikkayasutta
“… the sentient beings who refrain from buying and selling are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye kayavikkayā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye kayavikkayā appaṭiviratā …pe….
Dutiyaṁ.
SN 56.93 · Errands
SN 56.93 · Dūteyyasutta
“… the sentient beings who refrain from running errands and messages are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye dūteyyapahiṇagamanānuyogā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye dūteyyapahiṇagamanānuyogā appaṭiviratā …pe….
Tatiyaṁ.
SN 56.94 · False Weights
SN 56.94 · Tulākūṭasutta
“… the sentient beings who refrain from falsifying weights, metals, or measures are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye tulākūṭakaṁsakūṭamānakūṭā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye tulākūṭakaṁsakūṭamānakūṭā appaṭiviratā …pe….
Catutthaṁ.
SN 56.95 · Bribery
SN 56.95 · Ukkoṭanasutta
“… the sentient beings who refrain from bribery, fraud, cheating, and duplicity are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye ukkoṭanavañcananikatisāciyogā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye ukkoṭanavañcananikatisāciyogā appaṭiviratā …pe….
Pañcamaṁ.
SN 56.96–101 · Mutilation, Etc.
SN 56.96–101 · Chedanādisutta
“… the sentient beings who refrain from mutilation, murder, abduction, banditry, plunder, and violence are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. Why is that? It’s because they haven’t seen the four noble truths. What four? The noble truths of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye chedanavadhabandhanaviparāmosaālopasahasākārā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye chedanavadhabandhanaviparāmosaālopasahasākārā appaṭiviratā. Taṁ kissa hetu? Adiṭṭhattā bhikkhave, catunnaṁ ariyasaccānaṁ. Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ? Dukkhassa ariyasaccassa …pe… dukkhanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya ariyasaccassa.
That’s why you should practice meditation …”
Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, ‘idaṁ dukkhan’ti yogo karaṇīyo …pe… ‘ayaṁ dukkhanirodhagāminī paṭipadā’ti yogo karaṇīyo”ti.
Ekādasamaṁ.
Catutthaāmakadhaññapeyyālavaggo dasamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Khettaṁ kāyaṁ dūteyyañca,tulākūṭaṁ ukkoṭanaṁ;Chedanaṁ vadhabandhanaṁ,viparālopaṁ sāhasanti.