The Buddha teaches the four noble truths regarding elephants and cows, urging mendicants to practice for direct knowledge of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye hatthigavassavaḷavapaṭiggahaṇā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye hatthigavassavaḷavapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā …pe….
Dasamaṁ.
Tatiyaāmakadhaññapeyyālavaggo navamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Naccaṁ sayanaṁ rajataṁ,
dhaññaṁ maṁsaṁ kumārikā;
Dāsī ajeḷakañceva,
kukkuṭasūkarahatthīti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye hatthigavassavaḷavapaṭiggahaṇā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye hatthigavassavaḷavapaṭiggahaṇā appaṭiviratā …pe….
“… the sentient beings who refrain from receiving elephants, cows, horses, and mares are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”
Dasamaṁ.
Tatiyaāmakadhaññapeyyālavaggo navamo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Naccaṁ sayanaṁ rajataṁ,
dhaññaṁ maṁsaṁ kumārikā;
Dāsī ajeḷakañceva,
kukkuṭasūkarahatthīti.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026