… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye tulākūṭakaṁsakūṭamānakūṭā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye tulākūṭakaṁsakūṭamānakūṭā appaṭiviratā …pe….
Catutthaṁ.
The Buddha teaches the four noble truths regarding false weights, urging mendicants to practice for direct knowledge of suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the path.
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye tulākūṭakaṁsakūṭamānakūṭā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye tulākūṭakaṁsakūṭamānakūṭā appaṭiviratā …pe….
Catutthaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye tulākūṭakaṁsakūṭamānakūṭā paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye tulākūṭakaṁsakūṭamānakūṭā appaṭiviratā …pe….
“… the sentient beings who refrain from falsifying weights, metals, or measures are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”
Catutthaṁ.
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