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Numbered Discourses 5.177

18. Upāsakavagga
18. A Lay Follower

Vaṇijjāsutta

Trades

“Pañcimā, bhikkhave, vaṇijjā upāsakena akaraṇīyā.
“Mendicants, a lay follower should not engage in these five trades.

Katamā pañca?
What five?

Satthavaṇijjā, sattavaṇijjā, maṁsavaṇijjā, majjavaṇijjā, visavaṇijjā—
Trade in weapons, living creatures, meat, intoxicants, and poisons.

imā kho, bhikkhave, pañca vaṇijjā upāsakena akaraṇīyā”ti.
A lay follower should not engage in these five trades.”

Sattamaṁ.