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Linked Discourses 56.70

7. Paṭhamaāmakadhaññapeyyālavagga
7. Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain

Pacāyikasutta

Honor the Elders

… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye kule jeṭṭhāpacāyino; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye kule ajeṭṭhāpacāyinoti …pe….
“… the sentient beings who honor the elders in the family are few, while those who don’t are many. …”

Dasamaṁ.

Paṭhamaāmakadhaññapeyyālavaggo sattamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Aññatra paccantaṁ paññā,

Surāmerayaodakā;

Matteyya petteyyā cāpi,

Sāmaññaṁ brahmapacāyikanti.