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Linked Discourses 56.90

9. Tatiyaāmakadhaññapeyyālavagga
9. Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain

Hatthigavassasutta

Elephants and Cows

… “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.