Saṁyutta Nikāya 56.75 8. Dutiyaāmakadhaññapeyyālavagga Pesuññasutta

Linked Discourses 56.75 8. Abbreviated Texts on Raw Grain Backbiting

1.1

… “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye pisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratā; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye pisuṇāya vācāya appaṭiviratā …pe….

“… the sentient beings who refrain from backbiting are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”

1.2

Pañcamaṁ.