18. Upāsakavagga

18. A Lay Follower

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Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.177

Numbered Discourses 5.177

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18. Upāsakavagga

18. A Lay Follower

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Vaṇijjāsutta

Trades

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“Pañcimā, bhikkhave, vaṇijjā upāsakena akaraṇīyā.

“Mendicants, a lay follower should not engage in these five trades.

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Katamā pañca?

What five?

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Satthavaṇijjā, sattavaṇijjā, maṁsavaṇijjā, majjavaṇijjā, visavaṇijjā—

Trade in weapons, living creatures, meat, intoxicants, and poisons.

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imā kho, bhikkhave, pañca vaṇijjā upāsakena akaraṇīyā”ti.

A lay follower should not engage in these five trades.”

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Sattamaṁ.