Aṇguttara Nikāya
Pañcaka-Nipāta
Upāsaka Vaggo
Sutta 177
Vaṇijjā Suttaṃ
Trades
Translated by E. M. Hare
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[1][than][olds] 'Monks, these five trades
ought not to be plied by a lay-disciple.
What five?
Trade in weapons,
trade in human beings,
trade in flesh,[1]
trade in spirits
and trade in poison.
Verily, monks, these five trades
ought not to be plied by a lay-disciple.'
[1] Comy. he breeds and sells pigs, deer, etc.
