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Satthā imamatthaṃ pakāsetvā, "bhikkhave, ekaṃ dhammañhi saccavacanaṃ pahāya musāvāde patiṭṭhitānaṃ vissaṭṭhaparalokānaṃ akattabbapāpakammaṃ nāma natthī"ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –
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When the Teacher had made this matter clear, he said, “Monks, in the case of those who have broken one commandment, those who have ceased to speak the truth, who have become confirmed in falsehood, who have abandoned hope of the next world, there is no evil deed which they will not commit.” So saying, he pronounced the following Stanza,
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