Dissatisfaction: a past life story5. Anabhiratijātaka
Just like rivers and roads,“Yathā nadī ca pantho ca,taverns, hotels, and pubs,pānāgāraṁ sabhā papā;are those called women in the world.Evaṁ lokitthiyo nāma,Sages do not get angry with them.nāsaṁ kujjhanti paṇḍitā”ti.
Similar passages elsewhere
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