Five to cut, five to drop,“Pañca chinde pañca jahe,and five more to develop.pañca cuttari bhāvaye;When a mendicant slips five chainsPañca saṅgātigo bhikkhu,they’re said to have crossed the flood.oghatiṇṇoti vuccatī”ti.
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SN 1.5 Cut How Many?0.59near 0.1Linked Discourses 1.5 1. A Reed Cut How Many? At Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “Cut how many? Drop how many? Develop how many more? When a mendicant slips how many…