{"id":"dhp1-20","title":"1. Pairs","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"dhp1-20","title":"1. Pairs","units":[{"id":"dhp1:0","sourceIds":["dhp1:0.1","dhp1:0.2","dhp1:0.3","dhp1:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Khuddakanikāya\nDhammapada\nYamakavagga\nCakkhupālattheravatthu","en":"Minor Collection\nSayings of the Dhamma 1–20\n1. 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