{"id":"dhp100-115","title":"8. The Thousands","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"dhp100-115","title":"8. The Thousands","units":[{"id":"dhp100:0","sourceIds":["dhp100:0.1","dhp100:0.2","dhp100:0.3","dhp100:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Khuddakanikāya\nDhammapada\nSahassavagga\nTambadāṭhikacoraghātakavatthu","en":"Minor Collection\nSayings of the Dhamma 100–115\n8. 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