{"id":"dhp235-255","title":"18. Stains","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"dhp235-255","title":"18. Stains","units":[{"id":"dhp235:0","sourceIds":["dhp235:0.1","dhp235:0.2","dhp235:0.3","dhp235:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Khuddakanikāya\nDhammapada\nMalavagga\nGoghātakaputtavatthu","en":"Minor Collection\nSayings of the Dhamma 235–255\n18. 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