{"id":"dhp273-289","title":"20. The Path","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"dhp273-289","title":"20. The Path","units":[{"id":"dhp273:0","sourceIds":["dhp273:0.1","dhp273:0.2","dhp273:0.3","dhp273:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Khuddakanikāya\nDhammapada\nMaggavagga\nPañcasatabhikkhuvatthu","en":"Minor Collection\nSayings of the Dhamma 273–289\n20. 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