{"id":"dhp360-382","title":"25. Mendicants","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"dhp360-382","title":"25. Mendicants","units":[{"id":"dhp360:0","sourceIds":["dhp360:0.1","dhp360:0.2","dhp360:0.3","dhp360:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Khuddakanikāya\nDhammapada\nBhikkhuvagga\nPañcabhikkhuvatthu","en":"Minor Collection\nSayings of the Dhamma 360–382\n25. 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