Reading guide
A restraint this project reports without endorsing its own premise
This project's own honest note: this item's own inclusion in the list presupposes a social arrangement — people, specifically women and girls, being offered as gifts or acquisitions — that this project does not treat as acceptable, reporting the text's own historical content faithfully rather than endorsing or softening what it describes.
Key terms
appakā te sattā ye kumārikapaṭiggahaṇā paṭiviratā — “the sentient beings who refrain from receiving women and girls are few” — the rare category, matching the tiny pinch of dirt
kumārika — “girl, young woman” — the term giving this discourse its own title
paṭiggahaṇā — “receiving, accepting” — the same verb governing this item, as with gold, grain, and meat before it
appaṭiviratā — “those who don't refrain” — the vast majority category, matching the whole earth
… — the elision marking, standing in for the fingernail demonstration already given in full at SN 56.61-62
The text
Every genuinely translated fragment given in the consulted English source, which itself preserves the elision back to SN 56.61's own full statement. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“… the sentient beings who refrain from receiving women and girls are few, while those who don’t refrain are many. …”
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Self-check quiz
3 questions. Click an answer to see immediate feedback. No score is recorded — this is for your own checking.
Question 1 of 3
What does this discourse claim about those who refrain from receiving women and girls?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — matching this vagga's own recurring formula.
Question 2 of 3
How does this project characterize its own approach to reporting this item?
Correct: A. This project's own stated approach: honest reporting rather than endorsement or omission.
Question 3 of 3
What position does this discourse occupy in this vagga's own ten-discourse sequence?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading of the sequence's own order, following SN 56.85.