Reading guide
From property to trade
This project's own reading: “kayavikkaya” (“buying and selling”) shifts this vagga's own catalogue from holding property (SN 56.91's own fields and land) to engaging in commercial exchange itself, a distinction this project notes without claiming the text draws it out explicitly.
Key terms
appakā te sattā ye kayavikkayā paṭiviratā — “the sentient beings who refrain from buying and selling are few” — the rare category, matching the tiny pinch of dirt
kaya — “buying, purchase” — the first half of the compound giving this discourse its own title
vikkaya — “selling, sale” — the second half of the compound
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 buying and selling 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 buying and selling?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — matching this saṃyutta's own recurring formula.
Question 2 of 3
What shift does this discourse mark, per this project's own reading?
Correct: A. This project's own reading of a distinction between property and trade.
Question 3 of 3
What position does this discourse occupy in this vagga's own sequence?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading of the sequence's own order, following SN 56.91.