1On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Kosambī in Ghosita's Park. Then the Venerable Ānanda approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said:

2"Bhante, why is it that women do not sit in council, or engage in business, or go to Kamboja?" [n.774] Mp: "They do not sit in council (n’eva sabhāyaṁ nisīdati) in the judgment hall for the purpose of passing judgment. They do not engage in business (na kammantaṁ payojeti), in major work such as agriculture, trade, and so forth. They do not go to Kamboja (na kambojaṁ gacchati): they do not go to the Kamboja country for the purpose of carrying goods. This is the mere heading. The sense is that they do not go to any remote country."

"Ānanda, women are prone to anger; women are envious; women are miserly; women are unwise. This is why women do not sit in council, engage in business, or go to Kamboja."

1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosambiyaṁ viharati ghositārāme. Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

2"Ko nu kho, bhante, hetu ko paccayo, yena mātugāmo neva sabhāyaṁ nisīdati, na kammantaṁ payojeti, na kambojaṁ gacchatī"ti?

"Kodhano, ānanda, mātugāmo; issukī, ānanda, mātugāmo; maccharī, ānanda, mātugāmo; duppañño, ānanda, mātugāmo – ayaṁ kho, ānanda, hetu ayaṁ paccayo, yena mātugāmo neva sabhāyaṁ nisīdati, na kammantaṁ payojeti, na kambojaṁ gacchatī"ti.

Dasamaṁ.
Apaṇṇakavaggo tatiyo.

3Padhānaṁ diṭṭhisappurisa,
Vadhukā dve ca honti aggāni;
Kusinārāaacinteyyā,
Dakkhiṇā ca vaṇijjā kambojanti.