AN.5.229. Paṭhamakaṇhasappasutta ("Black Snakes, 1st")

Aṅguttara Nikāya ("Collections of Numbered Discourses")

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of a black snake. What five? It’s filthy, stinking, cowardly, frightening, and treacherous. These are the five dangers of a black snake.

In the same way there are five drawbacks of a female. What five? She’s filthy, stinking, cowardly, frightening, and treacherous. These are the five drawbacks of a female.”



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