{"id":"dhp21-32","title":"2. Diligence","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"dhp21-32","title":"2. Diligence","units":[{"id":"dhp21:0","sourceIds":["dhp21:0.1","dhp21:0.2","dhp21:0.3","dhp21:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Khuddakanikāya\nDhammapada\nAppamādavagga\nSāmāvatīvatthu","en":"Minor Collection\nSayings of the Dhamma 21–32\n2. 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