{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn37.32/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn37.32","id":"suttacentral_sn37.32","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn37.32/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"\u201cMendicants, there are five things that are hard to get for ladies who have not made merit. What five? \u2018May I be born into a suitable family!\u2019 This is the first thing. \u2018Having been born in a suitable family, may I marry into a suitable family!\u2019 This is the second thing. \u2018Having been born in a suitable family and married into a suitable family, may I live at home without a co-wife!\u2019 This is the third thing. \u2018Having been born in a suitable family, and married into a suitable family, and living at home without a co-wife, may I have children!\u2019 This is the fourth thing. \u2018Having been born in a suitable family, and married into a suitable family, and living at home without a co-wife, and having had children, may I live having mastered my husband!\u2019 This is the fifth thing. These are the five things that are hard to get for ladies who have not made merit. There are five things that are easy to get for ladies who have made merit. What five? \u2018May I be born into a suitable family!\u2019 This is the first thing. \u2018Having been born into a suitable family, may I marry into a suitable family!\u2019 This is the second thing. \u2018Having been born into a suitable family and married into a suitable family, may I live at home without a co-wife!\u2019 This is the third thing. \u2018Having been born into a suitable family, and married into a suitable family, and living at home without a co-wife, may I have children!\u2019 This is the fourth thing. \u2018Having been born into a suitable family, and married into a suitable family, and living at home without a co-wife, and having had children, may I live having mastered my husband!\u2019 This is the fifth thing. These are the five things that are easy to get for ladies who have made merit.\u201d","title":"Things","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":315}