<p>The requisites for trade are not requirements for trading, they are four objects which are traded.</p>

<p>They are <a href="http://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/the-bhikkhus-rules/d/doc1739.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">four items</a> which are required for monastic living, namely clothing, food, medicine and shelter.</p>

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<p>In the <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.079.than.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Vanijja Sutta</a> Buddha talks about the four requisites for trade. I couldn't find the four anywhere, does anybody know what he refers to?</p>

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Strange sutta to me, also.
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The four requisites for trade
# The four requisites for trade

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-01-12)

In the [Vanijja Sutta](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.079.than.html) Buddha talks about the four requisites for trade. I couldn't find the four anywhere, does anybody know what he refers to?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Strange sutta to me, also.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-01-12. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

The requisites for trade are not requirements for trading, they are four objects which are traded.

They are [four items](http://www.wisdomlib.org/buddhism/book/the-bhikkhus-rules/d/doc1739.html) which are required for monastic living, namely clothing, food, medicine and shelter.


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