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Itivuttaka 26

Dānasutta

Giving · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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this was said indeedVuttañhetaṁ by the Buddhabhagavatā said by the Perfected One indeedvuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:

if thus“Evañce, O monksbhikkhave, beingssattā would knowjāneyyuṁ of giving and sharingdānasaṁvibhāgassa fruitvipākaṁ as Iyathāhaṁ knowjānāmi, notna without givingadatvā would eatbhuñjeyyuṁ, notna andca theirnesaṁ stain of stinginessmaccheramalaṁ mindcittaṁ having occupiedpariyādāya would standtiṭṭheyya.
if evenYopi theirnesaṁ would beassa lastcarimo morselālopo lastcarimaṁ morselkabaḷaṁ, from that tootatopi notna without sharingasaṁvibhajitvā would eatbhuñjeyyuṁ, ifsace theirnesaṁ recipientspaṭiggāhakā would beassu.
becauseYasmā andca indeedkho, O monksbhikkhave, beingssattā notna thusevaṁ knowjānanti of giving and sharingdānasaṁvibhāgassa fruitvipākaṁ as Iyathāhaṁ knowjānāmi, thereforetasmā without givingadatvā they eatbhuñjanti, and stain of stinginessmaccheramalañca theirnesaṁ mindcittaṁ having occupiedpariyādāya standstiṭṭhatī”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā spokeavoca.
on thisTatthetaṁ thusiti is saidvuccati:

if only indeed“Evañce beingssattā would knowjāneyyuṁ,
as taughtyathāvuttaṁ by the great seermahesinā;
the resultVipākaṁ of giving and sharingsaṁvibhāgassa,
howyathā ishoti of great fruitmahapphalaṁ.

having removedVineyya the stain of stinginessmaccheramalaṁ,
with clear and confident heartvippasannena with heartcetasā;
they would giveDajjuṁ dulykālena to the noble onesariyesu,
whereyattha givendinnaṁ very fruitfulmahapphalaṁ.

and foodAnnañca having givendatvā abundantbahuno,
to those worthy of offeringdakkhiṇeyyesu offeringdakkhiṇaṁ;
from hereIto departedcutā from the human statemanussattā,
to heavensaggaṁ they gogacchanti giversdāyakā.

theyTe andca gone to heavensaggagatā theretattha,
they rejoicemodanti desiring pleasureskāmakāmino;
the fruitVipākaṁ of sharingsaṁvibhāgassa,
they enjoyanubhonti the generousamaccharā”ti.

this tooAyampi matterattho was spokenvutto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, thatiti by meme was heardsutanti.
sixthChaṭṭhaṁ.

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