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Itivuttaka 26

Dānasutta

Giving · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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said·indeed + thatVuttañhetaṁ by the Buddhabhagavatā said·perfected·quotationvuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:

if thus“Evañce, O monksbhikkhave, beingssattā would knowjāneyyuṁ giving·sharingdānasaṁvibhāgassa fruitvipākaṁ as + Iyathāhaṁ knowjānāmi, notna not·givenadatvā would eatbhuñjeyyuṁ, notna andca theirnesaṁ stinginess·stainmaccheramalaṁ mindcittaṁ around·givepariyādāya would standtiṭṭheyya.
who + evenYopi theirnesaṁ would beassa lastcarimo morselālopo lastcarimaṁ morselkabaḷaṁ, from that + tootatopi notna not·shareasaṁvibhajitvā would eatbhuñjeyyuṁ, ifsace theirnesaṁ recipientspaṭiggāhakā would beassu.
becauseYasmā andca indeedkho, O monksbhikkhave, beingssattā notna thusevaṁ knowjānanti giving·sharingdānasaṁvibhāgassa fruitvipākaṁ as + Iyathāhaṁ knowjānāmi, thereforetasmā not·givenadatvā they eatbhuñjanti, stinginess·stain + andmaccheramalañca theirnesaṁ mindcittaṁ around·givepariyādāya standstiṭṭhatī”ti.
this·matterEtamatthaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā spokeavoca.
there + thisTatthetaṁ thusiti is saidvuccati:

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

having removedVineyya stinginess·stainmaccheramalaṁ,
clear·confidentvippasannena with heartcetasā;
they would giveDajjuṁ dulykālena to the noble onesariyesu,
whereyattha givendinnaṁ great·fruitmahapphalaṁ.

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 heaven·gonesaggagatā 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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