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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:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

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:

“Mendicants, if sentient beings only knew, as I do, the fruit of giving and sharing, they would not eat without first giving, and the stain of stinginess would not occupy their minds. They would not eat without sharing even their last mouthful, their last morsel, so long as there was someone to receive it. It is because sentient beings do not know, as I do, the fruit of giving and sharing, that they eat without first giving, and the stain of stinginess occupies their minds.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

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

“If sentient beings only knew how great is the fruit of giving and sharing as taught by the great seer!

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.

Rid of the stain of stinginess, with clear and confident heart, they would duly give to the noble ones, where a gift is very fruitful.

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

Having given food in abundance to those worthy of a religious donation, after passing from the human realm, the givers go to heaven.

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

And when they have arrived there in heaven, they enjoy all the pleasures they desire. The generous enjoy the fruit of giving and sharing.”

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

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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