AN 8.37

Sappurisadānasutta

“Aṭṭhimāni, bhikkhave, sappurisadānāni. Katamāni aṭṭha? Suciṁ deti, paṇītaṁ deti, kālena deti, kappiyaṁ deti, viceyya deti, abhiṇhaṁ deti, dadaṁ cittaṁ pasādeti, datvā attamano hoti. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha sappurisadānānīti.

Gifts of a True Person

“Mendicants, there are these eight gifts of a true person. What eight? Their gift is pure, good quality, timely, appropriate, intelligent, and regular. While giving their heart is confident, and afterwards they’re uplifted. These are the eight gifts of a true person.

Suciṁ paṇītaṁ kālena, kappiyaṁ pānabhojanaṁ; Abhiṇhaṁ dadāti dānaṁ, sukhettesu brahmacārisu.

He gives pure, good quality, and timely gifts of appropriate food and drinks regularly to spiritual practitioners who are fertile fields of merit.

Neva vippaṭisārissa, cajitvā āmisaṁ bahuṁ; Evaṁ dinnāni dānāni, vaṇṇayanti vipassino.

They never regret giving away many things of the flesh. Discerning people praise giving such gifts.

Evaṁ yajitvā medhāvī, saddho muttena cetasā; Abyābajjhaṁ sukhaṁ lokaṁ, paṇḍito upapajjatī”ti.

An intelligent person sacrifices like this, faithful, with a mind of letting go. Such an astute person is reborn in a happy, pleasing world.”