Iti 98

Dānasutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

Giving

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

“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, dānāni— āmisadānañca dhammadānañca. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ dānānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammadānaṁ.

“There are, mendicants, these two gifts. A gift of things of the flesh and a gift of the teaching. The better of these two gifts is the gift of the teaching.

Dveme, bhikkhave, saṁvibhāgā— āmisasaṁvibhāgo ca dhammasaṁvibhāgo ca. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ saṁvibhāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammasaṁvibhāgo.

There are these two kinds of sharing. Sharing things of the flesh and sharing the teaching. The better of these two kinds of sharing is sharing the teaching.

Dveme, bhikkhave, anuggahā— āmisānuggaho ca dhammānuggaho ca. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ anuggahānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammānuggaho”ti. Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

There are these two kinds of support. Support in things of the flesh and support in the teaching. The better of these two kinds of support is support in the teaching.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

“Yamāhu dānaṁ paramaṁ anuttaraṁ, Yaṁ saṁvibhāgaṁ bhagavā avaṇṇayi; Aggamhi khettamhi pasannacitto, Viññū pajānaṁ ko na yajetha kāle.

“It is said to be the supreme, ultimate gift, and the sharing praised by the Buddha; what wise and sensible person, confident in the best of fields, would not sow a such timely gift?

Ye ceva bhāsanti suṇanti cūbhayaṁ, Pasannacittā sugatassa sāsane; Tesaṁ so attho paramo visujjhati, Ye appamattā sugatassa sāsane”ti.

For those who are diligent in the dispensation of the Holy One, both those who speak and those who listen, confident in the dispensation of the Holy One, such a gift purifies the highest goal.”

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

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