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Numbered Discourses · AN 8.31

  • Numbered Discourses 8.31Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.31
  • 4. Giving4. Dānavagga

Giving (1st)Paṭhamadānasutta

“Mendicants, there are these eight gifts.“Aṭṭhimāni, bhikkhave, dānāni. What eight?Katamāni aṭṭha? Someone might give a gift after insulting the recipient.Āsajja dānaṁ deti, Or they give out of fear.bhayā dānaṁ deti, Or they give thinking, ‘They gave to me.’‘adāsi me’ti dānaṁ deti, Or they give thinking, ‘They’ll give to me.’‘dassati me’ti dānaṁ deti, Or they give thinking, ‘It’s good to give.’‘sāhu dānan’ti dānaṁ deti, Or they give thinking, ‘I cook, they don’t. It wouldn’t be right for me to not give to them.’‘ahaṁ pacāmi, ime na pacanti; nārahāmi pacanto apacantānaṁ dānaṁ adātun’ti dānaṁ deti, Or they give thinking, ‘By giving this gift I’ll get a good reputation.’‘imaṁ me dānaṁ dadato kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchatī’ti dānaṁ deti, Or they give thinking, ‘This is an adornment and requisite for the mind.’cittālaṅkāracittaparikkhāratthaṁ dānaṁ deti. These are the eight gifts.”Imāni kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha dānānī”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. AN 8.33 Reasons to Give 0.84near 0.1Numbered Discourses 8.33 4. Giving Reasons to Give “Mendicants, there are these eight grounds for giving. What eight? Someone might give a gift out of favoritism or hostility or stupidity or cowardice. Or they give think…
  2. AN 8.37 Gifts of a True Person 0.62near 0.1Numbered Discourses 8.37 4. Giving 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 givi…
  3. AN 2.141–150 The Chapter on Giving 0.55near 0.1Numbered Discourses 2.141–150 The Chapter on Giving 141 “There are these two gifts. What two? A gift of things of the flesh and a gift of the teaching. These are the two gifts. The better of these two gifts is the gift o…
  4. AN 5.147 Gifts of an Untrue Person 0.54near 0.1Numbered Discourses 5.147 15. At Tikaṇḍakī Gifts of an Untrue Person “Mendicants, there are these five gifts of an untrue person. What five? They give carelessly. They give thoughtlessly. They don’t give with their own h…
  5. AN 8.35 Rebirth by Giving 0.51near 0.1Numbered Discourses 8.35 4. Giving Rebirth by Giving “Mendicants, there are these eight rebirths by giving. What eight? First, someone gives to ascetics or brahmins such things as food, drink, clothing, vehicles; garland…