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Numbered Discourses · AN 8.37

  • Numbered Discourses 8.37Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.37
  • 4. Giving4. Dānavagga

Gifts of a True PersonSappurisadānasutta

“Mendicants, there are these eight gifts of a true person.“Aṭṭhimāni, bhikkhave, sappurisadānāni. What eight?Katamāni aṭṭha? Their gift is pure, good quality, timely, appropriate, intelligent, and regular. While giving their heart is confident, and afterwards they’re uplifted.Suciṁ deti, paṇītaṁ deti, kālena deti, kappiyaṁ deti, viceyya deti, abhiṇhaṁ deti, dadaṁ cittaṁ pasādeti, datvā attamano hoti. These are the eight gifts of a true person.Imāni kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha sappurisadānānīti.

He gives pure, good quality, and timely giftsSuciṁ paṇītaṁ kālena, of appropriate food and drinkskappiyaṁ pānabhojanaṁ; regularly to spiritual practitionersAbhiṇhaṁ dadāti dānaṁ, who are fertile fields of merit.sukhettesu brahmacārisu.

They never regretNeva vippaṭisārissa, giving away many things of the flesh.cajitvā āmisaṁ bahuṁ; Discerning people praiseEvaṁ dinnāni dānāni, giving such gifts.vaṇṇayanti vipassino.

An intelligent person sacrifices like this,Evaṁ yajitvā medhāvī, faithful, with a mind of letting go.saddho muttena cetasā; Such an astute person is rebornAbyābajjhaṁ sukhaṁ lokaṁ, in a happy, pleasing world.”paṇḍito upapajjatī”ti.

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