Aŋguttara Nikāya
VIII. Aṭṭhaka Nipāta
IV. Dāna Vagga

Sutta 37

Sappurisa-Dāna Suttaɱ

Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.

 

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[1][pts][bodh] Evaɱ me sutaɱ:|| ||

Ekaɱ samayaɱ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaɱ viharati
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||

Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||

'Bhikkhavo' ti.|| ||

'Bhadante' ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuɱ.|| ||

Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||

Aṭṭh'imāni bhikkhave, sappurisa-dānāni.|| ||

Katamāni aṭṭha?|| ||

[244] 2. Suciɱ deti,||
paṇītaɱ detī,||
kālena deti,||
kappiyaɱ deti,||
viceyya deti,||
abhiṇhaɱ deti,||
dadaɱ cittaɱ pasādeti||
datvā atta-mano hoti.|| ||

Imāni kho bhikkhave, aṭṭha sappurisa-dānānī ti.|| ||

 

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Suciɱ paṇītaɱ kālena kappiyaɱ pānabhojanaɱ||
Abhiṇhaɱ dadāti dānani sukhette Brahmacārīsu.|| ||

Na ca vippaṭisāri'ssa cajitvā āmisaɱ bahuɱ,||
Evaɱ dinnāni dānāni vaṇṇayanti vipassino.|| ||

Evaɱ yajitvā medhāvī saddho muttena cetasā,||
Akhyāpajjhaɱ sukhaɱ lokaɱ paṇḍito upapajjatī ti.|| ||