8: The Book of the Eights
37. The Good Person's Gifts
1 "Aṭṭhimāni, bhikkhave, sappurisadānāni. Katamāni aṭṭha? Suciṃ deti, paṇītaṃ deti, kālena deti, kappiyaṃ deti, viceyya deti, abhiṇhaṃ deti, dadaṃ cittaṃ pasādeti, datvā attamano hoti. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha sappurisadānānīti.
2 Suciṃ paṇītaṃ kālena,
kappiyaṃ pānabhojanaṃ;
Abhiṇhaṃ dadāti dānaṃ,
sukhettesu brahmacārisu.3 Neva vippaṭisārissa,
cajitvā āmisaṃ bahuṃ;
Evaṃ dinnāni dānāni,
vaṇṇayanti vipassino.4 Evaṃ yajitvā medhāvī,
saddho muttena cetasā;
Abyābajjhaṃ sukhaṃ lokaṃ,
paṇḍito upapajjatī"ti.
Sattamaṃ.