Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

8: The Book of the Eights

37. The Good Person's Gifts

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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.