Dānasutta
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:
“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, dānāni—“Monks, there are these two kinds of gifts: āmisadānañca dhammadānañca.a gift of material things & a gift of the Dhamma. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ dānānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammadānaṁ.Of these two kinds of gifts, this is supreme: a gift of the Dhamma.
Dveme, bhikkhave, saṁvibhāgā—There are these two kinds of sharing: āmisasaṁvibhāgo ca dhammasaṁvibhāgo ca.sharing of material things & sharing of the Dhamma. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ saṁvibhāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammasaṁvibhāgo.Of these two kinds of sharing, this is supreme: sharing of the Dhamma.
Dveme, bhikkhave, anuggahā—There are these two kinds of assistance: āmisānuggaho ca dhammānuggaho ca.assistance with material things & assistance with the Dhamma. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ anuggahānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammānuggaho”ti.Of these two kinds of assistance, this is supreme: assistance with the Dhamma.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Yamāhu dānaṁ paramaṁ anuttaraṁ, yaṁ saṁvibhāgaṁ bhagavā avaṇṇayi;
avaṇṇayi → avaṇṇayī (bj)The gift he describes as supreme & unsurpassed, the sharing the Blessed One has extolled: Aggamhi khettamhi pasannacitto, viññū pajānaṁ ko na yajetha kāle.who–confident in the supreme field of merit, wise, discerning– wouldn’t give it at appropriate times?Ye ceva bhāsanti suṇanti cūbhayaṁ, pasannacittā sugatassa sāsane;Both for those who proclaim it and those who listen, confident in the message of the One Well-Gone: Tesaṁ so attho paramo visujjhati, ye appamattā sugatassa sāsane”ti.it purifies their foremost benefit– those heeding the message of the One Well-Gone.
