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  • Majjhima Nikāya 142Middle Discourses 142

DakkhiṇāvibhaṅgasuttaThe Analysis of Religious Donations

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
evaṁ me → evamme (th) | evaṁ → evam (pts)
So I have heard.
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṁ nigrodhārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans, near Kapilavatthu in the Banyan Tree Monastery.

Atha kho mahāpajāpati gotamī navaṁ dussayugaṁ ādāya yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho mahāpajāpati gotamī bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
mahāpajāpati → mahāpajāpatī (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed) | mahāpajāpati → mahāpajāpatī (pts) | mahāpajāpati → mahāpajāpatī (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.) | tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā → ten upasaṁkami upasaṁkamitvā (pts) | etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)
Then Mahāpajāpati Gotamī approached the Buddha bringing a new pair of garments. She bowed, sat down to one side, and said to the Buddha,
“idaṁ me, bhante, navaṁ dussayugaṁ bhagavantaṁ uddissa sāmaṁ kantaṁ sāmaṁ vāyitaṁ.“Sir, I have spun and woven this new pair of garments specially for the Buddha. Taṁ me, bhante, bhagavā paṭiggaṇhātu anukampaṁ upādāyā”ti.
paṭiggaṇhātu → patigaṇhātu (bj) | taṁ → tam (pts)
May the Buddha please accept this from me out of sympathy.”

Evaṁ vutte, bhagavā mahāpajāpatiṁ gotamiṁ etadavoca:
etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)
When she said this, the Buddha said to her,
“saṅghe, gotami, dehi.
gotami → gotamī (bj) | saṅghe → saṁghe (ms2005, pts)
“Give it to the Saṅgha, Gotamī.
Saṅghe te dinne ahañceva pūjito bhavissāmi saṅgho cā”ti.
saṅghe → saṁghe (ms2005, pts) | saṅgho → saṁgho (ms2005, pts) | ahañceva → ahañ eva (pts)
When you give to the Saṅgha, both the Saṅgha and I will be honored.”

Dutiyampi kho mahāpajāpati gotamī bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
mahāpajāpati → mahāpajāpatī (bj, sya-all, pts) | dutiyampi → dutiyam pi (pts) | etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)
For a second time …
“idaṁ me, bhante, navaṁ dussayugaṁ bhagavantaṁ uddissa sāmaṁ kantaṁ sāmaṁ vāyitaṁ. Taṁ me, bhante, bhagavā paṭiggaṇhātu anukampaṁ upādāyā”ti. Dutiyampi kho bhagavā mahāpajāpatiṁ gotamiṁ etadavoca:
dutiyampi → dutiyam pi (pts) | etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)
“saṅghe, gotami, dehi.
saṅghe → saṁghe (ms2005)
Saṅghe te dinne ahañceva pūjito bhavissāmi saṅgho cā”ti.
saṅghe → saṁghe (ms2005) | saṅgho → saṁgho (ms2005)

Tatiyampi kho mahāpajāpati gotamī bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
mahāpajāpati → mahāpajāpatī (bj, sya-all)
For a third time, Mahāpajāpati Gotamī said to the Buddha,
“idaṁ me, bhante, navaṁ dussayugaṁ bhagavantaṁ uddissa sāmaṁ kantaṁ sāmaṁ vāyitaṁ.“Sir, I have spun and woven this new pair of garments specially for the Buddha. Taṁ me, bhante, bhagavā paṭiggaṇhātu anukampaṁ upādāyā”ti.May the Buddha please accept this from me out of sympathy.”

Tatiyampi kho bhagavā mahāpajāpatiṁ gotamiṁ etadavoca:And for a third time, the Buddha said to her, “saṅghe, gotami, dehi.
gotami → gotamī (bj) | saṅghe → saṁghe (ms2005)
“Give it to the Saṅgha, Gotamī.
Saṅghe te dinne ahañceva pūjito bhavissāmi saṅgho cā”ti.
saṅghe → saṁghe (ms2005) | saṅgho → saṁgho (ms2005)
When you give to the Saṅgha, both the Saṅgha and I will be honored.”

Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)
When he said this, Venerable Ānanda said to the Buddha,
“paṭiggaṇhātu, bhante, bhagavā mahāpajāpatiyā gotamiyā navaṁ dussayugaṁ.
paṭiggaṇhātu → patigaṇhātu (bj)
“Sir, please accept the new pair of garments from Mahāpajāpati Gotamī.
Bahūpakārā, bhante, mahāpajāpati gotamī bhagavato mātucchā āpādikā posikā khīrassa dāyikā;
Bahūpakārā → bahukārā (sya-all, km) | mahāpajāpati → mahāpajāpatī (bj, sya-all, pts) | bahūpakārā → bahukārā (sya-all) | bahūpakārā → bahukārā (bj: syā) | Bahūpakārā → bahukārā (cck: syā. kaṁ.) | bahūpakārā → Si bahukārā. (pts note)
Sir, Mahāpajāpati was very helpful to the Buddha. As his aunt, she raised him, nurtured him, and gave him her milk.
bhagavantaṁ janettiyā kālaṅkatāya thaññaṁ pāyesi.
kālaṅkatāya → kālakatāya (bj, sya-all, pts) | kālakatāya → kālaṅkatāya (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu)
When the Buddha’s birth mother passed away, she nurtured him at her own breast.

Bhagavāpi, bhante, bahūpakāro mahāpajāpatiyā gotamiyā.
bahūpakāro → bahukāro (sya-all) | bhagavāpi → bhagavā pi (pts)
And the Buddha has been very helpful to Mahāpajāpati.
Bhagavantaṁ, bhante, āgamma mahāpajāpati gotamī buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gatā, dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gatā, saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gatā.
mahāpajāpati → mahāpajāpatī (bj, sya-all); mahāpajapatī (pts) | saṅghaṁ → saṁghaṁ (ms2005, pts)
It is owing to the Buddha that Mahāpajāpati has gone for refuge to the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha.
Bhagavantaṁ, bhante, āgamma mahāpajāpati gotamī pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā adinnādānā paṭiviratā kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā musāvādā paṭiviratā surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭiviratā.
mahāpajāpati → mahāpajāpatī (bj, sya-all, pts) | kāmesumicchācārā → kāmesu micchācārā (pts)
It’s owing to the Buddha that she refrains from killing living creatures, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.
Bhagavantaṁ, bhante, āgamma mahāpajāpati gotamī buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgatā, dhamme aveccappasādena samannāgatā, saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgatā ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgatā.
mahāpajāpati → mahāpajāpatī (bj, sya-all, pts) | samannāgatā → samannagatā (pts) | saṅghe → saṁghe (ms2005) | samannāgatā saṅghe → samannagatā saṁghe (pts)
It’s owing to the Buddha that she has experiential confidence in the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha, and has the ethics loved by the noble ones.
Bhagavantaṁ, bhante, āgamma mahāpajāpati gotamī dukkhe nikkaṅkhā, dukkhasamudaye nikkaṅkhā, dukkhanirodhe nikkaṅkhā, dukkhanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya nikkaṅkhā.
mahāpajāpati → mahāpajāpatī (bj, sya-all, pts) | bhante → (sya-all)
It’s owing to the Buddha that she is free of doubt regarding suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.
Bhagavāpi, bhante, bahūpakāro mahāpajāpatiyā gotamiyā”ti.
bahūpakāro → bahukāro (sya-all) | gotamiyāti → gotamiyāti evametaṁ ānanda (sya-all) | bhagavāpi → bhagavā pi (pts) | gotamiyāti → gotamiyā ti evam etaṁ ānanda (pts)
The Buddha has been very helpful to Mahāpajāpati.”

“Evametaṁ, ānanda.
ānanda → ānanda evametaṁ ānanda (bj) | evametaṁ → evam etaṁ (pts)
“That’s so true, Ānanda.
Yaṁ hānanda, puggalo puggalaṁ āgamma buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gato hoti, dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gato hoti, saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gato hoti, imassānanda, puggalassa iminā puggalena na suppatikāraṁ vadāmi, yadidaṁ—
hānanda → hi ānanda (bj) | suppatikāraṁ → supaṭikāraṁ (sya-all) | saṅghaṁ → saṁghaṁ (ms2005, pts) | hānanda → h ānanda (pts) | imassānanda → imass ānanda (pts)
When someone has enabled you to go for refuge, it’s not easy to repay them
abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena.
abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena → abhivādanapaccupaṭṭhānañjalikammaṁ sāmīcikammaṁ cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena (pts) | abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena → abhivādana-paccuṭṭhāna-añjalikamma sāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilā nappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena (my) | abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena → abhivādanaṁ paccuṭṭhānaṁ añjalikammaṁ sāmīcikammaṁ cīvara piṇḍapāta senāsana gilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena (th)
by bowing down to them, rising up for them, greeting them with cupped palms, and observing proper etiquette for them; or by providing them with robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.

Yaṁ hānanda, puggalo puggalaṁ āgamma pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti, imassānanda, puggalassa iminā puggalena na suppatikāraṁ vadāmi, yadidaṁ—
suppatikāraṁ → supaṭikāraṁ (sya-all) | kāmesumicchācārā → kāmesu micchācārā (bjt, th, pts) | hānanda → h ānanda (pts) | imassānanda → imass ānanda (pts)
When someone has enabled you to refrain from killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor, it’s not easy to repay them …
abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena.
abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena → uppadānena (pts) | abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena → abhivādana-paccuṭṭhāna-añjalikamma-sāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilā nappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena (my) | abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena → abhivādanaṁ paccuṭṭhānaṁ añjalikammaṁ sāmīcikammaṁ cīvara piṇḍapāta senāsana gilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena (th)

Yaṁ hānanda, puggalo puggalaṁ āgamma buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti, dhamme … saṅghe … ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti, imassānanda, puggalassa iminā puggalena na suppatikāraṁ vadāmi, yadidaṁ—
dhamme → dhamme aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti (bj, sya-all) | saṅghe → saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti (bj, sya-all) | suppatikāraṁ → supaṭikāraṁ (sya-all) | saṅghe ariyakantehi → (pts) | saṅghe → saṁghe (ms2005) | hānanda → h ānanda (pts) | imassānanda → imass ānanda (pts)
When someone has enabled you to have experiential confidence in the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha, and the ethics loved by the noble ones, it’s not easy to repay them …
abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena.
abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena → uppadānena (pts) | abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena → abhivādana-paccuṭṭhāna-añjalikamma-sāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilā nappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena (my) | abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena → abhivādanaṁ paccuṭṭhānaṁ añjalikammaṁ sāmīcikammaṁ cīvara piṇḍapāta senāsana gilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena (th)

Yaṁ hānanda, puggalo puggalaṁ āgamma dukkhe nikkaṅkho hoti, dukkhasamudaye nikkaṅkho hoti, dukkhanirodhe nikkaṅkho hoti, dukkhanirodhagāminiyā paṭipadāya nikkaṅkho hoti, imassānanda, puggalassa iminā puggalena na suppatikāraṁ vadāmi, yadidaṁ—
suppatikāraṁ → supaṭikāraṁ (sya-all) | hānanda → h ānanda (pts) | imassānanda → imass ānanda (pts)
When someone has enabled you to be free of doubt regarding suffering, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation, it’s not easy to repay them
abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena.
abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena → uppadānena (pts) | abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena → abhivādana-paccuṭṭhānaañjalikamma-sāmīcikamma-cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilā nappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena (my) | abhivādanapaccuṭṭhānaañjalikammasāmīcikammacīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena → abhivādanaṁ paccuṭṭhānaṁ añjalikammaṁ sāmīcikammaṁ cīvara piṇḍapāta senāsana gilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānuppadānena (th)
by bowing down to them, rising up for them, greeting them with cupped palms, and observing proper etiquette for them; or by providing them with robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.

Cuddasa kho panimānanda, pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.
panimānanda → pan im ānanda (pts)
Ānanda, there are these fourteen religious donations to individuals.
Katamā cuddasa?What fourteen? Tathāgate arahante sammāsambuddhe dānaṁ deti—One gives a gift to the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha. ayaṁ paṭhamā pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.
ayaṁ → (sya-all)
This is the first religious donation to an individual.
Paccekasambuddhe dānaṁ deti—
paccekasambuddhe → paccekabuddhe (bj, pts) | paccekabuddhe → paccekasambuddhe (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu) | Paccekasambuddhe → paccekabuddhe (cck: sī. pī.) | Paccekabuddhe → So Sky here; Si always and Sky infra paccekasambuddhe. (pts note)
One gives a gift to an independent Buddha.
ayaṁ dutiyā pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.This is the second religious donation to an individual. Tathāgatasāvake arahante dānaṁ deti—One gives a gift to a perfected one. ayaṁ tatiyā pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.This is the third religious donation to an individual. Arahattaphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanne dānaṁ deti—One gives a gift to someone practicing to realize the fruit of perfection. ayaṁ catutthī pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.
catutthī → catutthi (bj); catutthā (sya-all) | pāṭipuggalikā → pātipuggalikā (pts)
This is the fourth religious donation to an individual.
Anāgāmissa dānaṁ deti—One gives a gift to a non-returner. ayaṁ pañcamī pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.This is the fifth religious donation to an individual. Anāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanne dānaṁ deti—
anāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya → anagāmiphalasacchikiriyāya (pts) | deti ayaṁ chaṭṭhī pāṭipuggalikā → detiayaṁ chaṭṭhā paṭipuggalikā (pts)
One gives a gift to someone practicing to realize the fruit of non-return.
ayaṁ chaṭṭhī pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.
chaṭṭhī → chaṭṭhā (sya-all)
This is the sixth religious donation to an individual.
Sakadāgāmissa dānaṁ deti—One gives a gift to a once-returner. ayaṁ sattamī pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.This is the seventh religious donation to an individual. Sakadāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanne dānaṁ deti—One gives a gift to someone practicing to realize the fruit of once-return. ayaṁ aṭṭhamī pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.This is the eighth religious donation to an individual. Sotāpanne dānaṁ deti—One gives a gift to a stream-enterer. ayaṁ navamī pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.This is the ninth religious donation to an individual. Sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanne dānaṁ deti—One gives a gift to someone practicing to realize the fruit of stream-entry. ayaṁ dasamī pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.This is the tenth religious donation to an individual. Bāhirake kāmesu vītarāge dānaṁ deti—One gives a gift to an outsider who is free of desire for sensual pleasures. ayaṁ ekādasamī pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.
pāṭipuggalikā → pātipuggalikā (pts)
This is the eleventh religious donation to an individual.
Puthujjanasīlavante dānaṁ deti—
Puthujjanasīlavante → Sky agree both here and infra in reaching p--sīlañce. (pts note)
One gives a gift to an ordinary person who has good ethical conduct.
ayaṁ dvādasamī pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.
pāṭipuggalikā → pātipuggalikā (pts)
This is the twelfth religious donation to an individual.
Puthujjanadussīle dānaṁ deti—One gives a gift to an ordinary person who has bad ethical conduct. ayaṁ terasamī pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇā.
dakkhiṇā → dakkhiṇa (pts)
This is the thirteenth religious donation to an individual.
Tiracchānagate dānaṁ deti—One gives a gift to an animal. ayaṁ cuddasamī pāṭipuggalikā dakkhiṇāti.
dakkhiṇāti tatrānanda → dakkhiṇā tatr ānanda (pts)
This is the fourteenth religious donation to an individual.

Tatrānanda, tiracchānagate dānaṁ datvā sataguṇā dakkhiṇā pāṭikaṅkhitabbā, puthujjanadussīle dānaṁ datvā sahassaguṇā dakkhiṇā pāṭikaṅkhitabbā, puthujjanasīlavante dānaṁ datvā satasahassaguṇā dakkhiṇā pāṭikaṅkhitabbā, bāhirake kāmesu vītarāge dānaṁ datvā koṭisatasahassaguṇā dakkhiṇā pāṭikaṅkhitabbā, sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanne dānaṁ datvā asaṅkheyyā appameyyā dakkhiṇā pāṭikaṅkhitabbā, ko pana vādo sotāpanne, ko pana vādo sakadāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanne, ko pana vādo sakadāgāmissa, ko pana vādo anāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanne, ko pana vādo anāgāmissa, ko pana vādo arahattaphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanne, ko pana vādo arahante, ko pana vādo paccekasambuddhe, ko pana vādo tathāgate arahante sammāsambuddhe.
vādo → vādo tathāgatasāvake (bj, sya-all, pts) | paccekasambuddhe → paccekabuddhe (bj, pts) | sammāsambuddhe → sammāsambuddheti (bj) | pāṭikaṅkhitabbā → pāṭikaṅkheyyā (pts) | pana → panā (pts) | tatrānanda → tatr ānanda (pts)
Now, Ānanda, gifts to the following persons may be expected to yield the following returns. To an animal, a hundred times. To an unethical ordinary person, a thousand. To an ethical ordinary person, a hundred thousand. To an outsider free of desire for sensual pleasures, 10,000,000,000. But a gift to someone practicing to realize the fruit of stream-entry may be expected to yield incalculable, immeasurable returns. How much more so a gift to a stream-enterer, someone practicing to realize the fruit of once-return, a once-returner, someone practicing to realize the fruit of non-return, a non-returner, someone practicing to realize the fruit of perfection, a perfected one, or an independent Buddha? How much more so a Realized One, a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha?

Satta kho panimānanda, saṅghagatā dakkhiṇā.
saṅghagatā → saṁghagatā (ms2005) | panimānanda saṅghagatā → pan im ānanda saṁghagatā (pts)
But there are, Ānanda, seven religious donations bestowed on a Saṅgha.
Katamā satta?
katamā satta buddhappamukhe → buddhapamukhe (pts)
What seven?
Buddhappamukhe ubhatosaṅghe dānaṁ deti—
buddhappamukhe ubhatosaṅghe → buddhapamukhe ubhato saṅghe (bjt) | ubhatosaṅghe → ubhatosaṁghe (ms2005) | buddhappamukhe ubhatosaṅghe → ubhatosaṁghe (pts)
One gives a gift to the communities of both monks and nuns headed by the Buddha.
ayaṁ paṭhamā saṅghagatā dakkhiṇā.
saṅghagatā → saṁghagatā (ms2005, pts)
This is the first religious donation bestowed on a Saṅgha.
Tathāgate parinibbute ubhatosaṅghe dānaṁ deti—
parinibbute ubhatosaṅghe → parinnibbute udhatosaṁghe (pts) | ubhatosaṅghe → ubhato saṅghe (bjt) | ubhatosaṅghe → ubhatosaṁghe (ms2005)
One gives a gift to the communities of both monks and nuns after the Buddha has finally become quenched.
ayaṁ dutiyā saṅghagatā dakkhiṇā.
saṅghagatā → saṁghagatā (ms2005, pts)
This is the second religious donation bestowed on a Saṅgha.
Bhikkhusaṅghe dānaṁ deti—
bhikkhusaṅghe → bhikkhusaṁghe (ms2005, pts)
One gives a gift to the Saṅgha of monks.
ayaṁ tatiyā saṅghagatā dakkhiṇā.
saṅghagatā → saṁghagatā (ms2005, pts)
This is the third religious donation bestowed on a Saṅgha.
Bhikkhunisaṅghe dānaṁ deti—
bhikkhunisaṅghe → bhikkhunīsaṅghe (bj, sya-all, pts) | bhikkhunisaṅghe → bhikkhunisaṁghe (ms2005) | bhikkhunisaṅghe → bhikkhunīsaṁghe (pts)
One gives a gift to the Saṅgha of nuns.
ayaṁ catutthī saṅghagatā dakkhiṇā.
catutthī → catutthā (sya-all) | saṅghagatā → saṁghagatā (ms2005, pts)
This is the fourth religious donation bestowed on a Saṅgha.
‘Ettakā me bhikkhū ca bhikkhuniyo ca saṅghato uddissathā’ti dānaṁ deti—
ettakā → ettake (sya-all) | saṅghato → saṁghato (ms2005, pts)
One gives a gift, thinking: ‘Appoint this many monks and nuns for me from the Saṅgha.’
ayaṁ pañcamī saṅghagatā dakkhiṇā.
saṅghagatā → saṁghagatā (ms2005, pts)
This is the fifth religious donation bestowed on a Saṅgha.
‘Ettakā me bhikkhū saṅghato uddissathā’ti dānaṁ deti—
ettakā → ettake (sya-all) | saṅghato → saṁghato (ms2005, pts)
One gives a gift, thinking: ‘Appoint this many monks for me from the Saṅgha.’
ayaṁ chaṭṭhī saṅghagatā dakkhiṇā.
chaṭṭhī → chaṭṭhā (sya-all) | ayaṁ chaṭṭhī → chaṭṭhā (pts) | saṅghagatā → saṁghagatā (ms2005)
This is the sixth religious donation bestowed on a Saṅgha.
‘Ettakā me bhikkhuniyo saṅghato uddissathā’ti dānaṁ deti—
ettakā → ettikā (bj, sya-all) | saṅghato → saṁghato (ms2005, pts)
One gives a gift, thinking: ‘Appoint this many nuns for me from the Saṅgha.’
ayaṁ sattamī saṅghagatā dakkhiṇā.
saṅghagatā → saṁghagatā (ms2005, pts)
This is the seventh religious donation bestowed on a Saṅgha.

Bhavissanti kho panānanda, anāgatamaddhānaṁ gotrabhuno kāsāvakaṇṭhā dussīlā pāpadhammā.
panānanda → pan ānanda (pts)
In times to come there will be lambs of the flock wearing a scrap of ocher cloth, unethical and of bad character.
Tesu dussīlesu saṅghaṁ uddissa dānaṁ dassanti.
saṅghaṁ → saṁghaṁ (ms2005, pts)
People will give gifts to those unethical people in the name of the Saṅgha.
Tadāpāhaṁ, ānanda, saṅghagataṁ dakkhiṇaṁ asaṅkheyyaṁ appameyyaṁ vadāmi.
tadāpāhaṁ → tadāpahaṁ (bj, sya-all) | tadāpahaṁ → tadāpāhaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | saṅghagataṁ → saṁghagataṁ (ms2005, pts) | tadāpāhaṁ → tadā p ahaṁ (pts)
Then too, I say, a religious donation bestowed on the Saṅgha is incalculable and immeasurable.
Na tvevāhaṁ, ānanda, kenaci pariyāyena saṅghagatāya dakkhiṇāya pāṭipuggalikaṁ dānaṁ mahapphalataraṁ vadāmi.
pāṭipuggalikaṁ dānaṁ → pāṭipuggalikadānaṁ (sya-all) | na tvevāhaṁ → natvevāhaṁ (bjt) | saṅghagatāya → saṁghagatāya (ms2005, pts)
But in any case, there is no way a personal offering can be more fruitful than one bestowed on a Saṅgha, I say.

Catasso kho imā, ānanda, dakkhiṇā visuddhiyo.
imā ānanda dakkhiṇā visuddhiyo → panimānanda dakkhiṇāvisuddhiyo (sya-all)
Ānanda, there are these four ways of purifying a religious donation.
Katamā catasso?What four? Atthānanda, dakkhiṇā dāyakato visujjhati no paṭiggāhakato.
atthānanda → atth ānanda (pts)
There’s a religious donation that’s purified by the giver, not the recipient.
Atthānanda, dakkhiṇā paṭiggāhakato visujjhati no dāyakato.
atthānanda → atth ānanda (pts)
There’s a religious donation that’s purified by the recipient, not the giver.
Atthānanda, dakkhiṇā neva dāyakato visujjhati no paṭiggāhakato.
atthānanda → atth ānanda (pts) | neva → n eva (pts)
There’s a religious donation that’s purified by neither the giver nor the recipient.
Atthānanda, dakkhiṇā dāyakato ceva visujjhati paṭiggāhakato ca.
atthānanda → atth ānanda (pts) | ceva → eva (pts)
There’s a religious donation that’s purified by both the giver and the recipient.

Kathañcānanda, dakkhiṇā dāyakato visujjhati no paṭiggāhakato?
kathañcānanda dakkhiṇā → kathañ ānanda dakkhiṇa (pts)
And how is a religious donation purified by the giver, not the recipient?
Idhānanda, dāyako hoti sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo, paṭiggāhakā honti dussīlā pāpadhammā—
idhānanda → idh ānanda (pts)
It’s when the giver is ethical, of good character, but the recipient is unethical, of bad character.
evaṁ kho, ānanda, dakkhiṇā dāyakato visujjhati no paṭiggāhakato.

Kathañcānanda, dakkhiṇā paṭiggāhakato visujjhati no dāyakato?
kathañcānanda → kathañ ānanda (pts)
And how is a religious donation purified by the recipient, not the giver?
Idhānanda, dāyako hoti dussīlo pāpadhammo, paṭiggāhakā honti sīlavanto kalyāṇadhammā—
sīlavanto → sīlavantā (si) | sīlavanto → sīlavantā (bj: sīmu) | sīlavanto → sīlavantā (cck: sī.) | idhānanda → idh ānanda (pts)
It’s when the giver is unethical, of bad character, but the recipient is ethical, of good character.
evaṁ kho, ānanda, dakkhiṇā paṭiggāhakato visujjhati no dāyakato.

Kathañcānanda, dakkhiṇā neva dāyakato visujjhati no paṭiggāhakato?
kathañcānanda → kathañ ānanda (pts) | neva → n eva (pts)
And how is a religious donation purified by neither the giver nor the recipient?
Idhānanda, dāyako ca hoti dussīlo pāpadhammo, paṭiggāhakā ca honti dussīlā pāpadhammā—
idhānanda → idh ānanda (pts)
It’s when both the giver and the recipient are unethical, of bad character.
evaṁ kho, ānanda, dakkhiṇā neva dāyakato visujjhati no paṭiggāhakato.
neva → n eva (pts)

Kathañcānanda, dakkhiṇā dāyakato ceva visujjhati paṭiggāhakato ca?
kathañcānanda → kathañ ānanda (pts) | ceva → eva (pts)
And how is a religious donation purified by both the giver and the recipient?
Idhānanda, dāyako ca hoti sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo, paṭiggāhakā ca honti sīlavanto kalyāṇadhammā—
idhānanda → idh ānanda (pts)
It’s when both the giver and the recipient are ethical, of good character.
evaṁ kho, ānanda, dakkhiṇā dāyakato ceva visujjhati paṭiggāhakato ca.
ceva → eva (pts)
Imā kho, ānanda, catasso dakkhiṇā visuddhiyo”ti.
dakkhiṇā visuddhiyoti → dakkhiṇāvisuddhiyoti (th) | dakkhiṇā visuddhiyoti → dakkhiṇāvisuddhiyo ti (pts)
These are the four ways of purifying a religious donation.”

Idamavoca bhagavā.
idamavoca → idam avoca (pts)
That is what the Buddha said.
Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:
vatvāna → vatvā (bjt, pts) | athāparaṁ etadavoca → athāparam etad avoca (pts)
Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:

“Yo sīlavā dussīlesu dadāti dānaṁ, dhammena laddhaṁ supasannacitto;
laddhaṁ → laddhā (bj, pts1ed) | laddhaṁ → laddhā (pts) | laddhā → laddhaṁ (bj: sīmu) | laddhaṁ → laddhā (cck: sī. pī.) | laddhaṁ → laddhā (sya-all: sī.) | laddhā → Si laddhaṁ, with note that the Sinhalese reading is laddhā; Sky here laddhāna (but laddhā infra) followed by pasannacitto. (pts note)
“When an ethical person with trusting heart gives a proper gift to unethical persons,
Abhisaddahaṁ kammaphalaṁ uḷāraṁ, sā dakkhiṇā dāyakato visujjhati.
abhisaddahaṁ → abhisadd ahaṁ (pts) | uḷāraṁ → uḷāram (pts)
trusting in the ample fruit of deeds, that offering is purified by the giver.

Yo dussīlo sīlavantesu dadāti dānaṁ, adhammena laddhaṁ appasannacitto;
laddhaṁ → laddhā (bj) | laddhaṁ appasannacitto anabhisaddahaṁ → laddhā apasannacitto anabhisadd ahaṁ (pts) | laddhā → laddhaṁ (bj: sīmu)
When an unethical and untrusting person, gives an improper gift to ethical persons,
Anabhisaddahaṁ kammaphalaṁ uḷāraṁ, sā dakkhiṇā paṭiggāhakato visujjhati.
anabhisaddahaṁ → anabhisadd ahaṁ (pts)
not trusting in the ample fruit of deeds, that offering is purified by the receivers.

Yo dussīlo dussīlesu dadāti dānaṁ, adhammena laddhaṁ appasannacitto;
laddhaṁ → laddhā (bj) | laddhaṁ appasannacitto anabhisaddahaṁ → laddhā apasannacitto anabhisadd ahaṁ (pts) | laddhā → laddhaṁ (bj: sīmu)
When an unethical and untrusting person, gives an improper gift to unethical persons,
Anabhisaddahaṁ kammaphalaṁ uḷāraṁ, na taṁ dānaṁ vipulapphalanti brūmi.
anabhisaddahaṁ → anabhisadd ahaṁ (pts) vipulaphalanti → vipulapphalanti (bj: sīmu) | visujjhati → So Sky; Si reads: Na taṁ dānaṁ vipullaphalan ti brūmi. (pts note)
not trusting in the ample fruit of deeds, I declare that gift is not very fruitful.

Yo sīlavā sīlavantesu dadāti dānaṁ, dhammena laddhaṁ supasannacitto;
laddhaṁ → laddhā (bj, pts) | laddhā → laddhaṁ (bj: sīmu)
When an ethical person with trusting heart gives a proper gift to ethical persons,
Abhisaddahaṁ kammaphalaṁ uḷāraṁ, taṁ ve dānaṁ vipulapphalanti brūmi.
abhisaddahaṁ → abhisadd ahaṁ (pts) vipulaphalanti → vipulapphalanti (bj: sīmu) | brūmi → sā dakkhiṇā nevubhato visujjhati (cck: sī. pī.) | vipulapphalanti → vipullaphalan ti (pts)
trusting in the ample fruit of deeds, I declare that gift is abundantly fruitful.

Yo vītarāgo vītarāgesu dadāti dānaṁ, dhammena laddhaṁ supasannacitto;
laddhaṁ → laddhā (bj, pts) | laddhā → laddhaṁ (bj: sīmu)
But when a passionless one gives to the passionless a proper gift with trusting heart,
Abhisaddahaṁ kammaphalaṁ uḷāraṁ, taṁ ve dānaṁ āmisadānānamaggan”ti.
abhisaddahaṁ → abhisadd ahaṁ (pts) āmisadānānamagganti → vipulanti brūmi (bj: sīmu) | āmisadānānamagga → taṁ ve dānaṁ vipulanti brūmi (cck: sī.) | āmisadānānamagganti → āmisadānānamagga nti (my) | āmisadānānamagganti → āmisadānaṁ vipulan ti (pts)
trusting in the ample fruit of deeds, that’s truly the best of material gifts.”

Dakkhiṇāvibhaṅgasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ dvādasamaṁ.
dakkhiṇāvibhaṅgasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ → dakkhiṇāvibhaṅga suttaṁ (bjt)

Vibhaṅgavaggo niṭṭhito catuttho.
+ → tassa vaggassa uddānaṁ (bjt)

Tassuddānaṁ

Bhaddekānandakaccāna, lomasakaṅgiyāsubho;
bhaddekānandakaccāna → bhaddekānanda kaccāna (bjt) | bhaddekānandakaccāna → bhaddisāla samiddhi (th) lomasakaṅgiyāsubho → lomasakaṅgiyā subho (bjt) | lomasakaṅgiyāsubho → candano aggivessamāṇavo (th)
Mahākammasaḷāyatanavibhaṅgā, uddesaaraṇā dhātu saccaṁ.
mahākammasaḷāyatanavibhaṅgā → mahākamma saḷāyatana vibhaṅgā (bjt) | mahākammasaḷāyatanavibhaṅgā → varañāṇī (th) brūmi → So Sky; Si reads: Taṁ ve d. āmisadānānamaggaṁ. (pts note) | uddesaaraṇā → uddesa araṇā (bjt) | uddesaaraṇā dhātu saccaṁ → sārathi uddissinā araṇena pukkusa saccavaro (th)
Dakkhiṇāvibhaṅgasuttanti.
suttanti → missing (bj note) | dakkhiṇāvibhaṅgasuttanti → dakkhiṇā vibhaṅga suttanti (bjt) | dakkhiṇāvibhaṅgasuttanti → vadānaṁ (th)

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