Gifts of a True Person

Sappurisadānasutta

Gifts of a True Person

Sappurisadānasutta

EN
“Mendicants, there are these eight gifts of a true person. What eight? Their gift is pure, good quality, timely, appropriate, intelligent, and regular. While giving their heart is confident, and afterwards they’re uplifted. These are the eight gifts of a true person.
PL
“Aṭṭhimāni, bhikkhave, sappurisadānāni. Katamāni aṭṭha? Suciṁ deti, paṇītaṁ deti, kālena deti, kappiyaṁ deti, viceyya deti, abhiṇhaṁ deti, dadaṁ cittaṁ pasādeti, datvā attamano hoti. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha sappurisadānānīti.
EN
He gives pure, good quality, and timely gifts of appropriate food and drinks regularly to spiritual practitioners who are fertile fields of merit.
PL
Suciṁ paṇītaṁ kālena, kappiyaṁ pānabhojanaṁ; Abhiṇhaṁ dadāti dānaṁ, sukhettesu brahmacārisu.
EN
They never regret giving away many things of the flesh. Discerning people praise giving such gifts.
PL
Neva vippaṭisārissa, cajitvā āmisaṁ bahuṁ; Evaṁ dinnāni dānāni, vaṇṇayanti vipassino.
EN
An intelligent person sacrifices like this, faithful, with a mind of letting go. Such an astute person is reborn in a happy, pleasing world.”
PL
Evaṁ yajitvā medhāvī, saddho muttena cetasā; Abyābajjhaṁ sukhaṁ lokaṁ, paṇḍito upapajjatī”ti.
PL
Sattamaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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