AN 8 The Book of the Eights – Aṭṭhakanipāta > AN 8.31 Giving (1st)

Numbered Discourses 8.31 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.31

4. Giving – 4. Dānavagga

AN 8.31 Giving (1st) – Paṭhamadānasutta

1.1

“Bhikkhū, there are these eight gifts.

“Aṭṭhimāni, bhikkhave, dānāni.

1.2

What eight?

Katamāni aṭṭha?

1.3

A person might give a gift after insulting the recipient.

Āsajja dānaṁ deti,

1.4

Or they give out of fear.

bhayā dānaṁ deti,

1.5

Or they give thinking, ‘They gave to me.’

‘adāsi me’ti dānaṁ deti,

1.6

Or they give thinking, ‘They’ll give to me.’

‘dassati me’ti dānaṁ deti,

1.7

Or they give thinking, ‘It’s good to give.’

‘sāhu dānan’ti dānaṁ deti,

1.8

Or they give thinking, ‘I cook, they don’t. It wouldn’t be right for me to not give to them.’

‘ahaṁ pacāmi, ime na pacanti; nārahāmi pacanto apacantānaṁ dānaṁ adātun’ti dānaṁ deti,

1.9

Or they give thinking, ‘By giving this gift I’ll get a good reputation.’

‘imaṁ me dānaṁ dadato kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchatī’ti dānaṁ deti,

1.10

Or they give thinking, ‘This is an adornment and requisite for the mind.’

cittālaṅkāracittaparikkhāratthaṁ dānaṁ deti.

1.11

These are the eight gifts.”

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha dānānī”ti.

1.12

Paṭhamaṁ.