1.1PTS 2.65Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ bhagavā etadavoca:Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him:

2.1“Catūhi kho, gahapati, dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako gihisāmīcipaṭipadaṁ paṭipanno hoti yasopaṭilābhiniṁ saggasaṁvattanikaṁ.“Householder, when a noble disciple does four things they are practicing appropriately for a layperson, which brings fame and leads to heaven.2.2Katamehi catūhi?What four?2.3Idha, gahapati, ariyasāvako bhikkhusaṅghaṁ paccupaṭṭhito hoti cīvarena, bhikkhusaṅghaṁ paccupaṭṭhito hoti piṇḍapātena, bhikkhusaṅghaṁ paccupaṭṭhito hoti senāsanena, bhikkhusaṅghaṁ paccupaṭṭhito hoti gilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārena.It’s when a noble disciple serves the mendicant Saṅgha with robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.2.4Imehi kho, gahapati, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato ariyasāvako gihisāmīcipaṭipadaṁ paṭipanno hoti yasopaṭilābhiniṁ saggasaṁvattanikanti.When a noble disciple does these four things they are practicing appropriately for a layperson, which brings fame and leads to heaven.

3.1Gihisāmīcipaṭipadaṁ,Those who are astute practice the way3.2paṭipajjanti paṇḍitā;that’s appropriate for laypeople.3.3Sammaggate sīlavante,They provide those who are ethical3.4cīvarena upaṭṭhitā.and rightly comported with robes,

4.1Piṇḍapātasayanena,almsfood, lodgings,4.2Gilānappaccayena ca;and supplies for the sick.4.3Tesaṁ divā ca ratto ca,Their merit always grows4.4Sadā puññaṁ pavaḍḍhati;by day and by night.4.5Saggañca kamatiṭṭhānaṁ,They pass on to a place in heaven,4.6Kammaṁ katvāna bhaddakan”ti.having done excellent deeds.”

4.7Dasamaṁ.

4.8Puññābhisandavaggo paṭhamo.

5.0Tassuddānaṁ

5.1Dve puññābhisandā dve ca,5.2saṁvāsā samajīvino;5.3Suppavāsā sudatto ca,5.4bhojanaṁ gihisāmicīti.