1.1Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

2.1“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, dānāni—“There are, mendicants, these two gifts.2.2āmisadānañca dhammadānañca.A gift of things of the flesh and a gift of the teaching.2.3Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ dānānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammadānaṁ.The better of these two gifts is the gift of the teaching.

3.1Dveme, bhikkhave, saṁvibhāgā—There are these two kinds of sharing.3.2āmisasaṁvibhāgo ca dhammasaṁvibhāgo ca.Sharing things of the flesh and sharing the teaching.3.3Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ saṁvibhāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammasaṁvibhāgo.The better of these two kinds of sharing is sharing the teaching.

4.1Dveme, bhikkhave, anuggahā—There are these two kinds of support.4.2āmisānuggaho ca dhammānuggaho ca.Support in things of the flesh and support in the teaching.4.3Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ anuggahānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammānuggaho”ti.The better of these two kinds of support is support in the teaching.”

4.4Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.4.5Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

5.1“Yamāhu dānaṁ paramaṁ anuttaraṁ,“It is said to be the supreme, ultimate gift,5.2Yaṁ saṁvibhāgaṁ bhagavā avaṇṇayi;and the sharing praised by the Buddha;5.3Aggamhi khettamhi pasannacitto,what wise and sensible person, <j>confident in the best of fields,5.4Viññū pajānaṁ ko na yajetha kāle.would not sow a such timely gift?

6.1Ye ceva bhāsanti suṇanti cūbhayaṁ,For those who are diligent <j>in the dispensation of the Holy One,6.2Pasannacittā sugatassa sāsane;both those who speak and those who listen,6.3Tesaṁ so attho paramo visujjhati,confident in the dispensation of the Holy One,6.4Ye appamattā sugatassa sāsane”ti.such a gift purifies the highest goal.”

7.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

7.2Navamaṁ.