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Hard to Give

Duddadajātaka

“Tis hard to do as good men do”—This story the Master told whilst in Jetavana, about alms given in common.

Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.410. Duddadajātaka

1.1PTS 2.86“Duddadaṁ dadamānānaṁ,1.2dukkaraṁ kamma kubbataṁ;1.3Asanto nānukubbanti,1.4sataṁ dhammo durannayo”.

2.1“Tasmā satañca asataṁ,2.2nānā hoti ito gati;2.3Asanto nirayaṁ yanti,2.4santo saggaparāyaṇāti.

3.1Duddadajātakaṁ dasamaṁ.

3.2Kalyāṇavaggo tatiyo.

4.1Tassuddānaṁ

5.1Susamaññamigādhibhū māṇavako,5.2Vāripahūtarūpādiccupaṭṭhānā;5.3Sakaḷāyasatindukapaṅka puna,5.4Satadhamma sududdadakena dasā”ti.