法苑珠林 41.27

41.27

又雜寶藏經云。佛告諸比丘言。有八種人應決定施不復生疑。一父。二母。三佛。四弟子。五遠來之人。六遠去之人。七病人。八看病者。

Furthermore, the Sūtra of the Storehouse of Sundry Jewels states: The Buddha told the monks, 'There are eight kinds of people to whom one should resolutely give without giving rise to doubt: first, father; second, mother; third, the Buddha; fourth, disciples; fifth, a person coming from afar; sixth, a person going afar; seventh, a sick person; eighth, one who nurses the sick.'