[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 42.17 # 法苑珠林 42.17 法苑珠林 42.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [42.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.17) 又增一阿含經云。施有五事名為應時。一遠來。二遠去。三病時。四冷熱時。五初得果苽。若得新穀先與持戒精進人。然後自食。又施有三法。一送食至寺名上。就舍供養名中。造舍乞施發心供養名下。 > Furthermore, the Ekottarika-āgama states: 'Giving has five matters termed timely: first, when someone comes from afar; second, when someone goes afar; third, at the time of sickness; fourth, at the time of cold or heat; fifth, when one first obtains melons and fruits. If one obtains new grain, one first gives it to those who uphold the precepts with vigor, and only afterwards eats it oneself.' Furthermore, giving has three methods: first, sending food to the temple is termed superior; going to the house to make offerings is termed middling; building a house, begging for donations, and generating the mind to make offerings is termed inferior. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 42.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.16) - [Next: 42.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.18) - [Up: 42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.42.17) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.5.69) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.42.17) · Pramāṇa