Kathavatthu 7.4.8
Kathāvatthu 7.4.8
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- Pāli
7.4.8.1
Na vattabbaṃ—
Theravādin: According to you, then, dāna is not something to be given. But was it not said by the Exalted One:
7.4.8.2
“deyyadhammo dānan”ti?
Theravādin: According to you, then, dāna is not something to be given. But was it not said by the Exalted One:
7.4.8.3
Āmantā.
Theravādin: According to you, then, dāna is not something to be given. But was it not said by the Exalted One:
7.4.8.4
Nanu vuttaṃ bhagavatā—
Theravādin: According to you, then, dāna is not something to be given. But was it not said by the Exalted One:
7.4.8.5
“idhekacco annaṃ deti, pānaṃ deti, vatthaṃ deti, yānaṃ deti, mālaṃ deti, gandhaṃ deti, vilepanaṃ deti, seyyaṃ deti, āvasathaṃ deti, padīpeyyaṃ detī”ti.
“Take the case of one who gives food, drink, raiment, a carriage, a wreath, a perfume, ointment, a couch, a dwelling, means of lighting”?
7.4.8.6
Attheva suttantoti?
Surely then dāna is a thing to be given.
7.4.8.7
Āmantā.
Surely then dāna is a thing to be given.
7.4.8.8
Tena hi deyyadhammo dānanti.
Surely then dāna is a thing to be given.
Translations (2)
- Points of Controversy, or Subjects of Discourse — Shwe Zan Aung & Caroline A. F. Rhys Davids 1915, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (2)
- Mūlaṭīkā — Ānanda (Vanaratana), Pāli
- Pañcappakaraṇaṭṭhakathā — Buddhaghosa, Pāli