Dighanikaya 5.349_9

5.349_9

Sattarasānisaṃsā vuttā. Tasmā etaṃ salākabhattato mahapphalatarañca mahānisaṃsatarañcāti veditabbaṃ. Saṅghassa pana pariccattattāva yaññoti vuccati. Idampi sutvā brāhmaṇo cintesi – ‘‘dhanapariccāgaṃ katvā vihāradānaṃ nāma dukkaraṃ, attano santakā hi kākaṇikāpi parassa duppariccajā, handāhaṃ itopi appaṭṭhatarañca appasamārambhatarañca yaññaṃ pucchāmī’’ti. Tato taṃ pucchanto – ‘‘atthi pana bho’’tiādimāha.

Seventeen benefits have been stated. Therefore, this should be understood to be of greater fruit and greater benefit than ticket-food. And it is called a sacrifice precisely because it has been relinquished to the Saṅgha. Having heard this as well, the brahmin thought: “Making a sacrifice of wealth and giving a dwelling is difficult; for even a penny belonging to oneself is hard to give away to another. Come, let me ask about a sacrifice involving even less difficulty and less enterprise than this.” Then, inquiring about that, he said: “Is there, master,” and so forth.