Petavatthu 1.3
Petavatthu 1.3
- Language
- Pāli
1.3.1
Etaṃ bījaṃ kasi khettaṃ,
The seed is sown in the field,
1.3.2
petānaṃ dāyakassa ca;
For the benefit of the departed and the donor.
1.3.3
Taṃ petā paribhuñjanti,
The departed feed from it,
1.3.4
dātā puññena vaḍḍhati.
And the donor grows in merit.
Translations (2)
- Buddhist Ghost Stories — English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (1)
- Paramatthadīpanī (Petavatthu-aṭṭhakathā) — Dhammapāla, Pāli
Discussed in (1)
- Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names — Malalasekera 1937, English