དག་བ་དང་མ་དག་བའ་ལས་ཀྱ་རྣམ་པར་སྨན་པ་བསྟན་པའ་མད 14

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Those make gifts to monks, nuns, or other persons observing pure discipline¹⁸⁵ will be reciprocated ten thousandfold. Those who make gifts to the monks who expound the Dharma—those who spread the Great Vehicle, explain the treasuries of the Thus-Gone One, and are able to open the eyes of everyone—will be reciprocated countless numbers of times. Those who make gifts to the buddhas and bodhisattvas will reach the final fruition.

“Furthermore, those who make gifts to the three recipients of generosity will receive endless rewards. What are those three?¹⁸⁶ They are the buddhas, parents, and the sick. Those who offer them a single morsel of food will attain those endless rewards, so what need is there to mention the continuous practice of generosity? Those who offer baths to many Saṅgha members in this life will have lovely faces, possess all the clothing they want, and be respected by everyone in all their future lives. Those who read sūtras of the sacred Dharma and praise their recitation will have beautiful voices in all their future lives, and everyone will enjoy listening to them. Those who maintain their discipline in this life will have lovely faces and be supreme among humans in all their future lives. Those who, in this life, dig many wells in water-scarce areas, thereby providing drink, and widen roads to fit everyone,¹⁸⁷ thereby freeing up all people, will be kings among humans in all their future lives, and they will naturally receive food and drink with hundreds of flavors. Those who, in this life, copy¹⁸⁸ the sūtras and so forth or give them to others to let them read will be unobstructed in all their future lives,¹⁸⁹ and they will not forget anything they learn upon hearing it a single time; the buddhas and bodhisattvas, too, will always pay them heed,¹⁹⁰ and they will become most supreme and eminent among humans—they will be great leaders. Those who enjoy freeing many beings¹⁹¹ by building bridges, boats, and so forth in this life will possess the seven precious substances, and they will be venerated and praised by many in all their future lives;