Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c8.364

v1.c8.364

Issatta Sutta.—Pasenadi questions the Buddha as to how gifts should be given and the Buddha's answer is that they should be bestowed where the heart is pleased to give. The further question is asked as to whom, when given, does a gift bear much fruit. To the virtuous, irrespective of class, says the Buddha, and he instances the case of a youth skilled in war as opposed to one who is untrained and unskilled, no matter what his social status. The Buddha proceeds to describe the qualities which are possessed by the virtuous man.¹