{"id":"sn1.33","title":"Good","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"sn1.33","title":"Good","units":[{"id":"sn1.33:0","sourceIds":["sn1.33:0.1","sn1.33:0.2","sn1.33:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.33\n4. Satullapakāyikavagga\nSādhusutta","en":"Linked Discourses 1.33\n4. The Host of a Hundred Felicities\nGood"}},{"id":"sn1.33:1","sourceIds":["sn1.33:1.1","sn1.33:1.2","sn1.33:1.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sāvatthinidānaṁ.\nAtha kho sambahulā satullapakāyikā devatāyo abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhaṁsu.\nEkamantaṁ ṭhitā kho ekā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:","en":"At Sāvatthī.\nThen, late at night, several glorious deities of the host of a hundred felicities, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, went up to the Buddha, bowed, and stood to one side.\nStanding to one side, one deity expressed this heartfelt sentiment in the Buddha’s presence:"}},{"id":"sn1.33:2","sourceIds":["sn1.33:2.1","sn1.33:2.2","sn1.33:2.3","sn1.33:2.4","sn1.33:2.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sādhu kho mārisa dānaṁ,\nmaccherā ca pamādā ca;\nEvaṁ dānaṁ na dīyati,\npuññaṁ ākaṅkhamānena;\nDeyyaṁ hoti vijānatā”ti.","en":"“Good, good fellow, is giving!\nBecause of stinginess and negligence\na gift is not given.\nWanting merit,\na smart person would give.”"}},{"id":"sn1.33:3","sourceIds":["sn1.33:3.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:","en":"Then another deity expressed this heartfelt sentiment in the Buddha’s presence:"}},{"id":"sn1.33:4","sourceIds":["sn1.33:4.1","sn1.33:4.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sādhu kho mārisa dānaṁ,\nApi ca appakasmimpi sāhu dānaṁ.","en":"“Good, good fellow, is giving!\nEven when one has little, giving is good."}},{"id":"sn1.33:5","sourceIds":["sn1.33:5.1","sn1.33:5.2","sn1.33:5.3","sn1.33:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Appasmeke pavecchanti,\nbahuneke na dicchare;\nAppasmā dakkhiṇā dinnā,\nsahassena samaṁ mitā”ti.","en":"Some who have little are happy to provide,\nwhile some who have much don’t wish to give.\nAn offering given from little\nis multiplied a thousand times.”"}},{"id":"sn1.33:6","sourceIds":["sn1.33:6.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:","en":"Then another deity expressed this heartfelt sentiment in the Buddha’s presence:"}},{"id":"sn1.33:7","sourceIds":["sn1.33:7.1","sn1.33:7.2","sn1.33:7.3","sn1.33:7.4","sn1.33:7.5","sn1.33:7.6","sn1.33:7.7"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sādhu kho mārisa dānaṁ,\nAppakasmimpi sāhu dānaṁ;\nApi ca saddhāyapi sāhu dānaṁ,\nDānañca yuddhañca samānamāhu;\nAppāpi santā bahuke jinanti,\nAppampi ce saddahāno dadāti;\nTeneva so hoti sukhī paratthā”ti.","en":"“Good, good fellow, is giving!\nEven when one has little, giving is good.\nAnd it’s also good to give out of faith.\nGiving and warfare are similar, they say,\nfor even a few of the good may conquer the many.\nIf a faithful person gives even a little,\nit still brings them happiness in the hereafter.”"}},{"id":"sn1.33:8","sourceIds":["sn1.33:8.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:","en":"Then another deity expressed this heartfelt sentiment in the Buddha’s presence:"}},{"id":"sn1.33:9","sourceIds":["sn1.33:9.1","sn1.33:9.2","sn1.33:9.3","sn1.33:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sādhu kho mārisa dānaṁ,\nAppakasmimpi sāhu dānaṁ;\nSaddhāyapi sāhu dānaṁ,\nApi ca dhammaladdhassāpi sāhu dānaṁ.","en":"“Good, good fellow, is giving!\nEven when one has little, giving is good.\nAnd it’s also good to give out of faith.\nAnd it’s also good to give legitimate wealth."}},{"id":"sn1.33:10","sourceIds":["sn1.33:10.1","sn1.33:10.2","sn1.33:10.3","sn1.33:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo dhammaladdhassa dadāti dānaṁ,\nUṭṭhānavīriyādhigatassa jantu;\nAtikkamma so vetaraṇiṁ yamassa,\nDibbāni ṭhānāni upeti macco”ti.","en":"A personage who gives legitimate wealth,\nearned by his efforts and initiative,\nhas passed over Yama’s Vetaraṇī River;\nthat mortal arrives at celestial fields.”"}},{"id":"sn1.33:11","sourceIds":["sn1.33:11.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:","en":"Then another deity expressed this heartfelt sentiment in the Buddha’s presence:"}},{"id":"sn1.33:12","sourceIds":["sn1.33:12.1","sn1.33:12.2","sn1.33:12.3","sn1.33:12.4","sn1.33:12.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sādhu kho mārisa dānaṁ,\nAppakasmimpi sāhu dānaṁ;\nSaddhāyapi sāhu dānaṁ,\nDhammaladdhassāpi sāhu dānaṁ;\nApi ca viceyya dānampi sāhu dānaṁ.","en":"“Good, good fellow, is giving!\nEven when one has little, giving is good.\nAnd it’s also good to give out of faith.\nAnd it’s also good to give legitimate wealth.\nAnd it’s also good to give intelligently."}},{"id":"sn1.33:13","sourceIds":["sn1.33:13.1","sn1.33:13.2","sn1.33:13.3","sn1.33:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Viceyya dānaṁ sugatappasatthaṁ,\nYe dakkhiṇeyyā idha jīvaloke;\nEtesu dinnāni mahapphalāni,\nBījāni vuttāni yathā sukhette”ti.","en":"The Holy One praises giving intelligently\nto those worthy of offerings here  in the world of the living.\nWhat’s given to these is very fruitful,\nlike seeds sown in a fertile field.”"}},{"id":"sn1.33:14","sourceIds":["sn1.33:14.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:","en":"Then another deity expressed this heartfelt sentiment in the Buddha’s presence:"}},{"id":"sn1.33:15","sourceIds":["sn1.33:15.1","sn1.33:15.2","sn1.33:15.3","sn1.33:15.4","sn1.33:15.5","sn1.33:15.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sādhu kho mārisa dānaṁ,\nAppakasmimpi sāhu dānaṁ;\nSaddhāyapi sāhu dānaṁ,\nDhammaladdhassāpi sāhu dānaṁ;\nViceyya dānampi sāhu dānaṁ,\nApi ca pāṇesupi sādhu saṁyamo.","en":"“Good, good fellow, is giving!\nEven when one has little, giving is good.\nAnd it’s also good to give out of faith.\nAnd it’s also good to give legitimate wealth.\nAnd it’s also good to give intelligently.\nAnd it’s also good to be restrained  when it comes to living creatures."}},{"id":"sn1.33:16","sourceIds":["sn1.33:16.1","sn1.33:16.2","sn1.33:16.3","sn1.33:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yo pāṇabhūtāni aheṭhayaṁ caraṁ,\nParūpavādā na karonti pāpaṁ;\nBhīruṁ pasaṁsanti na hi tattha sūraṁ,\nBhayā hi santo na karonti pāpan”ti.","en":"One who lives without harming any living being\ndoes no bad because of others’ blame.\nWere that the case they praise the coward, not the brave;\nfor the virtuous do no bad out of fear.”"}},{"id":"sn1.33:17","sourceIds":["sn1.33:17.1","sn1.33:17.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:\n“kassa nu kho, bhagavā, subhāsitan”ti?","en":"Then another deity said to the Buddha,\n“Sir, who has spoken well?”"}},{"id":"sn1.33:18","sourceIds":["sn1.33:18.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sabbāsaṁ vo subhāsitaṁ pariyāyena, api ca mamapi suṇātha—","en":"“You’ve all spoken well in your own way. However, listen to me also:"}},{"id":"sn1.33:19","sourceIds":["sn1.33:19.1","sn1.33:19.2","sn1.33:19.3","sn1.33:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saddhā hi dānaṁ bahudhā pasatthaṁ,\nDānā ca kho dhammapadaṁva seyyo;\nPubbe ca hi pubbatare ca santo,\nNibbānamevajjhagamuṁ sapaññā”ti.","en":"A gift of faith is praised in many ways,\nbut a passage of teaching is better than giving,\nfor the virtuous, in days old and older still,\neven attained extinction with wisdom.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/sn1.33/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}