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141

“Dvemāni, bhikkhave, dānāni.
“There are these two gifts.

Katamāni dve?
What two?

Āmisadānañca dhammadānañca.
A gift of things of the flesh and a gift of the teaching.

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve dānāni.
These are the two gifts.

Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ dānānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammadānan”ti.
The better of these two gifts is the gift of the teaching.”

142

“Dveme, bhikkhave, yāgā.
“There are these two offerings.

Katame dve?
What two?

Āmisayāgo ca dhammayāgo ca.
An offering of things of the flesh and an offering of the teaching.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve yāgā.
These are the two offerings.

Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ yāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammayāgo”ti.
The better of these two offerings is an offering of the teaching.”

143

“Dveme, bhikkhave, cāgā.
“There are these two acts of generosity.

Katame dve?
What two?

Āmisacāgo ca dhammacāgo ca.
Generosity with things of the flesh and generosity with the teaching.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve cāgā.
These are the two acts of generosity.

Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ cāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammacāgo”ti.
The better of these two acts of generosity is generosity with the teaching.”

144

“Dveme, bhikkhave, pariccāgā.
“There are these two kinds of charity.

Katame dve?
What two?

Āmisapariccāgo ca dhammapariccāgo ca.
Charity in things of the flesh and charity in the teaching.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve pariccāgā.
These are the two kinds of charity.

Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ pariccāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammapariccāgo”ti.
The better of these two kinds of charity is a charity in the teaching.”

145

“Dveme, bhikkhave, bhogā.
“There are these two riches.

Katame dve?
What two?

Āmisabhogo ca dhammabhogo ca.
Riches in things of the flesh and riches in the teaching.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve bhogā.
These are the two riches.

Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ bhogānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammabhogo”ti.
The better of these two riches is riches in the teaching.”

146

“Dveme, bhikkhave, sambhogā.
“There are these two kinds of enjoyment.

Katame dve?
What two?

Āmisasambhogo ca dhammasambhogo ca.
Enjoyment of things of the flesh and enjoyment of the teaching.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve sambhogā.
These are the two kinds of enjoyment.

Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sambhogānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammasambhogo”ti.
The better of these two kinds of enjoyment is the enjoyment of the teaching.”

147

“Dveme, bhikkhave, saṁvibhāgā.
“There are these two kinds of sharing.

Katame dve?
What two?

Āmisasaṁvibhāgo ca dhammasaṁvibhāgo ca.
Sharing things of the flesh and sharing the teaching.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve saṁvibhāgā.
These are the two kinds of sharing.

Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ saṁvibhāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammasaṁvibhāgo”ti.
The better of these two kinds of sharing is sharing the teaching.”

148

“Dveme, bhikkhave, saṅgahā.
“There are these two kinds of inclusion.

Katame dve?
What two?

Āmisasaṅgaho ca dhammasaṅgaho ca.
Inclusion in things of the flesh and inclusion in the teaching.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve saṅgahā.
These are the two kinds of inclusion.

Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ saṅgahānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammasaṅgaho”ti.
The better of these two kinds of inclusion is inclusion in the teaching.”

149

“Dveme, bhikkhave, anuggahā.
“There are these two kinds of support.

Katame dve?
What two?

Āmisānuggaho ca dhammānuggaho ca.
Support in things of the flesh and support in the teaching.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve anuggahā.
These are the two kinds of support.

Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ anuggahānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammānuggaho”ti.
The better of these two kinds of support is support in the teaching.”

150

“Dvemā, bhikkhave, anukampā.
“There are these two kinds of sympathy.

Katamā dve?
What two?

Āmisānukampā ca dhammānukampā ca.
Sympathy in things of the flesh and sympathy in the teaching.

Imā kho, bhikkhave, dve anukampā.
These are the two kinds of sympathy.

Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imāsaṁ dvinnaṁ anukampānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammānukampā”ti.
The better of these two kinds of sympathy is sympathy in the teaching.”

Dānavaggo tatiyo.