The Buddha teaches on the benefits of giving, presenting a fivefold teaching for disciples on the path.
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, dāne ānisaṁsā. Katame pañca? Bahuno janassa piyo hoti manāpo; santo sappurisā bhajanti; kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati; gihidhammā anapagato hoti; kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dāne ānisaṁsāti.
Dadamāno piyo hoti,
sataṁ dhammaṁ anukkamaṁ;
Santo naṁ sadā bhajanti,
saññatā brahmacārayo.
Te tassa dhammaṁ desenti,
Sabbadukkhāpanūdanaṁ;
Yaṁ so dhammaṁ idhaññāya,
Parinibbāti anāsavo”ti.
Pañcamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, dāne ānisaṁsā.
“Mendicants, there are five benefits of giving.
Katame pañca?
What five?
Bahuno janassa piyo hoti manāpo;
A giver, a donor is dear and beloved by many people.
santo sappurisā bhajanti;
Good and true persons associate with them.
kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati;
They get a good reputation.
gihidhammā anapagato hoti;
They don’t neglect a layperson’s duties.
kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.
When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dāne ānisaṁsāti.
These are the five benefits of giving.
Dadamāno piyo hoti,
Giving, one is loved,
sataṁ dhammaṁ anukkamaṁ;
and follows the way of the good.
Santo naṁ sadā bhajanti,
The good, disciplined spiritual practitioners
saññatā brahmacārayo.
always associate with you.
Te tassa dhammaṁ desenti,
They teach you the Dhamma
Sabbadukkhāpanūdanaṁ;
that casts aside all suffering.
Yaṁ so dhammaṁ idhaññāya,
Having understood this teaching,
Parinibbāti anāsavo”ti.
the undefiled one is fully extinguished.”
Pañcamaṁ.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026