AN 8.31  Paṭhama dāna sutta - Giving (First)

“Aṭṭhimāni, bhikkhave, dānāni. Katamāni aṭṭha?

“Bhikkhus, there are these eight kinds of giving. Which eight?

Āsajja dānaṁ deti,

1.) One |gives::the act of giving or donating, with an intention to give [dāna]| after |assaulting::attacking, offending, disrespecting [āsajja]| [the recipient].

bhayā dānaṁ deti,

2.) One gives out of panic.

‘adāsi me’ti dānaṁ deti,

3.) One gives thinking, ‘He gave to me [in the past].’

‘dassati me’ti dānaṁ deti,

4.) One gives thinking, ‘He will give to me [in the future].’

‘sāhu dānan’ti dānaṁ deti,

5.) One gives thinking, ‘Giving is good.’

‘ahaṁ pacāmi, ime na pacanti; nārahāmi pacanto apacantānaṁ dānaṁ adātun’ti dānaṁ deti,

6.) One gives thinking, ‘I cook; these others do not cook. It is unfitting for me, who cooks, to deny to those who do not cook.’

‘imaṁ me dānaṁ dadato kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchatī’ti dānaṁ deti,

7.) One gives thinking, ‘When I give this gift, a favorable reputation will spread.’

cittālaṅkāracittaparikkhāratthaṁ dānaṁ deti.

8.) One gives for the sake of purifying and supporting the mind.

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha dānānī”ti.

These, bhikkhus, are the eight kinds of giving.”