Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Awakened One, as I have heard:
“Ahamasmi, bhikkhave, brāhmaṇo yācayogo sadā payatapāṇi antimadehadharo anuttaro bhisakko sallakatto. Tassa me tumhe puttā orasā mukhato jātā dhammajā dhammanimmitā dhammadāyādā, no āmisadāyādā.
“I am a brahmin, approachable to all who request, always open-handed, bearing my final body, the unsurpassed healer and remover of arrows [of suffering]. You are my sons, born from my mouth, born from the Dhamma, created by the Dhamma, inheritors of the Dhamma, not inheritors of material things.
Dvemāni, bhikkhave, dānāni— āmisadānañca dhammadānañca. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ dānānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammadānaṁ.
There are these two kinds of giving—the giving of material things and the giving of the Dhamma. Of these two kinds of giving, the giving of the Dhamma is the best.
Dveme, bhikkhave, saṁvibhāgā— āmisasaṁvibhāgo ca dhammasaṁvibhāgo ca. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ saṁvibhāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammasaṁvibhāgo.
There are these two kinds of sharing—sharing of material things and sharing of the Dhamma. Of these two kinds of sharing, sharing of the Dhamma is the best.
Dveme, bhikkhave, anuggahā— āmisānuggaho ca dhammānuggaho ca. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ anuggahānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammānuggaho.
There are these two kinds of assistance—assistance with material things and assistance with the Dhamma. Of these two kinds of assistance, assistance with the Dhamma is the best.
Dveme, bhikkhave, yāgā— āmisayāgo ca dhammayāgo ca. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ yāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammayāgo”ti.
There are these two kinds of offerings—the offering of material things and the offering of the Dhamma. Of these two kinds of offerings, the offering of the Dhamma is the best.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“Yo dhammayāgaṁ ayajī amaccharī,
Tathāgato sabbabhūtānukampī;
Taṁ tādisaṁ devamanussaseṭṭhaṁ,
Sattā namassanti bhavassa pāragun”ti.
“The one who made the offering of the Dhamma, free of stinginess,
the Tathāgata, compassionate towards all beings,
such a one, the foremost among gods and humans,
beings bow to him, the one who has crossed beyond existence.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.