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Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

2: The Book of the Twos

141-150

(141)“There are these two gifts. What two? A gift of material things and a gift of the teaching. These are the two gifts. The better of these two gifts is the gift of the teaching.”

(142)“There are these two offerings. What two? An offering of material things and an offering of the teaching. These are the two offerings. The better of these two offerings is an offering of the teaching.”

(143)“There are these two acts of generosity. What two? Generosity with material things and generosity with the teaching. These are the two acts of generosity. The better of these two acts of generosity is generosity with the teaching.”

(144)“There are these two kinds of charity. What two? Charity in material things and charity in the teaching. These are the two kinds of charity. The better of these two kinds of charity is a charity in the teaching.”

(145)“There are these two riches. What two? Riches in material things and riches in the teaching. These are the two riches. The better of these two riches is riches in the teaching.”

(146)“There are these two kinds of enjoyment. What two? Enjoyment of material things and enjoyment of the teaching. These are the two kinds of enjoyment. The better of these two kinds of enjoyment is the enjoyment of the teaching.”

(147)“There are these two kinds of sharing. What two? Sharing material things and sharing the teaching. These are the two kinds of sharing. The better of these two kinds of sharing is sharing the teaching.”

(148)“There are these two kinds of inclusion. What two? Inclusion in material things and inclusion in the teaching. These are the two kinds of inclusion. The better of these two kinds of inclusion is inclusion in the teaching.”

(149)“There are these two kinds of support. What two? Support in material things and support in the teaching. These are the two kinds of support. The better of these two kinds of support is support in the teaching.”

(150)“There are these two kinds of sympathy. What two? Sympathy in material things and sympathy in the teaching. These are the two kinds of sympathy. The better of these two kinds of sympathy is sympathy in the teaching.”

(141) “Dvemāni, bhikkhave, dānāni. Katamāni dve? Āmisadānañca dhammadānañca. Imāni kho, bhikkhave, dve dānāni. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ dānānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammadānan”ti.

(142) “Dveme, bhikkhave, yāgā. Katame dve? Āmisayāgo ca dhammayāgo ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve yāgā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ yāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammayāgo”ti.

(143) “Dveme, bhikkhave, cāgā. Katame dve? Āmisacāgo ca dhammacāgo ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve cāgā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ cāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammacāgo”ti.

(144) “Dveme, bhikkhave, pariccāgā. Katame dve? Āmisapariccāgo ca dhammapariccāgo ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve pariccāgā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ pariccāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammapariccāgo”ti.

(145) “Dveme, bhikkhave, bhogā. Katame dve? Āmisabhogo ca dhammabhogo ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve bhogā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ bhogānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammabhogo”ti.

(146) “Dveme, bhikkhave, sambhogā. Katame dve? Āmisasambhogo ca dhammasambhogo ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve sambhogā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ sambhogānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammasambhogo”ti.

(147) “Dveme, bhikkhave, saṁvibhāgā. Katame dve? Āmisasaṁvibhāgo ca dhammasaṁvibhāgo ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve saṁvibhāgā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ saṁvibhāgānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammasaṁvibhāgo”ti.

(148) “Dveme, bhikkhave, saṅgahā. Katame dve? Āmisasaṅgaho ca dhammasaṅgaho ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve saṅgahā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ saṅgahānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammasaṅgaho”ti.

(149) “Dveme, bhikkhave, anuggahā. Katame dve? Āmisānuggaho ca dhammānuggaho ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve anuggahā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ anuggahānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammānuggaho”ti.

(150) “Dvemā, bhikkhave, anukampā. Katamā dve? Āmisānukampā ca dhammānukampā ca. Imā kho, bhikkhave, dve anukampā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imāsaṁ dvinnaṁ anukampānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammānukampā”ti.