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Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

2: The Book of the Twos

151

1"Bhikkhus, there are these two kinds of munificence.[n.329] Santhāra. Mp explains this as if it meant "a covering" or "a spread," which it does in certain contexts: "The covering with material goods is spreading out by covering (the space) between oneself and others with the four requisites." More likely, however, santhāra here is nearly synonymous with paṭisanthāra, which occurs in the next sutta. In fact, Mp says that the difference between the two words is a mere prefix. What two? Munificence with material goods and munificence with the Dhamma. These are the two kinds of munificence. Of these two kinds of munificence, munificence with the Dhamma is foremost."

1"Dveme, bhikkhave, santhārā. Katame dve? Āmisasanthāro ca dhammasanthāro ca. Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve santhārā. Etadaggaṁ, bhikkhave, imesaṁ dvinnaṁ santhārānaṁ yadidaṁ dhammasanthāro"ti.