1Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to the Buddha: “How many kinds of people in the world are worthy of a religious donation? And where should a gift be given?”

“Householder, there are two kinds of people in the world who are worthy of a religious donation: the trainee and the master. These are two kinds of people in the world who are worthy of a religious donation, and that’s where you should give a gift.”

2That is what the Buddha said. Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:

3“In this world, the trainee and the master,
are worthy of the offerings of those who sponsor sacrifices.
They are upright in body,
speech, and mind.
This is the field for sponsors of sacrifice—
what’s given here is very fruitful.”

1Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: "kati nu kho, bhante, loke dakkhiṇeyyā, kattha ca dānaṁ dātabban"ti?

"Dve kho, gahapati, loke dakkhiṇeyyā – sekho ca asekho ca. Ime kho, gahapati, dve loke dakkhiṇeyyā, ettha ca dānaṁ dātabban"ti.

2Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā: 

3"Sekho asekho ca imasmiṁ loke,
Āhuneyyā yajamānānaṁ honti;
Te ujjubhūtā kāyena,
Vācāya uda cetasā;
Khettaṁ taṁ yajamānānaṁ,
Ettha dinnaṁ mahapphalan"ti.