Pv 48The Axle
Pāli / Sanskrit:Akkharukkhapetavatthu
What was the result of giving a small gift?
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– STORIES OF HUNGRY GHOSTS
– THE GREAT CHAPTER
4.13
BJT 809"The thing that the donor gives is not necessarily that same thing (that comes as the fruit). You should give; one who bestows a gift transcends both (suffering and misfortune in this life and in the future), and through that act of giving arrives at both (benefit and happiness in this life and in the future). You should be vigilant; you should not be heedless."
This is the thirteenth story of the Hungry Ghost at the Mango Tree.
Translated by Bhikkhu Indacanda, 2011. Based on the Buddha Jayanthi edition of the Pali canon, as corrected by Bhikkhu Indacanda. Full text, translation, and notes are available at the translator's website: http://tamtangpaliviet.net/.
Used by kind permission of the translator.
Prepared for SuttaCentral by Blake Walsh.
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