“Mendicants, there are five benefits of giving. What five? A giver, a donor is dear and beloved by many people. Good and true persons associate with them. They get a good reputation. They don’t neglect a layperson’s duties. When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm. These are the five benefits of giving.
Giving, one is loved,
and follows the way of the good.
The good, disciplined spiritual practitioners
always associate with you.
They teach you the Dhamma
that casts aside all suffering.
Having understood this teaching,
the undefiled one is fully extinguished.”
Numbered Discourses 5.36 4. With Sumanā Timely Gifts
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Mendicants, there are these five timely gifts. What five? A gift to a visitor. A gift to someone setting out on a journey. A gift to someone who is sick. A gift at a time of famine. Presenting the freshly harvested grains and fruits first to those who are ethical. These are the five timely gifts.
The wise give at the right time,
being bountiful and rid of stinginess.
A religious donation at the right time
to the noble ones, upright and unaffected,
given with a clear and confident mind,
is indeed abundant.
Those who rejoice at that,
or do other services,
don’t miss out on the offering;
they too have a share in the merit.
So you should give without holding back,
where a gift is very fruitful.
The good deeds of sentient beings
support them in the next world.”
Numbered Discourses 5.37 4. With Sumanā Food
“Mendicants, when a giver gives food, they give the recipients five things. What five? Long life, beauty, happiness, strength, and eloquence.