Then, released from being sacrificed, I fled the sacrificial enclosure. Giving rise to a sense of urgency, I performed a great offering.

I did not drink, I did not eat, I did not enjoy any food for five or six days without offering to a worthy recipient.

Suppose there was a merchant who had made a store of goods. They would take those goods to where they could make a large profit.

So too, even giving what one has used oneself to others is very fruitful. That is why what is to be given to others multiplies a hundredfold.

Knowing the reason for this, I gave gifts in life after life. Aiming for awakening, I never backtracked from giving.”

The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood The Chapter With Akitti The Perfection of Giving (8th) King Sivi’s Conduct

“In the city called Ariṭṭha I was the aristocrat named Sivi. Seated in my finest longhouse, I then had the following thought:

‘Whatever human gifts there are, none may be found that I have not given. Even if someone were to ask for my eye, I would give it without wavering.’

Knowing my thoughts, Sakka the lord of gods, sitting in the assembly of gods said the following.