{"collection":"Buddhism","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bud/sam/sn1-42.htm","path":"bud/sam/sn1-42.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/bud/sam/sn1-42.htm","text":"Main index\nBuddhism index\nindex\nSamyutta Nikaya I.42\nKindada Sutta\nA Giver of What\nFor free distribution only, as a gift of Dhamma\nContext of this sutta\n[A deva:]\nA giver of what is a giver of strength?\nA giver of what, a giver of beauty?\nA giver of what, a giver of ease?\nA giver of what, a giver of vision?\nAnd who is a giver of everything?\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Being asked, please explain this to me.\n[The Buddha:]\nA giver of food is a giver of strength.\nA giver of clothes, a giver of beauty.\nA giver of a vehicle, a giver of ease.\nA giver of a lamp, a giver of vision.\nAnd the one who gives a residence,\nis the one who is a giver of everything.\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But the one who teaches the Dhamma\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 is a giver of\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the Deathless.\nRevised: Sat 17 October 1998","title":"SN I.42 Kindada Sutta","type":"page"}