{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn11.16/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn11.16","id":"suttacentral_sn11.16","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn11.16/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"At one time the Buddha was staying near R\u0101jagaha, on the Vulture\u2019s Peak Mountain. And then Sakka, lord of gods, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and addressed him in verse: \u201cFor humans, those merit-seeking creatures, who sponsor sacrifices, making worldly merit, where is a gift very fruitful?\u201d \u201cFour practicing the path, and four established in the fruit. This is the upright Sa\u1e45gha, with wisdom, ethics, and immersion. For humans, those merit-seeking creatures, who sponsor sacrifices, making worldly merit, what is given to the Sa\u1e45gha is very fruitful.\u201d","title":"Sponsoring Sacrifice","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":92}