Mighty Merit Making ... !!! ;-)

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Friends:

 

Where does a Gift result in Great Fruition ?

 

Sakka - king of gods - once asked the buddha:

For those folks who wish to share,

For those beings in quest of merit,

Wishing to do good here in the world,

Where does their gift return great fruit ?

 

The blessed Buddha answered:

The four Nobles practicing the Way, #

The four Nobles enjoying the Fruit, %

These are the Sangha behaving straight,

Focused by understanding on what is right.

 

 

For those folks who wish to share,

For those beings in quest of merit,

Wishing to do good here in the world,

Any gift to this Sangha bears great fruit !

 

# Those on the path to Stream-entry, Once-Return, Never-Return & Arahat state.

% Those in fruition of Stream-entry, Once-Return, Never-Return & Arahat state.

Source: The Grouped sayings of the Buddha. Samyutta Nikaya I 233 http://www.pariyatti.com/book.cgi?prod_id=948507 http://www.accesstoinsight.org/canon/samyutta/index.html

 

 

Friendship is the Greatest ! and the entire Noble Life...

 

Bhikkhu Samāhita, Sri Lanka.

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