Yajamānasutta

Saṁyutta Nikāya 11.16

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2. Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

Yajamānasutta

Sponsoring Sacrifice

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.

Atha kho sakko devānamindo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.

And then Sakka, lord of gods, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side,

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho sakko devānamindo bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

and addressed him in verse:

“Yajamānānaṁ manussānaṁ,

“For humans, those merit-seeking creatures,

puññapekkhāna pāṇinaṁ;

who sponsor sacrifices,

Karotaṁ opadhikaṁ puññaṁ,

making worldly merit,

kattha dinnaṁ mahapphalan”ti.

where is a gift very fruitful?”

“Cattāro ca paṭipannā,

“Four practicing the path,

cattāro ca phale ṭhitā;

and four established in the fruit.

Esa saṅgho ujubhūto,

This is the upright Saṅgha,

paññāsīlasamāhito.

with wisdom, ethics, and immersion.

Yajamānānaṁ manussānaṁ,

For humans, those merit-seeking creatures,

Puññapekkhāna pāṇinaṁ;

who sponsor sacrifices,

Karotaṁ opadhikaṁ puññaṁ,

making worldly merit,

Saṅghe dinnaṁ mahapphalan”ti.

what is given to the Saṅgha is very fruitful.”