[140] [The Blessed One:]
"Those who give it out of faith (saddhā), with a clear and confident mind —
that very food attends upon them, both in this world and in the next.
Therefore, having dispelled stinginess (macchera), let one give a gift (dāna) as one who has vanquished the stain (malābhibhū);
merits (puñña) are the support of living beings in the world beyond."
# 1. Sī., Yu.: the word "ca" is absent. 2. Ma., Yu.: "ko". 3. Sī., Yu.: "ubhayo". 4. Ma., Yu.: "atha ko".
The Ekamūla Sutta, Fourth
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.