[40] Then the brahmin Udāyī approached the Blessed One; having approached, he exchanged greetings with the Blessed One, and when the courteous and memorable talk was concluded, he sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, the brahmin Udāyī said this to the Blessed One: "Does Master Gotama, too, praise sacrifice (yañña)?"
"Brahmin, I do not praise every sacrifice; yet, brahmin, neither do I withhold praise from every sacrifice. In whatever sacrifice, brahmin, cattle are slain, goats and sheep are slain, chickens and pigs are slain, and various living creatures come to slaughter — such a sacrifice, brahmin, involving violence (sārambha), I do not praise. For what reason? Because, brahmin, arahants, or those who have entered upon the path to arahantship, do not attend such a violent sacrifice. But in whatever sacrifice, brahmin, no cattle are slain, no goats and sheep are slain, no chickens and pigs are slain, and various living creatures do not come to slaughter — such a non-violent (nirārambha) sacrifice, brahmin, I praise; that is to say, a regular giving (niccadāna), a sacrifice according to family tradition (anukulayañña). For what reason? Because, brahmin, arahants, or those who have entered upon the path to arahantship, do attend such a non-violent sacrifice."
The restrained ones who live the holy life
attend such a sacrifice as this —
well-prepared, non-violent,
timely and fitting.
Those in the world who have drawn back the veil,
who have passed beyond family and destination —
the awakened ones, skilled in merit,
praise this sacrifice.
Whether at a sacrifice or at a memorial offering for the dead (saddha),
having made the oblation as is proper,
one with a confident mind sacrifices
in the good field — in those who live the holy life.
What is well-offered, well-sacrificed, well-attained,
done for those worthy of offerings —
the sacrifice becomes abundant,
and the deities are pleased.
Having sacrificed thus, the intelligent one,
faithful, with a mind released,
the wise one is reborn
in a happy world free from affliction.
The Cakka Chapter, the Fourth.
Its summary (uddāna):
Cakka, Saṅgaha, Sīha, Pasāda,
with Vassakāra the fifth;
Doṇa, Aparihāni, Paṭilīna,
Ujjaya, and with Udāyī — these are the ten.
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The Rohitassa Chapter, the Fifth.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.