VaggaDānakathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1141

[1141] "Should it not be said: 'Giving (dāna) is a mental phenomenon (cetasika dhamma)'?" — "Yes." "But was it not said by the Blessed One: 'Faith (saddhā), moral shame (hiri), and wholesome giving — these are things (dhammā) followed by good persons (sappurisa); for this, they say, is the divine path, for by this one goes to the heavenly world (devaloka)' — is there indeed such a discourse (suttanta)?" — "Yes." "Well then, giving is a mental phenomenon."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.