VaggaNavattabbaṅsaṅghodakkhiṇaṅpaṭiggaṇhātītikathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 1710

[1710] Sakavādin: Is it not to be said: "The Saṅgha accepts an offering (dakkhiṇā)"? Paravādin: Yes. Sakavādin: Are there not some who give a gift (dāna) to the Saṅgha? Paravādin: Yes. Sakavādin: If there are some who give a gift to the Saṅgha, then indeed, good sir, it should be said: "The Saṅgha accepts an offering." Sakavādin: Are there not some who give robes (cīvara) to the Saṅgha, … who give almsfood (piṇḍapāta), who give lodging (senāsana), who give medicinal requisites for the sick (gilānapaccaya-bhesajja-parikkhāra), who give hard food (khādanīya), who give soft food (bhojanīya), … who give drinking water? Paravādin: Yes. Sakavādin: If there are some who give drinking water to the Saṅgha, then indeed, good sir, it should be said: "The Saṅgha accepts an offering."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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