Sutta FriendsDāna is the Pāli word for giving. The Supreme Buddha taught that giving is one of the three main ways to collect good karma.
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Because of good actions he had done in the past, the Supreme Buddha had special marks on his body and special qualities related to those marks. In this sutta we learn the exact actions he did to earn each mark. (40 minutes)
Learn about specific good and bad actions and their good and bad results. (11 minutes)
What are the benefits of giving and how should we give? (10 minutes)
King Pasenadi asks the Buddha who one should give gifts to, so that one gains the most merit? (4 minutes)
For those people who make sacrificial offerings, searching for merit, the gift given to the community of monks generates great results. (1 minute)
As we do many different good and bad actions, so too we get many kinds of good and bad results. (6 minutes)
Even after having a child in the womb for seven years, Suppāvāsa would still like to have 7 more children. Seeing this, the Buddha speaks verses about the danger of attachments. (8 minutes)
The Buddha explains the benefits of giving and the results that one gains after death. (2 minutes)
The Buddha explains three kinds of people existing in the world. (3 minutes)
The Buddha explains two types of giving and which is the most important. (2 minutes)
In this beautiful sutta, the Buddha explains his compassion and the two types of giving. (2 minutes)
Arahant Moggallana asks a deva how she gained a golden roofed ship as her mansion. (2 minutes)
Offering water to the Noble Sangha will bring much happiness. (2 minutes)
A deva explains the happiness she gained after offering crab soup to the Sangha. (1 minute)
Giving will always bring good results. (10 minutes)
What was the result of giving a small gift? (1 minute)