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THE WORDS OF THE BUDDHA — VOLUME 13

Generosity

Generosity — Volume 13 of The Words of The Buddha

Teachings directly from The Buddha exploring generosity, giving, merit, recipients, and the fruit and benefits of giving on The Path to Enlightenment.

Table of Contents

Chapter
Title
Begin Here
Before You Begin
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Note
Note from Author
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Preface
Generosity
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Chapter 1
What Is Accomplishment in Generosity?
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Chapter 2
Giving
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Chapter 3
A Directly Visible Fruit of Giving Related to Future Lives
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Chapter 4
Five Benefits of Giving
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Chapter 5
A Donor Who Gives Food Gives Life, Beauty, Peacefulness, and Strength
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Chapter 6
A Donor Who Gives Medicine Gives Beauty, Peacefulness, and Strength
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Chapter 7
The Giver of the Agreeable Gains the Agreeable
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Chapter 8
The Way Leading to Wealth
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Chapter 9
The Generous One Would Surpass the Other
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Chapter 10
If Beings Knew the Results of Giving and Sharing
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Chapter 11
Four Means of Sustaining Favorable Relationships
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Chapter 12
Three Things Prescribed by the Wise
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Chapter 13
One Who Has Trust and Confidence
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Chapter 14
Practicing the Way Proper to the Household Practitioner
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Chapter 15
Mutual Support Between Monks, Brāhmins and Householders
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Chapter 16
Four Worthy Deeds to Be Undertaken with Wealth
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Chapter 17
Wealth Being Used Properly Goes to Utilization Not to Waste
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Chapter 18
Four Things Leading to Welfare and Peacefulness in Future Lives
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Chapter 19
Offering for the Heavenly Beings
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Chapter 20
Without Having Abandoned Selfishness One Is Incapable of Realizing the Fruit of Arahantship
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Chapter 21
The Eight Stains
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Chapter 22
Qualities That Bring One to Hell or Heaven
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Chapter 23
Destinations for Those Who Are Stingy and Those Who Are Generous
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Chapter 24
Five Kinds of Wealth
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Chapter 25
Seven Kinds of Wealth
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Chapter 26
Benefits of Building Dwelling Place
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Chapter 27
Remember Your Generosity
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Chapter 28
The Eight Gifts
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Chapter 29
The Eight Grounds for Giving
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Chapter 30
The Five Timely Gifts
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Chapter 31
Eight Kinds of Rebirth on Account of Giving
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Chapter 32
Even More Fruitful Than Giving
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Chapter 33
The Eight Streams of Merit
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Chapter 34
The Three Bases of Meritorious Activity
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Chapter 35
A Heavenly Being’s Curiosity
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Chapter 36
People Who Generate Much Merit (Wholesome Kamma)
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Chapter 37
Having Fulfilled and Not Having Fulfilled One’s Duty Towards The Ascetics (Ordained Practitioners)
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Chapter 38
Offerings That Are Not Worth Even a Fraction
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Chapter 39
Gifts of an Unwholesome Person and a Wholesome Person
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Chapter 40
Gifts of a Wholesome Person (First Discourse)
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Chapter 41
Gifts of a Wholesome Person (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 42
A Wholesome Person Is Born for the Good, Welfare, and Peacefulness of Many People
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Chapter 43
Fragrance of Wholesome People Spreads Against the Wind
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Chapter 44
When Unwholesome Monks Are Strong Wholesome Monks Are Weak
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Chapter 45
Ways to Eliminate Unwholesome People
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Chapter 46
The Monks of Kosambī
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Chapter 47
Where Should a Gift Be Given? (First Discourse)
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Chapter 48
Where Should a Gift Be Given? (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 49
Do Not Prevent Another from Giving
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Chapter 50
A Good and Bad Field
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Chapter 51
Recipient and the Fruit of Giving (First Discourse)
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Chapter 52
Recipient and the Fruit of Giving (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 53
Factors Leading to a Great Mass of Merit
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Chapter 54
The Four Purifications of Offerings
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Chapter 55
Why Is One Gift Not of Great Fruit and Benefit While the Other Is?
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Chapter 56
Recipient and the Fruit of Such Gift
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Chapter 57
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (First Discourse)
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Chapter 58
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 59
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Third Discourse)
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Chapter 60
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Fourth Discourse)
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Chapter 61
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Fifth Discourse)
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Chapter 62
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Sixth Discourse)
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Chapter 63
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Seventh Discourse)
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Chapter 64
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Eighth Discourse)
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Chapter 65
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Ninth Discourse)
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Chapter 66
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Tenth Discourse)
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Chapter 67
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Eleventh Discourse)
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Chapter 68
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Twelfth Discourse)
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Chapter 69
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Thirteenth Discourse)
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Chapter 70
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Fourteenth Discourse)
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Chapter 71
Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Fifteenth Discourse)
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Chapter 72
A Monk Who Is Perfected in Morality A Monk Refrains from Such Base Arts and Wrong Means of Livelihood
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Chapter 73
Gifts of Teachings Is More Superior Than Gifts of Material Things
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Chapter 74
Among Gifts the Best Is The Gift of The Teachings
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Chapter 75
The Noble Giving (First Discourse)
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Chapter 76
The Noble Giving (Second Discourse)
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Chapter 77
The Noble Giving (Third Discourse)
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Chapter 78
The Path of The Teachings Surpasses Giving
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Chapter 79
To Develop a Mind of Loving-kindness Is More Fruitful Than Giving
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Chapter 80
Result of Developing and Cultivating A Mind of Loving-kindness
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Chapter 81
Developing and Cultivating A Mind of Loving-kindness and Practicing the Way to the Ascetic
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Chapter 82
Aspirations Are Not Obtained by Means of Prayer
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Chapter 83
Should a Monk Be Involved with Gold and Silver
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Chapter 84
Giving Thanks
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Chapter 85
An Invitation to Accept
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Chapter 86
Responsibilities of a Teacher
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Chapter 87
Who Should You Not Teach and Who Should You Teach
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Chapter 88
Reasons Why a Business Surpasses Forecast or Fails
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Chapter 89
Eight Causes and Conditions for the Destruction of Families
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Author
Author
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Restoration
Restoration of The Buddha’s Teachings: The Path to Enlightenment
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The Goal
The Goal: An Entire Species of Enlightened Beings
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Why I Teach
Why Have I Decided to Teach The Path to Enlightenment as Taught by Gotama Buddha?
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Why Thailand
Why I Reside and Teach in Thailand?
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Invitation
Invitation to Learn
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Begin Here

Before You Begin

Note

Note from Author

Preface

Generosity

Chapter 1

What Is Accomplishment in Generosity?

Chapter 2

Giving

Chapter 3

A Directly Visible Fruit of Giving Related to Future Lives

Chapter 4

Five Benefits of Giving

Chapter 5

A Donor Who Gives Food Gives Life, Beauty, Peacefulness, and Strength

Chapter 6

A Donor Who Gives Medicine Gives Beauty, Peacefulness, and Strength

Chapter 7

The Giver of the Agreeable Gains the Agreeable

Chapter 8

The Way Leading to Wealth

Chapter 9

The Generous One Would Surpass the Other

Chapter 10

If Beings Knew the Results of Giving and Sharing

Chapter 11

Four Means of Sustaining Favorable Relationships

Chapter 12

Three Things Prescribed by the Wise

Chapter 13

One Who Has Trust and Confidence

Chapter 14

Practicing the Way Proper to the Household Practitioner

Chapter 15

Mutual Support Between Monks, Brāhmins and Householders

Chapter 16

Four Worthy Deeds to Be Undertaken with Wealth

Chapter 17

Wealth Being Used Properly Goes to Utilization Not to Waste

Chapter 18

Four Things Leading to Welfare and Peacefulness in Future Lives

Chapter 19

Offering for the Heavenly Beings

Chapter 20

Without Having Abandoned Selfishness One Is Incapable of Realizing the Fruit of Arahantship

Chapter 21

The Eight Stains

Chapter 22

Qualities That Bring One to Hell or Heaven

Chapter 23

Destinations for Those Who Are Stingy and Those Who Are Generous

Chapter 24

Five Kinds of Wealth

Chapter 25

Seven Kinds of Wealth

Chapter 26

Benefits of Building Dwelling Place

Chapter 27

Remember Your Generosity

Chapter 28

The Eight Gifts

Chapter 29

The Eight Grounds for Giving

Chapter 30

The Five Timely Gifts

Chapter 31

Eight Kinds of Rebirth on Account of Giving

Chapter 32

Even More Fruitful Than Giving

Chapter 33

The Eight Streams of Merit

Chapter 34

The Three Bases of Meritorious Activity

Chapter 35

A Heavenly Being’s Curiosity

Chapter 36

People Who Generate Much Merit (Wholesome Kamma)

Chapter 37

Having Fulfilled and Not Having Fulfilled One’s Duty Towards The Ascetics (Ordained Practitioners)

Chapter 38

Offerings That Are Not Worth Even a Fraction

Chapter 39

Gifts of an Unwholesome Person and a Wholesome Person

Chapter 40

Gifts of a Wholesome Person (First Discourse)

Chapter 41

Gifts of a Wholesome Person (Second Discourse)

Chapter 42

A Wholesome Person Is Born for the Good, Welfare, and Peacefulness of Many People

Chapter 43

Fragrance of Wholesome People Spreads Against the Wind

Chapter 44

When Unwholesome Monks Are Strong Wholesome Monks Are Weak

Chapter 45

Ways to Eliminate Unwholesome People

Chapter 46

The Monks of Kosambī

Chapter 47

Where Should a Gift Be Given? (First Discourse)

Chapter 48

Where Should a Gift Be Given? (Second Discourse)

Chapter 49

Do Not Prevent Another from Giving

Chapter 50

A Good and Bad Field

Chapter 51

Recipient and the Fruit of Giving (First Discourse)

Chapter 52

Recipient and the Fruit of Giving (Second Discourse)

Chapter 53

Factors Leading to a Great Mass of Merit

Chapter 54

The Four Purifications of Offerings

Chapter 55

Why Is One Gift Not of Great Fruit and Benefit While the Other Is?

Chapter 56

Recipient and the Fruit of Such Gift

Chapter 57

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (First Discourse)

Chapter 58

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Second Discourse)

Chapter 59

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Third Discourse)

Chapter 60

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Fourth Discourse)

Chapter 61

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Fifth Discourse)

Chapter 62

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Sixth Discourse)

Chapter 63

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Seventh Discourse)

Chapter 64

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Eighth Discourse)

Chapter 65

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Ninth Discourse)

Chapter 66

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Tenth Discourse)

Chapter 67

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Eleventh Discourse)

Chapter 68

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Twelfth Discourse)

Chapter 69

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Thirteenth Discourse)

Chapter 70

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Fourteenth Discourse)

Chapter 71

Persons Who Are Worthy of Gifts (Fifteenth Discourse)

Chapter 72

A Monk Who Is Perfected in Morality A Monk Refrains from Such Base Arts and Wrong Means of Livelihood

Chapter 73

Gifts of Teachings Is More Superior Than Gifts of Material Things

Chapter 74

Among Gifts the Best Is The Gift of The Teachings

Chapter 75

The Noble Giving (First Discourse)

Chapter 76

The Noble Giving (Second Discourse)

Chapter 77

The Noble Giving (Third Discourse)

Chapter 78

The Path of The Teachings Surpasses Giving

Chapter 79

To Develop a Mind of Loving-kindness Is More Fruitful Than Giving

Chapter 80

Result of Developing and Cultivating A Mind of Loving-kindness

Chapter 81

Developing and Cultivating A Mind of Loving-kindness and Practicing the Way to the Ascetic

Chapter 82

Aspirations Are Not Obtained by Means of Prayer

Chapter 83

Should a Monk Be Involved with Gold and Silver

Chapter 84

Giving Thanks

Chapter 85

An Invitation to Accept

Chapter 86

Responsibilities of a Teacher

Chapter 87

Who Should You Not Teach and Who Should You Teach

Chapter 88

Reasons Why a Business Surpasses Forecast or Fails

Chapter 89

Eight Causes and Conditions for the Destruction of Families

Author

Author

Restoration

Restoration of The Buddha’s Teachings: The Path to Enlightenment

The Goal

The Goal: An Entire Species of Enlightened Beings

Why I Teach

Why Have I Decided to Teach The Path to Enlightenment as Taught by Gotama Buddha?

Why Thailand

Why I Reside and Teach in Thailand?

Invitation

Invitation to Learn

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