AN 4.78 - A Religious Donation
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Numbered Discourses 4.78
8. Sure Bet
A Religious Donation
“Mendicants, there are these four ways of purifying a religious donation. What four? There’s a religious donation that’s purified by the giver, not the recipient. There’s a religious donation that’s purified by the recipient, not the giver. There’s a religious donation that’s purified by neither the giver nor the recipient. There’s a religious donation that’s purified by both the giver and the recipient.
And how is a religious donation purified by the giver, not the recipient? It’s when the giver is ethical, of good character, but the recipient is unethical, of bad character.
And how is a religious donation purified by the recipient, not the giver? It’s when the giver is unethical, of bad character, but the recipient is ethical, of good character.
And how is a religious donation purified by neither the giver nor the recipient? It’s when both the giver and the recipient are unethical, of bad character.
And how is a religious donation purified by both the giver and the recipient? It’s when both the giver and the recipient are ethical, of good character.
These are the four ways of purifying a religious donation.”