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an.4.59 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

Food

“Bhikkhus, when a donor gives food, he gives the recipients four things. What four? … as in preceding sutta … Bhikkhus, when a donor gives food, he gives the recipients these four things.”

The verses are identical with those of 4:58.

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh


Food

“Mendicants, when a donor gives food, they give the recipients four things.
What four?
Long life, beauty, happiness, and strength. …”