7.
The Discourse on Suppavāsā
57.
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Koliyans, where there was a market town of the Koliyans named Pajjanika.
Then the Blessed One, having dressed in the earlier period of the day, taking his bowl and robe, approached the dwelling of Suppavāsā the Koliyan daughter;
having approached, he sat down on the prepared seat.
Then Suppavāsā the Koliyan daughter with her own hand satisfied and served the Blessed One with superior solid and soft food.
Then Suppavāsā the Koliyan daughter, when the Blessed One had finished eating and had removed his hand from the bowl, sat down to one side.
To Suppavāsā the Koliyan daughter seated to one side, the Blessed One said this:
"Suppavāsā, a female noble disciple giving food gives four things to the recipients. What are the four? She gives life, she gives beauty, she gives happiness, she gives strength. Having given life, she becomes a partaker of life, whether divine or human. Having given beauty, she becomes a partaker of beauty, whether divine or human. Having given happiness, she becomes a partaker of happiness, whether divine or human. Having given strength, she becomes a partaker of strength, whether divine or human. Suppavāsā, a female noble disciple giving food gives these four things to the recipients."
Pure, superior, endowed with flavour;
That offering given to those who have gone straight,
To those endowed with conduct, to the exalted ones;
Joining merit with merit,
Rich in result, praised by the knowers of the world.
Wander in the world filled with joy;
Having removed the stain of stinginess with its root,
Blameless, they go to the heavenly state." The seventh.