9.
The Discourse on Giving
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This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Worthy One, thus have I heard:
"There are, monks, these two kinds of giving - the giving of material things and the giving of the Teaching. This is the foremost of these two kinds of giving, monks, namely - the giving of the Teaching.
"There are these two kinds of sharing, monks - sharing of material things and sharing of the Teaching. This is the foremost of these two kinds of sharing, monks, namely - the sharing of the Teaching.
"There are these two kinds of assistance, monks - material assistance and assistance through the Teaching. This is the foremost of these two kinds of assistance, monks, namely - assistance through the Teaching." The Blessed One said this meaning. Therein this is said:
With a confident mind in the foremost field, what wise person understanding would not sacrifice at the proper time.
For them that supreme meaning becomes pure, those who are heedful in the Fortunate One's Dispensation."
This meaning too was spoken by the Blessed One, thus have I heard. The ninth.