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The Four Purities (visuddhiyo) of Giving (dakkhiṇā) : Dakkhiṇāvibhaṅga Sutta (MN 142)

1. The Four Purities of Giving Catasso kho imā, ānanda, dakkhiṇā visuddhiyo. Katamā catasso? Atthānanda, dakkhiṇā dāyakato visujjhati no paṭiggāhakato. Atthānanda, dakkhiṇā paṭiggāhakato visujjhati no dāyakato. Atthānanda, dakkhiṇā neva dāyakato visujjhati no paṭiggāhakato. Atthānanda, dakkhiṇā dāyakato ceva visujjhati paṭiggāhakato ca. Ānanda, there are these four purities of offerings. What four? An offering ( dakkhiṇā )  purified by the giver, not by the receiver. An offering ( dakkhiṇā )  purified by the receiver, not by the giver. An offering ( dakkhiṇā )  purified neither by the giver nor by the receiver. An offering ( dakkhiṇā )  purified both by the giver and by the receiver.” 2. Purified by the Giver Only  Kathañcānanda, dakkhiṇā dāyakato visujjhati no paṭiggāhakato? Idhānanda, dāyako hoti sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo, paṭiggāhakā honti dussīlā pāpadhammā—evaṃ kho, ānanda, dakkhiṇā dāyakato visujjhati no paṭiggāhakato. And how, Ānanda, is an offering...