Offerings of Meals

Then the World Honored One, the All-Knowledge [‘sarvajnana’], the Unsurpassed Trainer, said to Cunda: "This is good, good indeed! I shall now cut off the roots of your poverty and let fall on your field of carnal life the unsurpassed rain of Dharma, and call forth the bud of Dharma. Now, your desire is to get from me the life, body, power, peace, and unhindered speech (eloquence). And I'll give you immortality, body, power, peace, and unhindered speech. Why? Oh Cunda! In offerings of meals there are two fruits that we know have no distinction. What are the two? Firstly, one attains ‘anuttarasamyaksambodhi’ when one receives them; secondly, one enters Nirvana after receiving them. I will now receive your last offerings and let you accomplish the danaparamita."

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