Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 01/09/2019
A series of deities give verses praising generosity, and the Buddha gives his own response.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then, late at night, several glorious deities of the Satullapa Group, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, went up to the Buddha, bowed, and stood to one side. Standing to one side, one deity recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “Because of stinginess and negligence a gift is not given.
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