The Analysis of Religious Donations
Dakkhiṇāvibhaṅga Sutta
Majjhima Nikāya 142 of 152
Translated by: Bhikkhu Sujato
Read by: Roland Kitchen
Description
When his step-mother Mahāpajāpatī wishes to offer him a robe for his personal use, the Buddha encourages her to offer it to the entire Saṅgha instead. He goes on to explain that the best kind of offering to the Saṅgha is one given to the dual community of monks and nuns, headed by the Buddha.