Samyutta Nikaya I.42

Kindada Sutta


[A deva:] "A giver of what is a giver of strength?
A giver of what, a giver of beauty?
A giver of what, a giver of ease?
A giver of what, a giver of vision?
And who is a giver of everything?
   Being asked, please explain this to me."

[The Buddha:] "A giver of food is a giver of strength.
A giver of clothes, a giver of beauty.
A giver of a vehicle, a giver of ease.
A giver of a lamp, a giver of vision.
A giver of clothes, a giver of beauty.
And the one who gives a residence,
is the one who is a giver of everything.
      But the one who teaches the Dhamma
      is a giver of
      the Deathless."