The Virtue of Abstaining: Dakhinābhibhānga Sutta
…gives a gift to an animal; this is the fourteenth
kind of personal offering.
6. "Herein, Ānanda, by giving a gift to an animal,
the offering may be expected to repay a hundredfold.31
By giving a gift to an …
…Sutta, the text discusses the significance of personal offerings in different contexts. It compares giving gifts to various recipients, such as virtuous and immoral individuals as well as animals. The expec…