![[info icon]](./../../../img/question_16.gif "Summary: The Buddha explains to a deva the true value of various kinds of gifts.")
[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. 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.
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Transcribed from a file provided by the translator. Last revised for Access to Insight on 14 June 2010.
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