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For those seeking merit, desiring abundant fruit." Is there indeed such a Suttanta? Yes. Then indeed, what is given to the Buddha is of great fruit. The discussion "It should not be said that what is given to the Buddha is of great fruit" is concluded. 17. The Seventeenth Chapter (176) 11. The discussion on the purification of offerings 800. Is it only from the giver that a gift is purified, not from the recipient? Yes. Are there not some recipients who are worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed field of merit for the world? Yes. If there are indeed some recipients who are worthy of offerings, worthy of hospitality, worthy of gifts, worthy of reverential salutation, an unsurpassed This is a field of merit for the world, and indeed, it should not be said: "The gift is purified only by the giver, not by the recipient." Is the gift purified only by the giver, not by the recipient? Yes. Were not the four pairs of men, the eight individuals, declared worthy of offerings by the Blessed One? Yes. If the four pairs of men, the eight individuals, were declared worthy of offerings by the Blessed One, then indeed, it should not be said: "The gift is purified only by the giver, not by the recipient." Is the gift purified only by the giver, not by the recipient? Yes. Do not some, having given a gift to a stream-enterer, gain merit? Yes. If some, having given a gift to a stream-enterer, gain merit, then indeed, it should not be said: "The gift is purified only by the giver, not by the recipient." Do not some, having given a gift to a once-returner... to a non-returner... to an arahant, gain merit? Yes. If some, having given a gift to an arahant, gain merit, then indeed, it should not be said: "The gift is purified only by the giver, not by the recipient." Is the gift purified by the recipient? Yes. Is one the maker for another? Is pleasure and pain made by another? Does one do it and another experience it? It should not be said thus... Is the gift purified only by the giver, not by the recipient? Yes. Was it not said by the Blessed One: "These, Ananda, are the four purifications of offerings! Which are the four? There is, Ananda, an offering purified by the giver, not by the recipient; there is, Ananda, an offering purified by the recipient, not by the giver; there is, Ananda, an offering purified both by the giver and by the recipient; there is, Ananda, an offering purified neither by the giver nor by the recipient. These, Ananda, are the four purifications of offerings." Is there such a discourse? Yes. Therefore, it should not be said: "The gift is purified only by the giver, not by the..." from the recipient. The Discourse on the Purity of Offerings is concluded. The Seventeenth Chapter. Its Summary – There is accumulation of merit for an Arahant, there is no untimely death for an Arahant, all this is from kamma, suffering is indeed bound to the senses, excluding the Noble Path, the remaining formations are suffering, the Saṅgha receives the offering, the Saṅgha purifies the offering, the Saṅgha eats, drinks, consumes, tastes, what is given to the Saṅgha has great fruit, there is giving that becomes pure.