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The Velāma Sutta is part of the Anguttara Nikaya (AN 9.20 or 9.2.10). In English, this discourse (Pali: sutta) is referred to as "The Brahmin Velama" discourse. In this discourse, the Buddha instructs highly esteemed householder Anathapindika on the relative merit of various gifts.

Absolute versus relative merit
Include reference to Iti. 1.27 (Ireland, 1999) re: merit-making vs. metta.