# Heir (Dāyāda) ### Beings are Owners and Heir to their own Deeds ![[MN135 Cūḷakammavibhaṅgasutta#^kamma-makes-the-difference]] ## The Heir of Buddha is the Teaching, not his Body > [!success] In Dhammadāyādasutta ([MN3](https://suttacentral.net/mn3/en/sujato)) > “Mendicants, be my heirs in the teaching, not in things of the flesh. > _“**==Dhammadāyādā==** me, bhikkhave, bhavatha, **mā āmisadāyādā**._ > > Out of sympathy for you, I think, > _Atthi me tumhesu anukampā:_ > > ‘How can my disciples become heirs in the teaching, not in things of the flesh?’ > _‘kinti me sāvakā dhammadāyādā bhaveyyuṁ, no āmisadāyādā’ti._ ## Suttas - MN3 Dhammadāyādasutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/mn3/en/sujato)) - The Heir of Buddha is his [[Dhamma]]