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has mostly died out. In China, Korea, and Japan, local cultures resisted the idea of giving food to 'begging' clerics, and there was no tradition of gaining 'merit' by donating to practitioners. After periods of persecution, monasteries were situated in remote mountain areas; the distance between the

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Indicative of the mutual nature of the almsgiving exchange, in some Theravada countries, if a monk were to refuse alms from someone—a gesture known as "turning over the rice bowl"—this would be interpreted as an act of excommunication of the almsgiver by the monk. An example of such a refusal is the

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After the taxes, there are different opinions on how to spend their income. Some destine one-ninth of it for alms. Others divide this income (after taxes) into four portions. One fourth is destined for common expenses, the second for liberal works of a noble mind, the third for alms, and the fourth

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19:9–10 (KJV) "And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. 10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor

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said: "Charity is a necessity for every Muslim." He was asked: "What if a person has nothing?" The Prophet replied: "He should work with his own hands for his benefit and then give something out of such earnings in charity." The Companions asked: "What if he is not able to work?" The Prophet said:

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He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury. And He saw a poor widow putting in two small copper coins. And He said, 'Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all of them; for they all out of their surplus put into the offering; but she out of her poverty put in

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Almsgiving in Hinduism is considered a noble deed to be done without expectation of any return from those who receive the charity. Some texts reason, referring to the nature of social life, that charity is a form of good karma that affects one's future circumstances and environment, and that good

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and offerings (alms) during the offertory in church services. A tithe, the first tenth of one's income, is seen as what is owed to God, while an offering (alms) includes anything contributed beyond that. Some fellowships practice regular giving for special purposes called "love offerings" for the

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is proper and when it is improper. In Book 8, Chapter 19, verse 36, it states that charity is inappropriate if it endangers and cripples modest livelihood of one's biological dependents or of one's own. Charity from surplus income above that required for modest living is recommended in the

1649:"He should help poor and needy persons." The Companions further asked "What if he cannot do even that?" The Prophet said "He should urge others to do good." The Companions said "What if he lacks that also?" The Prophet said "He should check himself from doing evil. That is also charity." 1003:, state that reciprocity may be innate in human nature and social functions but dāna is a virtue in itself, as doing good lifts the nature of one who gives. The texts do not recommend charity to unworthy recipients or where charity may harm or encourage injury to or by the recipient. 1782:(sabbatical year), and other practices. Jewish farmers are commanded to leave the corners of their fields for the starving to harvest for food and are forbidden to pick up any grain that has been dropped during harvesting, as such food shall be left for the starving as well. 3222:

Lexicon; "Deuterony 6:25 καὶ ἐλεημοσύνη ἔσται...", "... derived from the Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (mercifulness), used by Greek-speaking Jews to denote almost exclusively the offering of charity to the needy, from a feeling of both compassion and righteousness (ẓedaḳah). (See

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states in Chapter 91 that a person must first acquire wealth by honest means, then embark on charity; be hospitable to those who come to him; never inflict pain on any living being; and share a portion with others whatever he consumes. In the

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for 16 years beginning in about 1017 CE, mentions the practice of charity and almsgiving among Hindus as he observed during his stay. He wrote, "It is obligatory with them (Hindus) every day to give alms as much as possible."

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has been defined in traditional texts as any action of relinquishing the ownership of what one considered or identified as one's own, and investing the same in a recipient without expecting anything in return. While

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is obligatory after the money has been in the control of its owner for the span of one lunar year; a lunar year is approximately 355 days. The owner then needs to pay 2.5% (or 1/40) of the money as

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realm and to show humbleness and respect in the presence of the secular society. The act of almsgiving connects the human to the monk or nun and what he/she represents. As the Buddha has stated:

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would have made an alms round a heavy burden on families. Competition with other religions for support also made daily practice difficult and even dangerous; the first Buddhist monks in the

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always being that the rich should pay it to the poor. One of the most important principles of Islam is that all things belong to God and wealth is therefore held by human beings in trust.

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is the amount of money that every Muslim, male or female, who is an adult, mentally stable, free, and financially able, has to pay to support specific categories of people. According to

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In nearly all Christian denominations, money is donated to support the church's financial needs and its ministry to the less fortunate. In some churches, the alms are placed near to the

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1:27 (NIV) "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

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Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.

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poor, destitute or victims of catastrophic loss such as home fires or medical expenses. Traditionally, deacons and deaconesses are responsible for distributing these gifts among

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said: "Every good is charity. Indeed among the good is to meet your brother with a smiling face, and to pour what is left in your bucket into the vessel of your brother."

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Krishnan & Manoj (2008), Giving as a theme in the Indian psychology of values, in Handbook of Indian Psychology (Editors: Rao et al.), Cambridge University Press,

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are shelters (rest houses) for travelers and the poor, with many serving water and free food. These were usually established along the roads connecting major

742:, the collection of alms and tithes has not been formally united to the offertory in any liturgical action. However, either having a collection plate in the 510:, spiritually-developed person or other sentient being. It is not charity as presumed by Western interpreters. It is closer to a symbolic connection to the 2767:

R Hindery, Comparative ethics in Hindu and Buddhist traditions, The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, Vol 2, Number 1, page 105

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term literally meaning righteousness but commonly used to signify "charity", refers to the religious obligation to do what is right and just. In the Greek

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Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' in front of others, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.

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the temples received from Hindus were used to feed people in distress as well as fund public projects such as irrigation and land reclamation.

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were taught that giving alms was an expression of love. Such care for the poor was to be understood as love for God, who, in the person of

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is typically given to one person or family, Hinduism also discusses charity or giving aimed at public benefit, which is sometimes called

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record various motives for exercising generosity. For example, the Anguttara Nikaya (A.iv, 236) enumerates the following eight motives:

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should always be accompanied by increased prayer and almsgiving. Almsgiving in the name of the deceased also frequently accompanies

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P Bilimoria et al. (2007), Dana as a Moral Category, in Indian Ethics: Classical traditions and contemporary challenges, Volume 1,

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act, requires an idealistic-normative approach, and has spiritual and philosophical context. Some medieval era authors state that

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Burton Stein (February 4, 1961), The state, the temple and agriculture development, The Economic Weekly Annual, pp 179-187

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God's Bounty?: Papers Read at the 2008 Summer Meeting and the 2009 Winter Meeting of the Ecclesiastical History Society

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is possibly a better translation of Christian influenced formulations of the notion of "alms" for that reason, though

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In Islam, the concept of Muhsi or Muhsin alms-giver or charitable giving is generally divided into voluntary giving,

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He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'

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In addition, private acts of charity are a duty and only considered virtuous only if not done for others to admire:

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Shah et al. (2013), Soulful Corporations: A Values-Based Perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility, Springer,

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Christopher Key Chapple, The Bhagavad Gita: Twenty-fifth–Anniversary Edition, State University of New York Press,

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Jesus places the primary focus on the motives behind the outward and inward giving of alms, which should be love:

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individually. For most purposes, this involves the payment each year of two and a half percent of one's capital.

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SK Aiyangar, Ancient India: Collected Essays on the Literary and Political History, Asian Educational Services,

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Almsgiving is also commended by the Buddha in a less prominent way in various other canonical texts such as the

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at the beginning of the year, but his wealth in any form increased, the owner needs to add the increase to the

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Al Biruni states that another one-ninth is put into savings/reserve, one-ninth in investment/trade for profits

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monastery and the nearest towns made this practice impossible. In Japan, the practice of a weekly or monthly

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Padma (1993), The Position of Women in Mediaeval Karnataka, Prasaranga, University of Mysore Press, page 164

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ignores the short term weaknesses as well as the circumstances of the recipient and takes a long-term view.

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Alberto Garcia Gomez et al. (2014), Religious Perspectives on Human Vulnerability in Bioethics, Springer,

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Maria Heim (2004), Theories of the Gift in South Asia: Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain Reflections, Routledge,

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of silver and silver currency is 200 dirhams, which is approximately 595 grams of pure silver. The

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The Gods have not ordained hunger to be our death: even to the well-fed man comes death in varied shape,

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One gives with annoyance, or as a way of offending the recipient, or with the idea of insulting him.

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The foolish man wins food with fruitless labour: that food – I speak the truth – shall be his ruin,

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Generosity towards other sentient beings is also emphasized in Mahayana as one of the perfections (

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of money is equivalent to the price of 85 grams of 999-type (pure) gold on the day in which

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states in verse 5.2.3 that three characteristics of a good, developed person are self-restraint (

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The riches of the liberal never waste away, while he who will not give finds none to comfort him,

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Between giving food and giving knowledge, Hindu texts suggest the gift of knowledge is superior.

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The man with food in store who, when the needy comes in miserable case begging for bread to eat,

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Total willingness to give is the wish-granting gem for fulfilling the hopes of wandering beings.

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Of (being ever-willing) to offer completely their bodies, possessions, and positive potentials.

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to symbolize that the offering belongs to God and to represent the unity of the congregation.

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Giving when you do not know the recipient's identity, but the recipient knows your identity.

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Giving when you know the recipient's identity, but the recipient doesn't know your identity.

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No friend is he who to his friend and comrade who comes imploring food, will offer nothing.

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Bounteous is he who gives unto the beggar who comes to him in want of food, and the feeble,

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The intentions behind giving play an important role in developing spiritual qualities. The

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He feeds no trusty friend, no man to love him. All guilt is he who eats with no partaker.

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refusal of Buddhist monks to accept offerings by military personnel in military-occupied

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Success attends him in the shout of battle. He makes a friend of him in future troubles,

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such as visiting people in prison, clothing the poor or volunteering in soup kitchens.

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and is intended to fulfill a well-defined set of theological and social requirements.

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Riches come now to one, now to another, and like the wheels of cars are ever rolling,

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One also may give with the hope of getting a similar favor for oneself in the future.

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Aham pacami, ime ne pacanti, na arahami pacanto apacantanam adatun ti danam deti

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Abbe Dubois and Henry Beauchamp (2007), Hindu Manners, Customs and Ceremonies,

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KN Kumari (1998), History of the Hindu Religious Endowments in Andhra Pradesh,

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schools on how this is to be calculated. Each Muslim calculates his or her own

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Let the rich satisfy the poor implorer, and bend his eye upon a longer pathway,

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Rather, give as alms what is inside, and then everything will be clean for you!

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dynasty of Korea were said to be beaten due to their minority at the time.

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Realizing this, the wise rely, in a healthy manner, on the outstanding path

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of other kinds of money and currency is to be scaled to that of gold; the

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replaced the daily round. In the Himalayan countries, the large number of

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Hardens his heart against him, when of old finds not one to comfort him.

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The Promise of Provision: Living and Giving from God's Abundant Supply

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Muslims of each era have agreed upon the obligatory nature of paying

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Imam me danam dadato kalyano kittisaddo abbhuggacchati ti danam deti

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And is the basis for universal proclamation of your fame and repute.

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or passing it unobtrusively during the service is not uncommon. In

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training rules make it an offense worth forfeiture and confession.

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Sanjay Agarwal (2010), Daan and Other Giving Traditions in India,

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A pious person may also give alms as much as he or she pleases as

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in parts of India, have been one means of almsgiving in Hinduism.

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from their gold and silver, and from other kinds of currency.

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One gives in return for a favor done to oneself in the past.

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is seen as one of the greatest deeds that a person can do.

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In Christianity, the giving of alms is viewed as an act of

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charitable deeds leads to good future life because of the

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It is the sharpest weapon to sever the knot of stinginess.

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is obligatory when a certain amount of money, called the

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distributes alms; Tennenbach Codex 4, illustrated before

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receive regular financial contributions from laypeople.

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The giving of alms is the beginning of one's journey to

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amount owned at the beginning of the year and then pay

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Pre-packaged alms kits can be bought to donate to monks

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Giving less than you should, but giving it cheerfully.

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Still others give alms to adorn and beautify the mind.

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Giving when neither party knows the other's identity.

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Sandstone vestige of a Jewish gravestone depicting a

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have also served as institutions for almsgiving. The

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Jesus contrasts the giving of the rich and the poor:

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sites in south Asia, as well as near major temples.

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Fear also can motivate a person to make an offering.

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Providing alms is often considered an act of 2584: 1805:Enabling the recipient to become self-reliant. 1770:is regarded as a continuation of the Biblical 1380:is governed by a specific set of rules within 1149: 1136:, the giving of care for the sick and diseased 1125: 1119: 1100: 3490: 2627:Kota Neelima (2012), Tirupati, Random House, 2538: 2536: 2369:Claydon, Tony; Clarke, Peter Bernard (2010). 2368: 1576:If the owner had enough money to satisfy the 1291: 1242:), compassion or love for all sentient life ( 273:'The Abbreviated Points of the Graded Path' ( 234:, both "almsgiving" and "giving" are called " 3181:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 3152:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 3110:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( 2054:(sincerity, uprightness and non-hypocrisy), 1795: 1371: 1359: 418:One gives because giving is considered good. 3305: 2989:"Arkan ad-Din the five pillars of religion" 2439: 519:Householders & the homeless or charity 472:Cittalankara-cittaparikkarattham danam deti 306:Please cultivate yourself in the same way. 142: 3732:Distributional cost-effectiveness analysis 3497: 3483: 3420:. 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Available on-line at 2986: 2761: 2739:, pages xv-xxvi, 141-149 and Chapter 2 2675: 2456: 2343: 2172:Nyanatiloka (1980), entry for "dāna". 2088:and stranger: I am the LORD your God." 2058:(non-violence, don't harm others) and 1984: 1539:is approximately 4.25 grams. The 1444:This category of people is defined in 1276:(straightforwardness, non-hypocrisy), 102:. The act of providing alms is called 3586:Charitable trust / Registered charity 3478: 3327:"MANDAEANS ii. THE MANDAEAN RELIGION" 3166: 2216:Nyanatiloka (1980), entry for "dāna" 1724:for coins/money) on fur-like padding. 1130:), the giving of knowledge and skills 1040: 3623:Public-benefit nonprofit corporation 3608:Mutual-benefit nonprofit corporation 3450:Thanissaro Bhikkhu (trans.) (2001). 3230: 3171:. 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