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Content: The Companions said 'What if he lacks that also?' The Prophet said 'He should check himself from doing evil. That is also charity.' Buddhism
See also: Dāna
Almsbowl as used by bhikkhus for going on almsround. Three monks seeking alms in Lhasa, Tibet. 1993. In Buddhism, alms or almsgiving is the respect given by a lay Buddhist to a Buddhist monk, nun, 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 spiritual realm and to show humbleness and respect in the presence of the secular society.