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Concept of charity in Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism
Dāna is any form of giving. In Buddhist culture Dana (donation) is called one of the major shila where person can get a certain state of mind by practicing Dana. Dana is one of the ancient lineage comes from Buddhas time. Many Great King offers various required necessities of Buddhist monk. which was called Dana. Dāna ( Devanagari: दान) is a Sanskrit and Pali word that connotes the virtue of generosity, charity or giving of alms in Indian philosophies. It is alternatively transliterated as daana. In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, dāna is the practice of cultivating generosity. It can take the form of giving to an individual in distress or need.