Dana - Giving
Charitable giving as essential practice, especially supporting monastics.
Dana (giving) is a primary practice for laypeople. It includes supporting monastics with food and necessities, charitable giving to those in need, and contributing to religious and educational institutions.
Give freely; generosity liberates both giver and receiver.
Dana is the primary way laypeople accumulate spiritual merit.
Giving Practice
Written about in
- What Jainism says about giving and service
The main lay practice: food and necessities for monastics, help for those in need, support for religious and educational institutions.