Dana Paramita - Generosity
The perfection of giving - material goods, protection, and dharma.
Dana includes three types of giving: material gifts, giving fearlessness (protection), and giving dharma (spiritual teaching). True generosity arises from understanding that giver, gift, and receiver are empty.
The wise who give are dear to many people.
Generosity is the foundation of all other perfections.
Itivuttaka
Written about in
- What Tibetan Buddhism says about service
Giving comes in three kinds here: material things, protection from fear, and teaching. The second is often the one a person can actually offer.