A Buddhist Publication Society compilation of Pali Canon teachings on dana, edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi, explaining that giving is offered according to one's own means with no fixed rate, that the giver's intention determines the merit earned, and that alms to monastics are the tradition's most visible expression of it.
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Citation
PublisherBuddhist Publication Society (The Wheel series), edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi
Publication Year1995
URLhttps://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/various/wheel367.html
Source TypeEdited volume
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: a scholarly compilation of Pali Canon teachings on giving, edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi, a widely respected translator-monk, published in the Buddhist Publication Society's own Wheel series, hosted on Access to Insight, an established repository of Theravada canonical and commentarial material. Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)
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- Denominations, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Religions, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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