Editing Alms (section)

== Notes ==
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{{efn|name=Dhammapada24-354|In Pali, this line is: "''Sabba danam, Dhamma danam jinati''." This line can be found in the ''[[Dhammapada]]'', Chapter 24, verse 354. Thanissaro (1997)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.24.than.html#dhp-354|title=Tanhavagga: Craving|website=www.accesstoinsight.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014163125/http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.24.than.html#dhp-354|archive-date=2006-10-14}}</ref> translates this entire verse as:
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A gift of Dhamma conquers all gifts;
the taste of Dhamma, all tastes;
a delight in Dhamma, all delights;
the ending of craving, all suffering
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{{efn|name=Mydans|Indicative of the mutual nature of the almsgiving exchange, in some Theravada countries, if a monk were to refuse alms from someone—a gesture known as "turning over the rice bowl"—this would be interpreted as an act of excommunication of the almsgiver by the monk. An example of such a refusal is the refusal of Buddhist monks to accept offerings by military personnel in military-occupied [[Myanmar]] (Mydans, 20 September 2007, NYT).}}
{{efn|name=Dighajanu|Almsgiving is also commended by the Buddha in a less prominent way in various other canonical texts such as the [[Dighajanu Sutta]].}}
{{efn|name=Chandogya|Translation: Now [[Tapas (Sanskrit)|Tapas]] (austerity, meditation), [[Dāna]] (charity, alms-giving), [[Ārjava|Arjava]] (sincerity, uprightness and non-hypocrisy), [[Ahimsa]] (non-violence, don't harm others) and [[Satya|Satya-vacanam]] (truthfulness), these are the [[Dakshina]] (gifts, payment to others) he gives [in life]. – Chandogya Upanishad 3.17.4}}
{{efn|name=YTauber|"Jews do not practice charity, and the concept is virtually nonexistent in Jewish tradition. Instead of charity, the Jew gives tzedakah, which means 'righteousness' and 'justice.' When the Jew contributes his money, time and resources to the needy, he is not being benevolent, generous or 'charitable.' He is doing what is right and just."}}
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