Editing Pāramitā (section)

==== Dānapāramitā ====
[[Dāna]]-pāramitā ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 布施波羅蜜, pinyin: bushi boluomi; [[Tibetic languages|Tibetan]] [[Wylie transliteration|Wylie]]: byin pa’i pha rol tu phyin pa) refers to a bodhisattva's practice of [[generosity]], giving, [[Charity (practice)|charity]].<ref name=":02" /> There are three main types of giving: the "gift of material goods" (''āmisa-dāna''), the "gift of fearlessness" (''abhaya-dāna''), and the "gift of the Dharma" (''dharma-dāna'').<ref name=":02" />

The perfection of giving is fully developed on the first of the ten bodhisattva stages (''[[Bhūmi (Buddhism)|bhūmi]]''). At this stage, the bodhisattva, through insight into emptiness, is inspired to perfect the practice of giving. This involves offering even the most cherished possessions—such as wealth, family, and even the bodhisattva’s own body (''dehadāna'')—without attachment.<ref name=":02" />

A key element of the perfection of giving which distinguishes it from regular charity is how the bodhisattva, through their the understanding of emptiness, realizes that there is no inherent existence in the donor, the recipient, or the gift itself. With this realization, ordinary acts of giving are transformed into ''perfected'' acts of giving. This perfection leads to an awareness of universal [[Tathātā|suchness]].<ref name=":02" />