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307 - Dana, the Paramita of Generosity: Buddhist Teachings on Giving (1 of 3)
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:41:38
Publish Date: 2025-07-08 14:00:00
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Dana, generosity or giving, is the first Mahayana Buddhist paramita. Generosity is where the journey to self-transcendence begins. In this first episode on Dana, I give an overview of the Buddha’s teachings on the virtue of giving. These teachings are from before Dana was defined as one of the paramis or paramitas – that is, perfections cultivated by someone on the bodhisattva path. In the next episode I discuss Dana as a perfection.
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