The meaning of charity

Giving is charity, giving is extensive charity, and doing good is doing good.

The so-called charity is to give property, physical strength, wisdom and so on. For the benefit of others. Giving others property is called "cloth"; Sacrificing yourself for others and not leaving others behind is called "giving". Through giving, Buddhists can accumulate merits, practice themselves and achieve liberation.

Giving in Hinayana Buddhism is to give clothes, food, etc. to the poor to get rid of their own meanness and greed and avoid falling into poverty in the afterlife, which is a measure of self; The giving of Mahayana Buddhism adds Buddhism and fearless giving, which is specially used to transcend all beings. In the Book of Changes of China traditional culture, Kun Gua said: "If there is a good family, there must be Qing Yu; If you are poor and weak, there must be more than one. " This means that the family of Jide will not be cut off, and the descendants of the family will also bear Jide.

A family that often does bad things will often have disasters and even bring trouble to future generations. It can be seen that doing more good deeds is our traditional virtue in China. In the traditional culture of China, there is also a saying that people do good deeds every day.

The idiom "Do a good deed every day" is recorded in the book Ancient Mirror of Moral Education in Qing Dynasty. From Ge Fan, he worked as the director of weapons supervision for three years under Zhe Zongyuan. Ge Fan insisted on doing good deeds every day, and later the official was too obedient. Someone asked him how to "do a good thing every day", and he said, "For example, there is a bench here, which hinders people from walking. Just bend down and straighten it, which is a good thing.