What does it mean to walk in charity?

Bhusi, Sanskrit: Dana, is also known as dana, bhusido. It means to give to people with welfare, with the intention of giving property. But giving is not just limited to possessions. The first thing a Bodhisattva should do is to practice the virtue of "giving". The Buddhist scriptures categorize the meaning of almsgiving into financial almsgiving, Dharma almsgiving, and fearless almsgiving, in a progression from the shallowest to the deepest. Giving to temples and monks is often referred to as planting blessed fields, which means accumulating blessings for the next life.

Types of Giving I. Wealth Giving: Using wealth to give relief to the sick and poor.

Second, Dharma Giving: Giving truth and wisdom, using the Dharma to persuade people to cultivate goodness and break down evil, so that they will understand the meaning and value of life, and will be motivated to cultivate their minds and pursue the truth.

Three: Fearless giving: Doing everything in one's power to relieve others of terror and fear; that is, giving faith and love.

The Benefits of Giving Moonlight Samadhi Sutra: Giving is the first step in the path to breaking through greed. Bodhisattva practice can be this, then get ten kinds of benefits:

One, subdue stingy: that is to say, the practice of the Bodhisattva, if you can give, then stingy stingy heart, naturally subdued, no longer sprouting.

Secondly, the mind of giving is continuous: it is said that the person who cultivates the bodhisattva's practice of giving, although there is a lack of wealth, but the heart of the joy of giving, there is no interruption.

Third, the same assets: It is said that the practitioner of the Bodhisattva's practice of giving has an infinite mind, and sees all living beings as the same as himself, and receives all his possessions equally, without distinction between them.

Fourth, the birth of a rich and powerful family: it is said that those who cultivate the practice of the Bodhisattva, in all the property, always give to the beneficiaries, the heart is not stingy, then when the reward will come, will be born in a rich and powerful family, the treasure is sufficient, and there is nothing to be used.

Fifth, the birthplace of the heart of the present: that is to say, the cultivation of the bodhisattva, this life can be practiced in the charity, then the sense of the next life with its birthplace, and others to give to the people, are not stingy heart.

Sixth, the four love and happiness: that is to say, the cultivation of bodhisattva practice, can always be beneficent, no stingy, then the hearts of the four people, always love and happiness, and no hatred.

Seven, not afraid to enter the crowd: it is said that the practitioner of the Bodhisattva, since he can give to the four people, and the four people's love and joy, so into the masses, from the heart, not afraid of fear.

Eighth, the spread of fame: It is said that if a person practicing the Bodhisattva's lineage is able to give to others without asking for anything, then he will be praised by many people, and his fame will be spread far and wide.

9. Softness of hands and feet: It is said that if a person practicing the Bodhisattva's lineage is good at giving and helping others in need, he or she will feel softness in the hands and feet, and will be rewarded with a perfect appearance.

Ten, not away from knowledge: It is said that since the first realization of the Bodhisattva's practice of almsgiving, he has always been able to get close to the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and other good knowledge, and has never been far away from the essence of the Dharma.

Buddhism believes that monks should mainly practise fearless giving and Dharma giving. In the classics, the Buddha did not ask the monks to do extensive financial giving. Guru Tsongkhapa said that this is because it would hinder the practice of Hearing and Thinking, so he did not allow the monks to collect treasures and perform wealth giving, but if there is no harm, the treasures that are gained by the abundance of blessings from previous births should also be performed as wealth giving.

The main way of giving money at home is to give money for incense and fire. The Buddhists call them alms-givers, also known as Tanna-lords and Tanyo-lords.