| Term |
generosity
Referenced by: giving (alternative term) |
|---|---|
| Tibetan | sbyin-pa |
| Sanskrit | dana |
| Pali | |
| Definition | The mental urge that leads one to wish to give to others all that is one's own – one's body, material wealth, and the roots of one's constructive actions. When conjoined with a bodhichitta aim, it becomes a far-reaching attitude. Also translated as "giving." |
| Arabic | الكرم |
|---|---|
| German | Großzügigkeit |
| French | générosité |
| Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... | donation; verb: give; bestow; present noun: giving; gift; present; alms |
| Russian | щедрость |
| Vietnamese | bố thí |