Dana in Pali means generosity or giving. One is highly encouraged to practice dana or perform virtuous deeds of generosity. Giving can take many forms and one may ask, what are the rewards of giving? As quoted in the Sutta Pitaka:

“These are the five rewards of generosity: One is dear and appealing to people at large, one is admired by good people, one’s good name is spread about, one does not stray from the rightful duties of the householder, and with the break-up of the body at death, one reappears in a good destination, in the hea