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Four types of dāna are discussed in the texts of Jainism: Ahara-dana (donation of food), Ausadha-dana (donation of medicine), Jnana-dana (donation of knowledge) and Abhaya-dana (giving of protection or freedom from fear, asylum to someone under threat). [41] Dāna is one of ten means to gain positive karma in the soteriological theories of ...
Dakṣiṇā or Dakshina (Sanskrit: दक्षिणा) is a Sanskrit word found in Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikh and Jain literature where it may mean any donation, fees or honorarium given to a cause, monastery, temple, spiritual guide or after a ritual.
Gajah Mada (c. 1290 – c. 1364), also known as Jirnnodhara, [3] was a powerful military leader and mahapatih [Note 3] of the Javanese empire of Majapahit during the 14th century.
Portrait of Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana from a folio within a Guru Granth Sahib manuscript dated to 1780 B.S. (1723 C.E.) housed at the Amar Chand Joshi Library of Panjab University Chandigarh It is said that Bhai Mardana first contacted Guru Nanak to seek help as many people in his family were dying at a young age.