Charity – To be moved at the sight of the thirsty, the hungry, and the miserable and to offer relief to them out of pity – is the spring of virtue.

Kundakunda (Pancastikaya)

The Spring of Virtue

Topic: Serving Others

“Charity – To be moved at the sight of the thirsty, the hungry, and the miserable and to offer relief to them out of pity – is the spring of virtue.”

Jainism
Kundakunda (Pancastikaya)

Wilson, Andrew, editor. World Scripture II. Universal Peace Federation, 2011, p. 695 [Kundakunda, Pancastikaya 137].