give alms

But they have a responsibility to give alms from what is left over.

"When we were little kids our parents used to bring us here to give alms.

They knew that he made it a practice to go every night to a certain church to pray and give alms.

He is well known for his strange manner of giving alms to the poor.

An act or feeling of goodwill, giving alms to the needy.

Nothing compelled a person to go on giving alms.

No one raised in a Buddhist monastery can refuse to give alms.

Bali was very popular for giving alms to any one who came to his palace.

So she came to pray for her miracle, to give alms to the gatekeeper.

Sometimes he gave alms, sometimes he told the person to go and find work.

She was known to give alms everywhere she went, turning nobody in need away.

As in the bazaar, all the merchants gave alms.

Giving alms to monks is considered an extremely important way of earning merit for the next life.

Liberals have given alms to pacify the poor and their own consciences.

Rituals include fasting and giving alms to the poor.

"When giving alms look ensure whether the bowl (the receiver) is deserving."

"How can it be a crime," he asked, "to give alms to the mendicant?"

At the same time he gave alms with his own hand to the poor from a basket of coins placed by his side.

Just then Gopikabai raised her head to see who was giving alms, and the eyes of the two women met.

The other obligations are praying five times daily, fasting during the month of Ramadan and giving alms.

About a third of the population lived in poverty with the wealthy expected to give alms to assist the impotent poor.

I also liked-and this is harder to say-I liked to give alms.

He subsisted only on what was strictly necessary to sustain his life, giving alms regularly to the poor.

He never gave alms to beggars and walked firmly, carrying a stout hazel.

He had already emptied out his treasury by making offerings to the Three Jewels and giving alms to the poor.