The Act of ‘Giving’ and its Psychological and Social Effects on Thai Communities

The act of ‘giving’, a positive-universal act, linguistically involves three main participants: a donor, a theme, and a recipient. In Thailand, Buddhists view the act of ‘giving’ as the fundamental religious practice, before keeping the five precepts and cultivating one’s mind. Moreover, Buddhists a...

The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review

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