The perfection of generosity is mentioned first among the ten perfections. As we read in the definition of dana, given by the Commentary to the “Basket of Conduct”: “Giving (dana) has the characteristic of relinquishing; its function is to dispel greed for things that can be given away; its manifestation is nonattachment, or the achievement of prosperity and a favourable state of existence; an object that can be relinquished is its proximate cause.”