cāga
Cāga,[from cajati,to give up,Vedic tyaj.Cp.Sk.tyāga] (a) abandoning,giving up,renunciation Vin.I,10; S.III,13,26,158; M.I,486; A.I,299.More freq.as:(b) liberality,generosity,munificence (n.) generous,munificent (adj.):sīlasampanno saddho purisapuggalo sabbe maccharino loke cāgena atirocati “he who is virtuous & religious excels all stingy people in generosity" A.III,34.In freq.combns e.g.sacca dama dhiti c.Sn.188=S.I,215; sacca dama c.khanti Sn.189= S.I,215; mutta° (adj.) liberal,munificent,S.V,351=392.°paribhāvita citta “a heart bent on giving" S.V,309.In this sense cāga forms one of the (3,4,5 or 7) noble treasures of a man (cp.the Catholic treasure of grace & see °dhana below),viz.(as 5) saddhā,sīla,suta,cāga,paññā (faith,virtue,right knowledge,liberality,wisdom) S.I,232; A.I,210; III,80=S.IV,250; M.III,99; D.III,164,165; cp.A.I,152=III,44; (as 4:the last minus suta) S.V,395; A.II,62 (sama°); (as 3) saddhā,sīla,cāga J.II,112; (as 7) ajjhesanā,tapo,sīla,sacca,cāga,sati,mati J.II,327; cp.śīla-śruta-tyāga Itm 311.-- PvA.30,120; Sdhp.214,323.See also anussati & anussarati.
--âdhiṭṭhāna the resolution of generosity,as one of the 4:paññā°,sacca°,c°.,upasama° D.III,229; --ânussati generosity A.I,30; V,331; D.III,250,280; Vism.197; --kathā talk about munificence A.III,181; --dhana the treasure of the good gift,as one of the 7 riches or blessings,the ariyadhanāni,viz.saddhā,sīla,hiri,ottappa,suta,c.,paññā D.III,163,251,; A.IV,5; VvA.113; as one of 5 (see above) A.III,53; --sampadā (& sampanna) the blessing of (or blessed with) the virtue of munificence A.I,62; II,66; III,53; IV,221,etc.(Page 264)