अहिंसा प्रथमं पुष्पं द्वितीयेन्द्रियनिग्रहम् ।
तृतीयं तु दया पुष्पं तुरीयं दानपुष्पकम् ॥
ahiṃsā prathamaṃ puṣpaṃ dvitīyendriyanigraham |
tṛtīyaṃ tu dayā puṣpaṃ turīyaṃ dānapuṣpakam ||
The first flower (of the tree of good life) is abstention from injury ; the second is the restraint over the senses ; the third is compassion to all living creatures ; and the fourth is the flower of charity.