大方廣佛華嚴經疏 28.51

28.51

Forty-four: For a king to eliminate killing and so forth. In the practice of giving, personally abiding in the three clusters of pure precepts and causing others to abide in the five precepts constitutes the gift of Dharma (dharma-dāna). Among the five precepts killing comes first, so this is spoken of specifically. In relation to those being killed, it is the gift of fearlessness (abhaya-dāna).