text: The motivation of altruism is also the focus of study; for example, one study links the occurrence of moral outrage to altruistic compensation of victims.Studies show that generosity in laboratory and in online experiments is contagious – people imitate the generosity they observe in others.Religious viewpoints Most, if not all, of the world's religions promote altruism as a very important moral value.Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, and Sikhism, etc., place particular emphasis on altruistic morality.Buddhism Altruism figures prominently in Buddhism.Love and compassion are components of all forms of Buddhism, and are focused on all beings equally: love is the wish that all beings be happy, and compassion is the wish that all beings be free from suffering."Many illnesses can be cured by the one medicine of love and compassion.These qualities are the ultimate source of human happiness, and the need for them lies at the very core of our being" (Dalai Lama).The notion of altruism is modified in such a world-view, since the belief is that such a practice promotes the practitioner's own happiness: "The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater our own sense of well-being becomes" (Dalai Lama).In the context of larger ethical discussions on moral action and judgment, Buddhism is characterized by the belief that negative (unhappy) consequences of our actions derive not from punishment or correction based on moral judgment, but from the law of karma, which functions like a natural law of cause and effect.A simple illustration of such cause and effect is the case of experiencing the effects of what one causes: if one causes suffering, then as a natural consequence one would experience suffering; if one causes happiness, then as a natural consequence one would experience happiness.Jainism The fundamental principles of Jainism revolve around altruism, not only for humans but for all sentient beings.