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| − | '''six pāramitās''' (六度, 六波羅蜜). The Sanskrit word pāramita means gone across to the opposite shore. To succeed in crossing over to that shore of nirvāṇa, opposite this shore of saṁsāra, a Bodhisattva needs to achieve the six pāramitās: | + | '''[[six pāramitās]]''' (六度, 六波羅蜜). The [[Sanskrit]] [[word]] pāramita means gone across to the opposite shore. To succeed in crossing over to that shore of [[nirvāṇa]], opposite this shore of [[saṁsāra]], a [[Bodhisattva]] needs to achieve the [[six pāramitās]]: |
| − | (1) dāna (almsgiving), | + | (1) [[dāna]] ([[almsgiving]]), |
| − | (2) śīla (observance of precepts), | + | (2) [[śīla]] ([[observance]] of [[precepts]]), |
| − | (3) kṣānti (endurance of adversity), | + | (3) [[kṣānti]] ([[endurance]] of adversity), |
| − | (4) vīrya (energetic progress), | + | (4) [[vīrya]] (energetic progress), |
| − | (5) dhyāna (meditation), and | + | (5) [[dhyāna]] ([[meditation]]), and |
| − | (6) prajñā (development of wisdom). | + | (6) [[prajñā]] (development of [[wisdom]]). |
| − | See ten pāramitās. | + | See ten [[pāramitās]]. |
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Revision as of 04:45, 18 November 2013
six pāramitās (六度, 六波羅蜜). The Sanskrit word pāramita means gone across to the opposite shore. To succeed in crossing over to that shore of nirvāṇa, opposite this shore of saṁsāra, a Bodhisattva needs to achieve the six pāramitās:
(1) dāna (almsgiving),
(2) śīla (observance of precepts),
(3) kṣānti (endurance of adversity),
(4) vīrya (energetic progress),
(5) dhyāna (meditation), and
(6) prajñā (development of wisdom).
See ten pāramitās.
