Significance of Six Paramita
The Six Paramita in Tibetan Buddhism refers to the six perfections that a Bodhisattva should practice to cultivate essential qualities for enlightenment. These perfections include generosity, ethics (or moral discipline), patience, effort, meditation, and wisdom. They serve as guiding principles for Bodhisattvas in their spiritual development, aiding not only their own quest for enlightenment but also their commitment to help all beings. Mastery of these six perfections is crucial for attaining Buddhahood and crossing the ocean of afflictions.
Synonyms: Six perfections
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Buddhist concept of 'Six Paramita'
The Six Paramita in Buddhism represents essential perfections—generosity, moral discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and wisdom—practiced by Bodhisattvas to achieve enlightenment and assist others on their spiritual journeys.
From: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra
(1) The six perfections that bodhisattvas cultivate on their path to enlightenment: generosity, morality, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom.[1] (2) The six perfections that bodhisattvas practice to cultivate their spiritual qualities: generosity, morality, patience, effort, meditation, and wisdom.[2] (3) The six perfections that the bodhisattva practices to cultivate qualities essential for enlightenment, including generosity, morality, patience, exertion, meditation, and wisdom.[3] (4) The six virtues or perfections (generosity, morality, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom) cultivated by the bodhisattva on the path to enlightenment.[4] (5) The six perfections—generosity, moral discipline, patience, effort, meditation, and wisdom—central to the bodhisattva path.[5]
From: Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
(1) The six perfections — generosity, ethical conduct, perseverance, patience, concentration, and wisdom that a Bodhisattva cultivates to achieve enlightenment.[6] (2) The six perfections (generosity, morality, patience, effort, meditation, wisdom) practiced by Bodhisattvas to cultivate enlightenment.[7] (3) The six perfections that Bodhisattvas practice to cultivate their character and aid others, including generosity and moral discipline.[8] (4) The six perfections that a Bodhisattva practices: giving, morality, patience, exertion, meditation, and wisdom.[9] (5) The six perfections (generosity, moral discipline, patience, joy, concentration, and wisdom) that are cultivated by a Bodhisattva.[10]
From: Shurangama Sutra (with commentary by Hsuan Hua)
(1) The six perfections that are essential practices for Bodhisattvas, represented by the six tusks of Samantabhadra’s elephant.[11] (2) The six perfection practices in Buddhism that guide a practitioner towards enlightenment, including generosity, ethical conduct, patience, effort, meditation, and wisdom.[12] (3) The six perfections cultivated by Bodhisattvas, including giving, moral precepts, patience, vigor, dhyana concentration, and prajna, essential for attaining enlightenment.[13] (4) The six perfections practiced by Bodhisattvas: giving, moral precepts, patience, vigor, dhyana concentration, and prajna.[14]
From: Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra
(1) The six transcendent practices in Mahayana Buddhism that lead to enlightenment: generosity, ethical conduct, patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom.[15] (2) The six perfections essential for realizing the Buddha body, according to Vimalakirti's teachings.[16] (3) The six perfections: charity, discipline, patience, devotion, serenity, and wisdom.[17]
From: Karandavyuha Sutra
(1) A set of six perfections essential for Bodhisattvas, including Dana (generosity), Shila (moral conduct), Kshanti (patience), Virya (effort), Dhyana (meditative concentration), and Prajna (wisdom).[18] (2) Perfections in Buddhism referring to benevolence, moral precepts, forbearance, vigour, meditation, and wisdom, which guide the path towards enlightenment.[19]
From: Vimalakirti Sutra
(1) The six perfections that bodhisattvas cultivate—generosity, moral integrity, patience, effort, meditation, and wisdom—to attain enlightenment.[20]
From: Flower Adornment Sutra Preface
(1) These are the acts of generosity, precepts, patience, vigor, dhyana-samadhi, and prajna wisdom, which guide Bodhisattvas in their practice to assist themselves and others.[21]
From: Lankavatara Sutra
(1) The six perfections practiced by Bodhisattvas which include generosity, moral discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and wisdom.[22]
From: The Six Yogas of Naropa
(1) The six perfections that a Bodhisattva should practice, which include generosity, ethics, patience, effort, meditation, and wisdom.[23]