six perfections

English

Noun

the six perfections pl (plural only)

1. In Mahayana Buddhism, the six virtues which the bodhisattva must practice in their avowed pursuit of bringing all beings to enlightenment through bodhicitta; they are dana (munificence), sila (ethicality), ksanti (patience), virya (determination), dhyana (meditation), and prajna (wisdom).

Translations

six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 六波羅蜜／六波罗蜜 (liùbōluómì)

• French: six perfections
• German: sechs Tugenden, sechs Vollkommenheiten
• Japanese: 六波羅蜜 (rokuharamitsu)
• Russian: шесть соверше́нств (šestʹ soveršénstv), шесть парами́т (šestʹ paramít)
• Swedish: sex dygder

See also

• bodhicitta
• bodhisattva
• Buddha-nature
• Dharma
• enlightenment
• Four Noble Truths
• nirvana
• prajnaparamita
• sunyata
• paramita
• parami