six perfections en · NOUN
Meanings
- (plural, plural-only) 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).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the six perfections | Number=Plur | canonical | lexicographic |
Relateds
Dharma · prajnaparamita · parami · bodhicitta · paramita · Buddha-nature · nirvana · sunyata · enlightenment · Four Noble Truths · bodhisattva
Translations (9)
fr six perfections (six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism) · de sechs Vollkommenheiten (six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism) · ru шесть парами́т (six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism) · pl sześć doskonałości (six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism) · ru шесть соверше́нств (six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism) · sv sex dygder (six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism) · de sechs Tugenden (six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism) · cmn 六波羅蜜 /六波罗蜜 (six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism) · ja 六波羅蜜 (six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism)