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The '''six paramitas''' comprise the training of a [[bodhisattva]], which is [[bodhichitta in action]]. | The '''six paramitas''' comprise the training of a [[bodhisattva]], which is [[bodhichitta in action]]. | ||
#[[Generosity]] (Tib. ''jinpa''): to cultivate the attitude of generosity. | #[[Generosity]] (Tib. ''jinpa''): to cultivate the attitude of generosity. | ||
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#[[Concentration]] (Tib. ''samten''): not to be distracted. | #[[Concentration]] (Tib. ''samten''): not to be distracted. | ||
#[[Wisdom]] (Tib. ''sherab''): the perfect discrimination of phenomena, all knowable things. | #[[Wisdom]] (Tib. ''sherab''): the perfect discrimination of phenomena, all knowable things. | ||
The first five paramitas correspond to the accumulation of '''merit''', and the sixth to the accumulation of '''wisdom'''. | |||
==Written Sources== | |||
The six paramitas are mentioned and explained in many of the most important Indian sources, such as [[Nagarjuna]]’s ''[[Letter to a Friend]]'', [[Chandrakirti]]’s ''[[Introduction to the Middle Way]]'' and [[Shantideva]]’s ''[[Bodhicharyavatara]]''. | |||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Enumerations]] | [[Category:Enumerations]] | ||
Revision as of 08:32, 11 July 2007
The six paramitas comprise the training of a bodhisattva, which is bodhichitta in action.
- Generosity (Tib. jinpa): to cultivate the attitude of generosity.
- Discipline (Tib. tsultrim): refraining from harm.
- Patience (Tib. zöpa): the ability not to be perturbed by anything.
- Diligence (Tib. tsöndrü): to find joy in what is virtuous, positive or wholesome.
- Concentration (Tib. samten): not to be distracted.
- Wisdom (Tib. sherab): the perfect discrimination of phenomena, all knowable things.
The first five paramitas correspond to the accumulation of merit, and the sixth to the accumulation of wisdom.
Written Sources
The six paramitas are mentioned and explained in many of the most important Indian sources, such as Nagarjuna’s Letter to a Friend, Chandrakirti’s Introduction to the Middle Way and Shantideva’s Bodhicharyavatara.