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Six paramitas

Here is the picture that talks of the 6 paramitas in Chinese :-) Below is from Wikiepedia: In Mahāyāna Buddhism, the Prajñapāramitā sūtras, the Lotus Sutra and a large number of other texts list the six perfections: Dāna pāramitā: generosity, giving of oneself (in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese, 布施波羅蜜; in Tibetan, sbyin-pa) Śīla pāramitā : virtue, morality, discipline, proper conduct (持戒波羅蜜; tshul-khrims) Kṣānti pāramitā : patience, tolerance, forbearance, acceptance, endurance (忍辱波羅蜜, bzod-pa) Vīrya pāramitā : energy, diligence, vigor, effort (精進波羅蜜, brtson-’grus) Dhyāna pāramitā : one-pointed concentration, contemplation (禪定波羅蜜, bsam-gtan) Prajñā pāramitā : wisdom, insight (般若波羅蜜, shes-rab) Note that this list is also mentioned by the Theravāda commentator Dhammapala, who says it is equivalent to the above list of ten.[10] In the Ten Stages Sutra, four more pāramitās are listed: 7. Upāya pāramitā: skillful means 8. Praṇidhāna pāramitā: vow, resolution, aspir

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