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six paramitas

The six paramitas (paramita meaning either perfection or transcendent quality depending on the etymology) are qualities a bodhisattva cultivates to actualize the Dharma and liberate sentient beings:

  1. dana: generosity, giving, selflessnes
  2. sila: virtue, ethical conduct, discipline
  3. ksanti: patient forebearance, endurance, acceptance
  4. virya: effort, vigor, energy, dilligence
  5. dhyana: one-pointed concentration, absorption, contemplation (see zen, ultimately a corruption of this same word)
  6. prajna: wisdom, insight