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Pāramitās

The perfections of the bodhisattva: generosity, ethics, patience, energy, meditation and wisdom.

Also: Paramitas, six perfections

Mahāyāna, Zen and Tibetan Buddhism

The six pāramitās, “gone beyond”, are the virtues the bodhisattva perfects: generosity, ethics, patience, energy, meditation and wisdom. Wisdom, the perfection of understanding emptiness, makes the others perfect. Some lists add four more: skilful means, vow, power and knowledge.