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|sub-themes=Path;View;Meditation;Conduct;Bodhicitta;The Six Perfections;The Two Truths;Mahāyāna & Non-Mahāyānist Traditions | |sub-themes=Path;View;Meditation;Conduct;Bodhicitta;The Six Perfections;The Two Truths;Mahāyāna & Non-Mahāyānist Traditions | ||
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|jumbo-text=The Six Perfections, or ''pāramitās'', are the primary constituents that make up the path in the Mahāyāna tradition. They represent the different facets of the bodhisattva conduct, as specific areas of attention that are initially practiced in succession, though they are structured in order to produce a cumulative effect. | |jumbo-text=The Six Perfections, or ''pāramitās'', are the primary constituents that make up the path in the Mahāyāna tradition. They represent the different facets of the bodhisattva conduct, as specific areas of attention that are initially practiced in succession, though they are structured in order to produce a cumulative effect. Once the bodhisattva has reached the point of proficiency in all of the perfections they are then meant to function collectively. | ||
|main-text=The Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit term ''pāramitā'' as ''pha rol tu phyin pa'' ("gone to the other side"), also functions as a basic definition and is | |main-text=The Tibetan translation of the Sanskrit term ''pāramitā'' as ''pha rol tu phyin pa'' ("gone to the other side"), also functions as a basic definition and is often expressed figuratively as having arrived upon the far shore of a body of water. Hence, these six perfections are alternatively translated as transcendent actions, virtues, or the like. The six perfections, in the order they are most commonly presented, are generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and wisdom. | ||
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