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|main-text= | |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, the perfections are alternatively translated as transcendent actions, virtues, or the like. | ||
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|definition=The six or ten types of practices which lead an individual to Buddhahood. The practice of perfections is particularly important in Mahāyāna Buddhism in which the entire path of the Bodhisattva to reach full enlightenment is included in the six or ten perfections. | |definition=The six or ten types of practices which lead an individual to Buddhahood. The practice of perfections is particularly important in Mahāyāna Buddhism in which the entire path of the Bodhisattva to reach full enlightenment is included in the six or ten perfections. | ||
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The six perfections, in the order they are most commonly presented, are generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and wisdom. | The six perfections, in the order they are most commonly presented, are generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and wisdom. | ||
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