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TEN PARAMITA
(TEN VIRTUES)
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The Paramita means perfection or Virtues. It means reaching other shore (enlightenment) as contrasted with this shore of suffering and morality. The paramitas are usually six in number (charity, discipline, forbearance, energy, concentration and lastly wisdom) or expanded to ten (adding expedients, vows, power and knowledge). The Paramitas are the ten stages of spiritual perfection followed by the Bodhisattava in his progress to Buddhahood. They include the practice and highest possible development of charity morality, forbearance, zeal, meditation and wisdom. The following four are sometimes added: skillful means of teaching, power over obstacles, spiritual aspirations and knowledge, these last four being however, regarded as amplifications of Panna or wisdom. Everyone must strive to achieve these noble qualities in life to progressively move towards achieving Nirvana. The paramitas constitute an important teaching of the Prajnaparamita Sutras, as which the Diamond and the Hear Sutras are summaries. The ten paramitas are listed below:-
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