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six perfections

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
six per-fec-tions
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Mahayana Buddhism, the six virtues which the bodhisattva must practice in their avowed pursuit of bringing all beings to enlightenment through bodhicitta; they are dana (munificence), sila (ethicality), ksanti (patience), virya (determination), dhyana (meditation), and prajna (wisdom).

Inflected Forms

the six perfections (canonical, plural)

Phrases

Buddha-nature Four Noble Truths

Frequently Paired Words

bodhicitta bodhisattva Buddha-nature Dharma enlightenment Four Noble Truths nirvana prajnaparamita

Questions

What does six perfections mean?
In Mahayana Buddhism, the six virtues which the bodhisattva must practice in their avowed pursuit of bringing all beings to enlightenment through bodhicitta; they are dana (munificence), sila (ethicality), ksanti (patience), virya (determination), dhyana (meditation), and prajna (wisdom).

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