"six perfections" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: the six perfections [canonical, plural]
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  1. 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). Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Buddhism, Six Translations (six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism): 六波羅蜜 /六波罗蜜 (liùbōluómì) (Chinese Mandarin), six perfections (French), sechs Tugenden (German), sechs Vollkommenheiten (German), 六波羅蜜 (rokuharamitsu) (Japanese), шесть соверше́нств (šestʹ soveršénstv) (Russian), шесть парами́т (šestʹ paramít) (Russian), sex dygder (Swedish)
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