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six perfections

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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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  • Chinese Mandarin: 六波羅蜜 /六波罗蜜 (liùbōluómì) — six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
  • French: six perfections — six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
  • German: sechs Tugenden — six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
  • German: sechs Vollkommenheiten — six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
  • Japanese: 六波羅蜜 (rokuharamitsu) — six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
  • Polish: sześć doskonałości — six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
  • Russian: шесть соверше́нств (šestʹ soveršénstv) — six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
  • Russian: шесть парами́т (šestʹ paramít) — six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
  • Swedish: sex dygder — six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism