Pāramitā

Paramita ( Skt. पारमिता, Paramita ) are the so-called transcendent virtues to the other (para) bank ( mita ) of wisdom, ie, lead to awakening in Buddhism.

People are talking, especially in the Mahayana tradition, six Paramita, sometimes, especially in the Theravada, also of ten PARAMI.

The six virtues in the Lotus Sutra of the Mahayana are:

In Theravada ten PARAMI are known:

Bodhi Dāna Dhyāna in Buddhism Prajnaparamita Wisdom in Buddhism Upekkha Bhikkhu Bodhi
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