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ISSN 2753-4812
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Six Pāramitās Series

Six Pāramitās

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Texts related to the six pāramitās or transcendent perfections (ṣaṭpāramitā; pha rol tu phyin pa drug):

Advice

by Rongtön Sheja Künrig
In this brief series of verses, Rongtön explains the benefits of the six transcendent perfections, or pāramitās, and shows how they incorporate many other aspects and qualities of the Mahāyāna path.
Advice 4 Mar 2016

Aspiration Prayers

from the Words of the Buddha
This aspiration to accomplish the eleven transcendent perfections—generosity, ethical discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, insight, skilful methods, strength, aspiration, primordial wisdom and the dharmakāya—is popular in the Sakya tradition, and is included within the Compendium of Sādhanas.
Aspiration Prayers Compendium of Sādhanas 24 Nov 2022
from the Words of the Buddha
In the sūtra The Question of Maitreya (Toh. 85, Maitreya­paripṛcchā, byams pas zhus pa), Buddha Śākyamuni recounts this prayer that Maitreya made as a bodhisattva aspiring to accomplish the six perfections and attain the ten bodhisattva levels. The prayer is also included in the Miscellaneous section of the Tengyur (Toh 4378).
Aspiration Prayers Kangyur Tengyur Compendium of Sādhanas Nyingma Mönlam 30 Jan 2021

Commentaries

by Patrul Rinpoche
Patrul Rinpoche was renowned for his mastery of, and fondness for, Śāntideva's classic guide to the way of the bodhisattvas, and this is his practical manual for applying its wisdom and meditating on its key themes.
Bodhicaryāvatāra Stages of Meditation Bodhicitta 19 Nov 2004

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Bodhicitta

Atiśa

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