Meanings
nounthe six perfections pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyIn 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).
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 六波羅蜜 /六波罗蜜
- 六波羅蜜 /六波罗蜜 (liùbōluómì)six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
French six perfections
- six perfectionssix virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
German sechs Tugenden, sechs Vollkommenheiten
- sechs Tugendensix virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
- sechs Vollkommenheitensix virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
Japanese 六波羅蜜
- 六波羅蜜 (rokuharamitsu)six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
Polish sześć doskonałości
- sześć doskonałościsix virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
Russian шесть соверше́нств, шесть парами́т
- шесть соверше́нств (šestʹ soveršénstv)six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
- шесть парами́т (šestʹ paramít)six virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
Swedish sex dygder
- sex dygdersix virtues in Mahayana Buddhism
Cite this entry
APA
six perfections. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/six%20perfections
MLA
“six perfections.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/six%20perfections. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “six perfections,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/six%20perfections.
Source: six perfections on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.