Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Paramita (Sanskrit) or Parami (Pali): Lit. Perfection of character or Salvation. In Buddhism, these disciplines are cultivated by Bodhisattvas for crossing from sensuous life to Nirvana. The paramitas are usually listed as ten: generosity morality renunciation wisdom energy patience truthfulness determination loving-kindness equanimity Other enumerations of the paramitas are also common. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.