The six perfections
Subtitle: Buddhism and the cultivation of character
By: by Dale S. Wright.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780195382013
Subjects: Paramitas (Buddhism); Buddhist ethics
Other titles: 6 perceptions
Description: Here is a lucid, accessible, and inspiring guide to the six perfections - a set of Buddhist teachings designed to transform human character through the perfection of generosity, morality tolerance, energy, meditation, and wisdom. Dale Wright shows how these teachings were understood and practiced in the Buddha's time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.