Human Development
Five practices
Description:
These practices are similar to the [paramita] of Zen. The [maha paramita] (great perfection) of essential wisdom - [jhana] - is not considered separately from [dhyana] (meditation), the two being combined as [samatha vipasyana] (meditative insight), but the other four are essentially the same: [dana] (giving); [sila] (observing moral precepts, good conduct); [ksanti] (patience); [virya] (vigour, striving). Context:
Tsung-mi demonstrated that, in the stages of phenomenal evolution he described, each step on the process of delusion can be counteracted by a step in the process of enlightenment. In this the third step, cultivation of the five practices counteracts the generation karma, the ninth stage of delusion.< Broader:
Process of enlightenment Narrower:
DanaViryaKshantiObserving moral precepts Related:
Paramita