Perfecting the Six Paramitas
The six paramitas are also known as the six perfections, six perfect virtues or six transcendent perfections. They are generosity (dana), moral discipline (sila), patience (ksanti), energy or vitality or diligence or effort (virya), concentration (dhyana or samadhi), and wisdom (prajna). These represent the fundamental practices of mahayana Buddhism. They are the virtues perfected by a Bodhisattva in the course of his or her development. The exoteric or open mahayana path is also called the paramita path and usually takes eons to complete. However, no matter what particular school of vajrayana Buddhism one may belong to, one must still constantly practice the six paramitas as is done on the open path.