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Title: On paramis (perfections, បារមី) as means to gain the path
Post by: Dhammañāṇa on October 06, 2019, 08:44:15 PM
Paramis, other than common thought, are not only importand if one desires for Buddhahood, but act-ually necessary to be able to join the path, the Savakas as well.

Seen in ideal manners, at the stage of leaving home for a non-comeback, one  has already gained the "paramis".

A very usefull collection, also pointing out that each single parami was taught as means for liberation, is found in the study guide "The Ten Perfections (http://zugangzureinsicht.org/html/lib/study/perfections_en.html) by Venerable Thanissaro Mahathera.

My person wonders, because Bhante usually puts much effort in drawing sets back to the set of 37 or the Noble Eithfold Path, why he didn't here.

One looking at the 10 paramis observingly will soon and easy find the common known factors of the path again (here "just" mixed for both modes of livelihood, lay or ascetic).

Dana (generous action)
Sila (virtue)
Nekkhamma (renunciation)
Pañña (wisdom, discernment)
Viriya (energy, effort)
Khanti (patience)
Sacca (truthfulness)
Adhitthana (determination, resolution)
Metta (goodwill, loving-kindness)
Upekkha (equanimity)

Even if it comes to happen that one leaves home, yet not gained the stream, one would need to relay on this set of paramis to arrive in an area able to gain path. In any case the factors fit well to householders practice and reflect all right intention, sammāsaṅkappo or one not having gained path yet.

Whether finding the right Dhamma, the Sangha, heading to meet a Buddha, Arahatship, is all based on those pre-trainings, perfections, forms the condition for one to enter the path. Gati (becoming, wander on) on that set is surely a save bet, wouldn't lead to agati or development of grave wrong views.

Having re-ordered the set:

I. Discernment
Good Will (= right view, right resolve)

II. Truth
Virtue
Persistence (better placed under III, Samadhi, =effort)

III. Relinquishment
Generosity
Renunciation

IV. Calm
Endurance
Equanimity

One possible sees the 3 sections of the Eithfold path, wisdom (I), Virtue (II), Samadhi (III, IV).
Title: Re: On paramis (perfections, បារមី) as means to gain the path
Post by: Dhammañāṇa on October 06, 2019, 10:08:01 PM
So maybe re-sorted again, to recognice the eightfold path within the set of paramis (Factors 1-8, +9, 10 of the tenfold path, if splitted):

Pañña:
(sammāsaṅkappa)
Sila:
Samadhi:
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Title: Re: On paramis (perfections, បារមី) as means to gain the path
Post by: Meawmane on November 08, 2019, 01:35:14 PM
The past, I have, but find the answer alone about this. This has been known.