pha rol tu phyin pa

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Paramita. Literally, 'paramita' means 'reaching the other shore.' Particularly, it means transcending concepts of subject, object and action [RY]

1) go to the other side/ paramita, end, "gone across", "gone to the other shore", perfection, transcendental/ transcending (action/ virtue ways of overcoming (limitations [IW]

true consummation; usu. perfection [RB]

paramita [JV]

paramita, "gone across", "gone to the other shore", perfection, transcendental / transcendent / transcending [action / virtue]. transcendent perfection [RY]

paramita. Literally, 'paramita' means 'reaching the other shore.' Particularly, it means transcending concepts of subject, object and action. The Paramita vehicle (phar phyin gyi theg pa) is the Mahayana system of the gradual path through the five paths and ten bhumis according to the Prajnaparamita scriptures. See also 'six paramitas.' [RY]

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