華嚴經內章門等雜孔目章 2.9

2.9

六波羅蜜者，陀那、尸羅、羼提、毘梨那、持訶那、般羅若波羅蜜。陀那者，此名布施，運心周普名布，惙己惠人名施。尸羅者，此云清涼，三業炎氣事等如熱，戒能防息，故曰清涼。羼提者，此名忍辱，他人加惱名辱，於辱情安名忍。毘梨耶者，此名精進，練心於法名精，精心愗達名進。持訶那者，此名智生，依定生智故名智生。般羅若者，此名為慧，於緣決定明了名慧。波羅蜜者，波羅名彼岸，蜜言到，即到彼岸也。此義是三乘，小乘名亦同。若望其義，即到彼岸、不到彼岸不同。若三乘初教，六度各有十義，如《地持論》說。又義離三輪相，修其六度，即是空真如。若依終教，知法性無貪，修其檀度，即順真如德。若依頓教如，則不可說。若約一乘，六波羅蜜皆有十門，如下經〈離世間品〉說。

The six pāramitās are: dāna, śīla, kṣānti, vīrya, dhyāna, and prajñā pāramitā. Dāna: this is called 'generosity' (bùshī); directing the mind universally is called bù, and giving up one's own to benefit others is called shī. Śīla: this is called 'coolness'; the feverish energy of the three karmas is hot, and precepts can guard against and extinguish it, hence it is called 'coolness'. Kṣānti: this is called 'patience'; being afflicted by others is called 'insult', and remaining tranquil in the face of insult is called 'patience'. Vīrya: this is called 'vigor'; refining the mind in the Dharma is called 'refined' (jīng), and the refined mind advancing courageously is called 'progress' (jìn). Dhyāna: this is called 'arising of wisdom'; because wisdom arises dependent on meditative stabilization, it is called 'arising of wisdom'. Prajñā: this is called 'wisdom'; being decisive and clear regarding conditions is called 'wisdom'. Pāramitā: pāra means 'the other shore', and mita means 'reached'; that is, 'reaching the other shore'. This meaning belongs to the Triyāna, and the names are identical in the Hīnayāna as well. Looking at their meaning, however, there is a difference between reaching the other shore and not reaching the other shore. In the initial teaching of the Triyāna, each of the six pāramitās has ten meanings, as explained in the *Bodhisattvabhūmi-śāstra*. Furthermore, in meaning, cultivating the six pāramitās free of the characteristics of the three wheels is empty suchness. If according to the final teaching, knowing the dharma-nature to be free from greed and cultivating the pāramitā of dāna accords with the virtues of suchness. If according to the sudden teaching of suchness, it cannot be expressed. If according to the Ekayāna, the six pāramitās each have ten gates, as explained below in the 'Chapter on Leaving the World'.