also: はらみた
noun
pāramitā; perfection
Buddhist term referring to the perfections or virtues practiced by a bodhisattva on the path to enlightenment. Often appears in the compound 六波羅蜜 (ろくはらみつ, the six pāramitās).
See also: 波羅蜜
六つの波羅蜜多の一つに布施がある。
Giving is one of the six pāramitās.
波羅蜜多とは、彼岸に至るための修行の完成を意味する。
Pāramitā means the perfection of practices for reaching the other shore.
波羅蜜 (はらみつ) is a shorter form of the same term, more common in compounds like 六波羅蜜. 波羅蜜多 (はらみった) is the fuller transliteration of the Sanskrit pāramitā.
Transliteration of Sanskrit pāramitā, meaning 'perfection' or 'transcendent virtue'. The kanji are ateji chosen for their phonetic values.