Q31. With reference to the cultural history of India, which one of the following is the correct description of the term ‘paramitas’?
(a) The earliest Dharmashastra texts written in aphoristic (sutra) style
(b) Philosophical schools that did not accept the authority of Vedas
(c) Perfections whose attainment led to the Bodhisattva path
(d) Powerful merchant guilds of early medieval South India
Answer: C
- Paramita or para mi (in Sanskrit and Pali respectively) is a Buddhist term often translated as “perfection”. In Mahayana In Buddhism, the bodhisattva practices the six paramitas, or transcendent perfections which are generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and wisdom. Parmitas are described in Buddhist commentaries as noble character qualities generally associated with enlightened beings
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