Ten Perfections (dasa pāramiyo)
Skillful qualities / Ten Perfections 
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Subtags: Generosity, Virtue, Renunciation, Discernment, Energy, Patience, Truth, Determination, Goodwill, Equanimity
28 excerpts, 2:07:51 total duration



Abhayagiri Monastic Retreat 2013, Session 6 – Nov. 28, 2013

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14. “Where are the paramis listed and described in the Pali Canon?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Perfections] [Tipiṭaka] // [Commentaries]


Our Roots in the Thai Forest Tradition, Session 48 – Mar. 12, 2014

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7. “Did Ajahn Chah speak about paramī?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Ajahn Chah] [Perfections] // [Culture/Thailand]


Devotion and Ritual: Becoming the Buddha, Session 3 – Apr. 30, 2017

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14. “Do the perfections have a progressive quality to them?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Perfections] // [Jātaka Tales] [Generosity]


Readings from The Island, Session 54 – Mar. 26, 2025

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3. “Before arriving at [the noble] attainments, is it expected to exist and have a gradual progression of pāramis and come closer to stream entry?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Stages of awakening] [Perfections] [Stream entry] // [Factors for stream entry] [History/Early Buddhism]


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4. “If one cultivates certain pāramis during one’s lifetime, one can lose them in another lifetime?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro. [Perfections] [Rebirth] [Impermanence] // [Aversion] [Clinging] [Fetters] [Stream entry] [Ajahn Chah]

Simile from Ajahn Chah: Tending a plant. [Naturalness] [Similes] [Stages of awakening]