Veneration to the Exalted One, the Homage-worthy, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One

VII CHAPTER ON MISCELLANY

Miscellaneous notes on the perfections
for the benefit of those who aspire to Buddhahood

We conclude here the story of Sumedha the hermit in order to furnish miscellaneous notes on the ten perfections (as mentioned in the Commentary on the Cariyā Piṭaka) for the benefit of those who aspire to the supreme goal of Perfect Self-Enlightenment (Omniscience) and to enable them to acquire skill in comprehending, practising, and accumulating the requisites for Enlightenment.

In this chapter, the following pertinent features of the pāramī wil be dealt with in the form of questions and answers.

1. What are the pāramī?
2. Why are they called pāramī?
3. How many pāramī are there?
4. What is the sequence in which the pāramī are arranged?
5. What are the characteristics, functions, manifestations, and proximate causes of the pāramī?
6. What are the basic conditions of the pāramī?
7. What are the factors that defile the pāramī?
8. What are the factors that purify the pāramī?
9. What are the factors that oppose the pāramī?
10 What is the detailed method of practising the pāramī?
11. What is the complete analysis of the pāramī?
12. What is the synopsis of the pāramī?
13. What are the factors for accomplishing the pāramī?
14. What is the period of time required for accomplishing the pāramī?
15. What are the advantages that accrue from the pāramī?
16. What is the fruit of the pāramī?