Wu · Source text translated by 康僧會
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The Six Pāramitās Collection Sutra was compiled by the eminent monk Kang Senghui of the Wu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period and completed in the 3rd century CE. This scripture primarily compiles stories of the Buddha’s past lives and practices, systematically expounding the core practical system of Mahāyāna Buddhism—the six methods of transcending birth and death: giving, moral discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, and wisdom. As an important early Mahāyāna scripture in Chinese Buddhism, it was the first to systematically introduce the complete framework of the six pāramitās to China, playing a foundational role in shaping Chinese Buddhist ethical practice and the spirit of the bodhisattva path. This sutra serves both as a key text for studying the spread of Buddhism during the Han and Wei dynasties and as an essential guide for cultivating the bodhisattva way.
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