Note 31 — Chapter II · HISTORICAL CHARACTERISATION OF MAHÂYÂNISM.

(4) For the regulation of moral life, the Yogâcâra with the other Mahâyâna schools, proposes the practising of the six Pâramitâs (virtues of perfection), which are: 1. Dana (giving), 2. Çîla (moral precept), 3. Kṣânti (meekness), 4. Vîrya (energy), 5. Dhyâna (meditation), 6. Prajñâ (knowledge or wisdom). In way of explanation, says Asanga: “By not clinging to wealth or pleasures (1), by not cherishing any thoughts to violate the precepts (2), by not feeling dejected in the face of evils (3), by not awakening any thought of indolence while practising goodness (4), by maintaining serenity of mind in the midst of disturbance and confusion of this world (5), and finally by always practising ekacitta[31] and by truthfully comprehending the nature of things (6), the Bodhisattvas recognise the truth of vijñânamâtra,—the truth that there is nothing that is not of ideal or subjective creation.”