10 houses of dharma

Ordinarily, for the world to experience happiness and harmony, there has to be a teaching or tradition generally respected as good. This being the case, Bodhisattvas arise — people who develop goodness on the grand scale for the sake of attaining right self-awakening. Once they have reached this goal, they are termed 'Buddhas,' Awakened Ones. For Bodhisattvas to succeed in this direction, they have to devote themselves to perfecting ten virtues —

    1 Dana-parami: charity.
    2 Sila-parami: morality.
    3 Nekkhamma-parami: renunciation of sensuality (and of the household life).
    4 Pañña-parami: the search for discernment.
    5 Viriya-parami: persistence.
    6 Khanti-parami: endurance, patience.
    7 Sacca-parami: truthfulness.
    8 Adhitthana-parami: determination.
    9 Metta-parami: benevolence.
    10 Upekkha-parami: equanimity (in proper cases, i.e., in areas that are beyond one's control).