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The Six Perfections: Buddhism and the Cultivation of Character Children's Ducks & Other Waterfowl Books beloved food writer John BirdsallHere is a lucid, accessible, and inspiring guide to the six perfections Buddhist teachings about six dimensions of human character that require "perfecting": generosity, morality, tolerance, energy, meditation, and wisdom. Drawing on the Diamond Sutra, the Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom, and other essential Mahayana texts, Dale Wright shows how these teachings were understood and practiced in classical Mahayana Buddhism and how they can be adapted to