In the pathway of uplifting oneself and the world, the Buddha prescribed 6 essential practices (paramitas) as follows:
1) 布施 (charity)
– of teachings, of possessions, of comfort
2) 持戒 (precepts)
– letting go of not-good, manifesting good, manifesting benefits to all beings
3) 忍辱 (endurance)
– of hatred, of suffering, abiding in wisdom
4) 精進 (diligent)
– like a armored soldier, advance in practices that support goodness, that benefit all beings
5) 禪定 (concentration)
– for individual liberation, for manifesting proper karma and abilities, for benefiting all beings
6) 般若 (wisdom)
– in the world, in absolute reality, in benefiting all beings
This 6 practices supports each others as follows: When one is charitable in one’s body and possessions (including one’s self), one is not attached to the body-mind-self which supports the holding of precepts. When one knows what goods and bads are, and can let go badness and manifest goodness, one is in a state of endurance. Continue endurance takes diligent. Diligent practice leads to concentration. In concentration wisdom manifests.
Selfness and holistic practice of these 6 practices empower practitioners with big fortune (charity), entering to blessed realms (precepts), lessening of hatred and enriching of happiness (endurance), leadership (diligent), health in body and mind (concentration), and entering into blessed and proper life (wisdom).
Reference: Sandhinirmocana Sutra – Section 7 (解深密經 – 地波羅蜜多品第七)在提升自己和世界的路上，佛祖教我們修行6種法門（六度波羅蜜）：
1) 布施
– 法施, 財施, 無畏施
2) 持戒
– 轉舍不善, 轉生善, 轉生繞益有情
3) 忍辱
– 耐怨害, 安受苦, 諦察法忍
4) 精進
– 被甲精進, 轉生善法加行, 繞益有情加行
5) 禪定
– 無分別對治煩惱眾苦靜慮, 引發功德靜慮, 繞益有情靜慮
6) 般若
– 世俗諦慧, 勝義諦慧, 繞益有情慧
這六度法門，是如是相互支持的：當一個人在能放開對個人身心財產的執著而布施，就會做就戒律的持行。當一個人知善惡而守戒，并能持續的隱惡揚善, 就是忍耐的狀態。 持續忍耐和修持加行就是精進 。精進引發各種禪定, 定中體現般若智慧。
自面和無我的實踐這六度法門, 能令人實現大財富（布施），往生善趣（持戒），無怨無壞多諸喜樂（忍辱），為眾生主（精進），身無惱害（禪定），有大宗叶（智慧）。
參考: 解深密經 – 地波羅蜜多品第七