What are the four all-embracing virtues (Catuh-samgraha-vastu)?
14. Can you explain more about the ten stages of Mahāyāna Bodhisattva development? The ten stages of Mahāyāna Bodhisattva development are: -Pramudita: joyfulness at having overcome the afflictions and defilements and beginning to enter the Buddha’s path; -Vimalā: liberation from all possible defilements, the stage of purity; – Prabhākari: the stage of developing wisdom; -Arcismati: the stage of shining wisdom; -Sudurjayā: the stage of overcoming the utmost or subtle defilements; -Abhimukhi: the stage of attaining transcendent wisdom; -Dūramgamā: the stage of transcending all notion of self in order to save others; -Acalā: the stage of not falling back into impurity; -Sādhumati: the stage of skillful wisdom and attainment of the ten powers; and -Dharmamega: the stage of absolute liberation and freedom. A holy one practices ten pāramitās (perfections) in connection to the ten stages above: dāna/charity; sīla/purity or morality; ksanti/patience; virya/progress; dhyāna/meditation; prajňā/w
