Transcription of the Sanskrit pa^ramita^， which literally means crossing over to the other shore， but is also translated into English as "perfection." Also transcribed as 波罗蜜多 and 波啰弭多， and is translated into Chinese as 到彼岸 （reaching the other shore）， 度无极 （reaching the limitless）， 度 （crossing over）， 事究竟 （the ultimate in phenomena）. The term refers to the emptiness-based practices of the Maha^ya^na bodhisattva which lead to the other shore of liberation. Maha^ya^na Buddhism teaches a set of practices that lead to the other shore， called the six pa^ramita^s 六波罗蜜， and ten pa^ramita^s 十波罗蜜.