The Fulfillment of the Perfections of Wisdom

To fulfill the perfections of wisdom one has to seek the knowledge and develop the wisdom first. Then one has to teach others what one has already learnt and perform meritorious deeds for the welfare of others by his knowledge. Such deed is called the fulfillment of the perfections of wisdom There are many lives of the Boddhisatta who fulfilled the perfections of wisdom of them, the life of the Bodhisatta Mahosadha is the most notable. The king Culani Brahmadatta planned to arrest one hundred kings of the Jambudipa and kill them by poisoning their liquors. Mahosadha, the wise man, destroyed that plan by the power of his wisdom. Also Mahosadha, by his wisdom, was able to settle the dispute between the two kings. Culani Brahmadatta and Videharaja, to a peaceful situation without any casuality.

Every exertion for the welfare of all beings is called the fulfillment of the perfection of effort. The Bodhisatta never slackened his effort. Either for his own benefit or for others; he diligently put forth strenuous effort without hesitation. He never gave up anything out of idleness or sleepiness; he was always diligent regardless of heat or cold, early or late. One day, Mahajanaka, together with seven hundred people, sailed in a ship for the sake of trading in other lands. While the ship was crossing the seas, it was violently struck by a storm. Although all men on board were desperate and did not attempt to survive the disaster, the Bodhisatta used all his strength and swam in the wide ocean for seven days. Then he not only escaped from the disaster with the help of the goddess Manimekhala but also gained the throne of Mithila.