<p>You can find a study guide here by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/study/perfections.html" rel="noreferrer">The Ten Perfections
A Study Guide</a></p>
<p>There seem to be four types of perfection, and not three.</p>
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<p>Passages in this guide are drawn from the Pali canon and from the teachings of Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>The four determinations:<br />
One should not be negligent of <em>discernment</em>,<br />
should guard the <em>truth</em>,<br />
be devoted to <em>relinquishment</em>,<br />
and train only for <em>calm</em>.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>— <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.140.than.html" rel="noreferrer">MN 140</a></p>
</blockquote>
<p>You can find a further commentary here by Bhikkhu Bodhi: <a href="http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/wheel409.html" rel="noreferrer">A Treatise on the Paramis
From the Commentary to the Cariyapitaka</a></p>

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<p>Where can I find sutras describing about the 10 paramithas and the 3 types of paramithas in the pali cannon? I couldn't find a proper sutra on it. </p>

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Dasa Paramitha - Sources
# Dasa Paramitha - Sources

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-10-20)

Where can I find sutras describing about the 10 paramithas and the 3 types of paramithas in the pali cannon? I couldn't find a proper sutra on it.

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-10-20. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

You can find a study guide here by Thanissaro Bhikkhu: [The Ten Perfections
A Study Guide](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/study/perfections.html)

There seem to be four types of perfection, and not three.

> Passages in this guide are drawn from the Pali canon and from the teachings of Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo.
>
> > The four determinations:  
> > One should not be negligent of *discernment*,  
> > should guard the *truth*,  
> > be devoted to *relinquishment*,  
> > and train only for *calm*.
>
> — [MN 140](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.140.than.html)

You can find a further commentary here by Bhikkhu Bodhi: [A Treatise on the Paramis
From the Commentary to the Cariyapitaka](http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/wheel409.html)


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