Editing Patience (section)

=== Buddhism ===
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In [[Buddhism]], patience ([[Sanskrit|Skt.]]: {{transliteration|sa|kshanti}}; [[Pali]]: {{transliteration|pi|khanti}}) is one of the "perfections" ({{transliteration|sa|[[paramita]]s}}) that a [[bodhisattva]] trains in and practices to realize perfect enlightenment ({{transliteration|pi|[[bodhi]]}}). The Buddhist concept of patience is distinct from the English definition of the word. In Buddhism, patience refers to not returning harm, rather than merely enduring a difficult situation. It is the ability to control one's emotions even when being criticized or attacked.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/abhidharma-tenet-systems/comparison-of-buddhist-traditions/the-ten-perfections-in-theravada-mahayana-and-bon|first=Alexander|last=Berzin|title= The Ten Perfections in Theravada, Mahayana and Bon |publisher=StudyBuddhism.com |date=2012-06-08 |access-date=2016-06-03 |archive-date=2016-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629103744/http://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/abhidharma-tenet-systems/comparison-of-buddhist-traditions/the-ten-perfections-in-theravada-mahayana-and-bon |url-status=live }}</ref> Verse 184 of the [[Dhammapada]] says "enduring patience is the highest austerity".<ref>{{cite book|translator-last1=Buddharakkhita|translator-first1=Acharya|title=Dhammapada|chapter=Buddhavagga: The Buddha|at=184|chapter-url=https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.14.budd.html#dhp-184|date=1985|publisher=Buddhist Publication Society|access-date=2014-12-24|archive-date=2015-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219013609/http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/dhp/dhp.14.budd.html#dhp-184|url-status=live}}</ref>

Tibetan Buddhist [[Thubten Zopa]] recommended that people train in forbearance by taking advantage of encounters with difficult people:

{{quote|Ask yourself, "Where did I learn this patience that I practice? I learned it from those who have been angry at me... Therefore, all the peace and happiness that I enjoy in this and future lives as a result of my practice of patience has come from the angry person... How kind this person is! How much benefit this person has given me!"<ref>{{cite book|author=Thubten Zopa|title=Virtue and Reality|year=1998|url=https://archive.org/details/virtuerealitymet00thub|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/virtuerealitymet00thub/page/54/mode/1up 54]|publisher=Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive |isbn=1891868020}}</ref>}}