Buddhist Aretology

To be sure, “aretology” (also called “aretaics”) is said to be “[t]hat part of moral philosophy which treats virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it.” It is thus only too natural that one also talks of “Buddhist aretology” inasmuch a greater part of Buddhist doctrine deals precisely with this topic, and in fact with a great degree of sophistication. I am thinking of the Buddhist ideas of śīla (or śīlapāramitā), adhiśīla, saṃvara, samaya, and so on. I intend to return to this page and add points as and when I find time. For now, I wish to merely record and reserve the term “Buddhist aretology” that I need.