Ten Stages of a Bodhisattva's Progress
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Ten Stages of a Bodhisattva's Progress
They are the following:
(1) Joy at having overcome former difficulties and at now entering the path to Buddhahood;
(2) Freedom from all possible defilement, the stage of purity;
(3) The stage of further enlightenment;
(4) Glowing wisdom;
(5) Mastery of the utmost or final difficulties;
(6) The open way of wisdom that is beyond purity and impurity;
(7) Proceeding afar, above the concept of "self" in order to save others;
(8) Attainment of calm imperturbability;
(9) Achievement of the finest discriminatory wisdom; knowing, expediently, where and how to save; possessing the ten powers;
(10) Attainment of the fertilizing powers of the Law Cloud.
