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| − | [[七覚支・七菩提分]] (Jpn [[shichi-kakushi]] or shichi-bodaibun | + | [[七覚支・七菩提分]] (Jpn [[shichi-kakushi]] or [[shichi-bodaibun]] ) |
Seven practices conducive to [[enlightenment]]. | Seven practices conducive to [[enlightenment]]. | ||
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Lightness and ease means that one's [[body]] and [[mind]] are at [[peace]] and free from burden. | Lightness and ease means that one's [[body]] and [[mind]] are at [[peace]] and free from burden. | ||
[[Meditation]] means to keep the [[mind]] [[concentrated]] and unperturbed, and impartiality to abandon [[feelings]] of [[attachment]] and keep the [[mind]] [[detached]] and [[calm]]. | [[Meditation]] means to keep the [[mind]] [[concentrated]] and unperturbed, and impartiality to abandon [[feelings]] of [[attachment]] and keep the [[mind]] [[detached]] and [[calm]]. | ||
| − | The "seven aids to | + | The "[[seven aids to enlightenment]]" constitutes the sixth of the seven categories within the thirty-seven aids to the way, or the thirty-seven practices leading to [[enlightenment]]. |
| − | The [[Sanskrit]] for "aid to | + | The [[Sanskrit]] for "[[aid to enlightenment]]" is ''[[bodhyanga]]''. |
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Revision as of 22:01, 29 August 2013
seven aids to enlightenment
七覚支・七菩提分 (Jpn shichi-kakushi or shichi-bodaibun )
Seven practices conducive to enlightenment.
They are:
memory,
discrimination,
exertion,
joy,
lightness
and ease,
meditation,
and impartiality (also referred to as indifference).
Memory here means to recollect one's own past deeds and states, and keep them in mind.
Discrimination means to discern the true from the false.
Exertion means to be ever diligent in the practice of true teachings, and joy to delight in the practice of true teachings.
Lightness and ease means that one's body and mind are at peace and free from burden.
Meditation means to keep the mind concentrated and unperturbed, and impartiality to abandon feelings of attachment and keep the mind detached and calm.
The "seven aids to enlightenment" constitutes the sixth of the seven categories within the thirty-seven aids to the way, or the thirty-seven practices leading to enlightenment.
The Sanskrit for "aid to enlightenment" is bodhyanga.
