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'''[[Ten positive actions]]''' or '''[[ten virtues]]''' (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[དགེ་བ་བཅུ་]]}}, ''[[gé wa chu]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[dge ba bcu]]'') are the positive counterparts of the [[ten unwholesome actions]]. They are: | '''[[Ten positive actions]]''' or '''[[ten virtues]]''' (Tib. {{BigTibetan|[[དགེ་བ་བཅུ་]]}}, ''[[gé wa chu]]''; [[Wyl.]] ''[[dge ba bcu]]'') are the positive counterparts of the [[ten unwholesome actions]]. They are: | ||
− | #to {{Wiki|renounce}} killing, and instead {{Wiki|protect}} [[life]] | + | #to {{Wiki|renounce}} {{Wiki|killing}}, and instead {{Wiki|protect}} [[life]] |
#to {{Wiki|renounce}} taking what is not given, and instead practise [[generosity]] | #to {{Wiki|renounce}} taking what is not given, and instead practise [[generosity]] | ||
#to {{Wiki|renounce}} {{Wiki|sexual}} {{Wiki|misconduct}}, and instead follow the rules of [[discipline]] | #to {{Wiki|renounce}} {{Wiki|sexual}} {{Wiki|misconduct}}, and instead follow the rules of [[discipline]] | ||
− | #to {{Wiki|renounce}} lying, and instead tell the [[truth]] | + | #to {{Wiki|renounce}} {{Wiki|lying}}, and instead tell the [[truth]] |
#to give up sowing discord, and instead reconcile disputes | #to give up sowing discord, and instead reconcile disputes | ||
#to abandon harsh {{Wiki|speech}}, and instead speak pleasantly | #to abandon harsh {{Wiki|speech}}, and instead speak pleasantly |
Latest revision as of 04:54, 29 August 2014
Ten positive actions or ten virtues (Tib. དགེ་བ་བཅུ་, gé wa chu; Wyl. dge ba bcu) are the positive counterparts of the ten unwholesome actions. They are:
- to renounce killing, and instead protect life
- to renounce taking what is not given, and instead practise generosity
- to renounce sexual misconduct, and instead follow the rules of discipline
- to renounce lying, and instead tell the truth
- to give up sowing discord, and instead reconcile disputes
- to abandon harsh speech, and instead speak pleasantly
- to renounce worthless chatter, and instead recite prayers
- to renounce covetousness, and instead learn to be generous
- to give up wishing harm on others, and instead cultivate the desire to help them
- to put an end to wrong views, and instead establish in yourself the true and authentic view