Difference between revisions of "Ten positive actions"

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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

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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:
-#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}} {{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 abandon harsh {{Wiki|speech}}, and instead speak pleasantly