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| − | '''ten stages of faith''' | + | '''[[ten stages of faith]]''' |
[十信] (Jpn jisshin ) | [十信] (Jpn jisshin ) | ||
| − | The first ten of the fifty-two stages of bodhisattva practice described in the Jeweled Necklace Sutra. | + | The first ten of the [[fifty-two stages of bodhisattva practice]] described in the [[Jeweled Necklace Sutra]]. |
They are | They are | ||
| − | (1) arousing pure faith, | + | (1) arousing [[pure]] [[faith]], |
(2) ever-mindfulness, | (2) ever-mindfulness, | ||
(3) assiduousness, | (3) assiduousness, | ||
| − | (4) concentration, | + | (4) [[concentration]], |
| − | (5) wisdom, or perceiving the non-substantiality of all things, | + | (5) [[wisdom]], or perceiving the [[non-substantiality]] of all things, |
| − | (6) keeping the precepts, | + | (6) keeping [[the precepts]], |
| − | (7) directing previously acquired good fortune toward attaining enlightenment, | + | (7) directing previously acquired good [[fortune]] toward attaining [[enlightenment]], |
| − | (8) guarding the mind against earthly desires, | + | (8) guarding the [[mind]] against [[earthly desires]], |
(9) discarding attachments, and | (9) discarding attachments, and | ||
| − | (10) making efforts to fulfill one's vows. | + | (10) making efforts to fulfill one's [[vows]]. |
| − | There are differing descriptions of the content and order of the ten stages of faith. | + | There are differing descriptions of the content and [[order]] of the [[ten stages of faith]]. |
</poem> | </poem> | ||
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Revision as of 23:36, 30 August 2013
ten stages of faith
[十信] (Jpn jisshin )
The first ten of the fifty-two stages of bodhisattva practice described in the Jeweled Necklace Sutra.
They are
(1) arousing pure faith,
(2) ever-mindfulness,
(3) assiduousness,
(4) concentration,
(5) wisdom, or perceiving the non-substantiality of all things,
(6) keeping the precepts,
(7) directing previously acquired good fortune toward attaining enlightenment,
(8) guarding the mind against earthly desires,
(9) discarding attachments, and
(10) making efforts to fulfill one's vows.
There are differing descriptions of the content and order of the ten stages of faith.
