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− | Also, fifty-two stages of practice. The stages through which bodhisattvas advance from the time of their initial resolve until they finally attain Buddhahood. The fifty-two stages are enumerated in the Jeweled Necklace Sutra and consist of ten stages of faith, ten stages of security, ten stages of practice, ten stages of devotion, ten stages of development, the stage of near-perfect enlightenment, and the stage of perfect enlightenment. The BrahmaNet Sutra divides bodhisattva practice into forty stages. The Benevolent Kings Sutra divides it into fifty-one stages, and there is an explanation elsewhere that sets forth forty-one stages. | + | Also, fifty-two stages of practice. The stages through which [[bodhisattvas]] advance from the [[time]] of their initial resolve until they finally attain [[Buddhahood]]. The fifty-two stages are enumerated in the [[Jeweled Necklace Sutra]] and consist of [[ten stages of faith]], ten stages of {{Wiki|security}}, ten stages of practice, ten stages of devotion, ten stages of development, the stage of near-perfect [[enlightenment]], and the stage of [[perfect enlightenment]]. The BrahmaNet [[Sutra]] divides [[bodhisattva]] practice into forty stages. The Benevolent [[Kings]] [[Sutra]] divides it into fifty-one stages, and there is an explanation elsewhere that sets forth forty-one stages. |
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fifty-two stages of bodhisattva practice
[五十二位] (Jpn gojuni-i )
Also, fifty-two stages of practice. The stages through which bodhisattvas advance from the time of their initial resolve until they finally attain Buddhahood. The fifty-two stages are enumerated in the Jeweled Necklace Sutra and consist of ten stages of faith, ten stages of security, ten stages of practice, ten stages of devotion, ten stages of development, the stage of near-perfect enlightenment, and the stage of perfect enlightenment. The BrahmaNet Sutra divides bodhisattva practice into forty stages. The Benevolent Kings Sutra divides it into fifty-one stages, and there is an explanation elsewhere that sets forth forty-one stages.