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'''Five strengths''' (Tib. ''top nga''; [[Wyl.]] ''stobs lnga'') are the fifth group of practices in the [[thirty-seven factors of enlightenment]], practised on the final two stages of the [[path of joining]]. They are:
'''Five strengths''' (Skt. ''pañcabala''; Tib. ''top nga''; [[Wyl.]] ''stobs lnga'') are the fifth group of practices in the [[thirty-seven factors of enlightenment]], practised on the final two stages of the [[path of joining]]. They are:


*[[faith]]
#[[faith]] (Skt. ''śraddhā'')
*[[diligence]]
#[[diligence]] (Skt. ''vīrya'')
*[[mindfulness]]
#[[mindfulness]] (Skt. ''smṛti'')
*[[concentration]]
#[[concentration]] (Skt. ''samādhi'')
*[[wisdom]]
#[[wisdom]] (Skt. ''prajñā'')


The ''[[Sutra of the Ten Bhumis]]'' says:
The ''[[Sutra of the Ten Bhumis]]'' says:

Revision as of 17:40, 4 November 2010

Five strengths (Skt. pañcabala; Tib. top nga; Wyl. stobs lnga) are the fifth group of practices in the thirty-seven factors of enlightenment, practised on the final two stages of the path of joining. They are:

  1. faith (Skt. śraddhā)
  2. diligence (Skt. vīrya)
  3. mindfulness (Skt. smṛti)
  4. concentration (Skt. samādhi)
  5. wisdom (Skt. prajñā)

The Sutra of the Ten Bhumis says:

"The five strengths are the same as the above [i.e., the five powers], once they have become capable of overcoming their opposing factors."