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'''Eleven virtuous states''' ([[wyl.]]'' dge ba’i sems byung bcu gcig'') among the [[fifty-one mental states]]:
The '''eleven virtuous states''' (Skt. ''ekadaśa kuśala''; [[Wyl.]] ''dge ba’i sems byung bcu gcig'') are a category of mental states among the [[fifty-one mental states]], so-called because they are virtuous states of mind or factors that can act as antidotes against [[destructive emotions]]. They are:
 
#[[Faith]] (Skt. ''śraddhā''; Tib. ''dépa''; Wyl. ''dad pa'')
#Sense of shame (Skt. ''hri''; Wyl. ''ngo tsha shes pa'')
#Sense of decency (Skt. ''apatrāpya''; Wyl. ''khrel yod pa'')
#Nonattachment (Skt. ''alobha''; Wyl. ''ma chags pa'')
#Nonaggression (Skt. ''adveṣa''; Wyl. ''zhes sdang med pa'')
#Nondelusion (Skt. ''amoha''; Wyl. ''gti mug med pa'')
#[[Diligence]] (Skt. ''vīrya''; Tib. ''tsöndrü''; Wyl. ''brtson ‘grus'')
#[[Pliancy]] or flexibility (Skt. ''praśrabdhi''; Wyl. ''shin tu sbyang ba'')
#[[Conscientiousness]] (Skt. ''apramāda''; Tib. ''bayö''; Wyl. ''bag yod pa'')
#Evenness or [[Equanimity]] (Skt. ''upekṣā''; Tib. ''tang nyom''; Wyl. ''btang snyoms'')
#Nonviolence (Skt. ''avihiṃsā''; Wyl. ''rnam par mi ‘tshe ba'')
 
==Alternative Translations==
#confidence
#self-respect
#embarrassment
#detachment
#nonhatred
#nonbewilderment
#see [[diligence]]
#suppleness
#.
#.
#nonharmfulness


#[[Faith]] (''dad pa'')
#[[Conscientiousness]] (''bag yod pa'')
#[[Pliancy]] or Flexibility (''shin tu sbyang ba'')
#Evenness (''btang snyoms'')
#Sense of shame (''ngo tsha shes pa'')
#Sense of decency (''khrel yod pa'')
#Nonattachment (''ma chags pa'')
#Nonaggression (''zhes sdang med pa'')
#Nondelusion (''gti mug med pa'')
#Nonviolence (''rnam par mi ‘tshe ba'')
#[[Diligence]] (''brtson ‘grus'')


[[Category:Enumerations]]
[[Category:Enumerations]]
[[Category:Abhidharma]]

Revision as of 16:48, 8 October 2008

The eleven virtuous states (Skt. ekadaśa kuśala; Wyl. dge ba’i sems byung bcu gcig) are a category of mental states among the fifty-one mental states, so-called because they are virtuous states of mind or factors that can act as antidotes against destructive emotions. They are:

  1. Faith (Skt. śraddhā; Tib. dépa; Wyl. dad pa)
  2. Sense of shame (Skt. hri; Wyl. ngo tsha shes pa)
  3. Sense of decency (Skt. apatrāpya; Wyl. khrel yod pa)
  4. Nonattachment (Skt. alobha; Wyl. ma chags pa)
  5. Nonaggression (Skt. adveṣa; Wyl. zhes sdang med pa)
  6. Nondelusion (Skt. amoha; Wyl. gti mug med pa)
  7. Diligence (Skt. vīrya; Tib. tsöndrü; Wyl. brtson ‘grus)
  8. Pliancy or flexibility (Skt. praśrabdhi; Wyl. shin tu sbyang ba)
  9. Conscientiousness (Skt. apramāda; Tib. bayö; Wyl. bag yod pa)
  10. Evenness or Equanimity (Skt. upekṣā; Tib. tang nyom; Wyl. btang snyoms)
  11. Nonviolence (Skt. avihiṃsā; Wyl. rnam par mi ‘tshe ba)

Alternative Translations

  1. confidence
  2. self-respect
  3. embarrassment
  4. detachment
  5. nonhatred
  6. nonbewilderment
  7. see diligence
  8. suppleness
  9. .
  10. .
  11. nonharmfulness