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#[[Faith]] (Skt. ''śraddhā''; Tib. ''dépa''; Wyl. ''dad pa'')
#[[Faith]] (Skt. ''śraddhā''; Tib. ''dépa''; Wyl. ''dad pa'')
#Sense of shame (Skt. ''hri''; Wyl. ''ngo tsha shes pa'')
#[[Dignity]] (Skt. ''hri''; Wyl. ''ngo tsha shes pa'')
#Sense of decency (Skt. ''apatrāpya''; Wyl. ''khrel yod pa'')
#Sense of decency (Skt. ''apatrāpya''; Wyl. ''khrel yod pa'')
#Nonattachment (Skt. ''alobha''; Wyl. ''ma chags pa'')
#Nonattachment (Skt. ''alobha''; Wyl. ''ma chags pa'')

Revision as of 08:50, 18 August 2009

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. Dignity (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