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#power of resolve (Wyl. ''nyes pa las slar ldog pa'i stobs'')
#power of resolve (Wyl. ''nyes pa las slar ldog pa'i stobs'')
#power of action as an antidote (Wyl. ''gnyen po kun tu spyod ldog pa'i tobs'')
#power of action as an antidote (Wyl. ''gnyen po kun tu spyod ldog pa'i tobs'')
The ''Sutra Declaring the Four Qualities'' says:
:[[Maitreya]], a [[bodhisattva]] who possesses four qualities will overcome all misdeeds created and accumulated in the past. What are these four? They are the following: The constant application of remorse, the constant application of the remedy, the power of mending, and the power of the support.<ref>Padmasambhava & Jamgön Kongtrul, ''The Light of Wisdom'', Vol. Two, translated by Erik Pema Kunsang (Boudhanath: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1986-98), page 71. </ref>
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==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==

Revision as of 19:43, 1 November 2016

Four powers or four strengths (Wyl. bshags pa'i stobs bzhi) — the essential elements in the practice of confession.

  1. power of support (Wyl. rten gyi stobs)
  2. power of regret (Wyl. rnam par sun 'byin pa'i stobs)
  3. power of resolve (Wyl. nyes pa las slar ldog pa'i stobs)
  4. power of action as an antidote (Wyl. gnyen po kun tu spyod ldog pa'i tobs)

The Sutra Declaring the Four Qualities says:

Maitreya, a bodhisattva who possesses four qualities will overcome all misdeeds created and accumulated in the past. What are these four? They are the following: The constant application of remorse, the constant application of the remedy, the power of mending, and the power of the support.[1]

Notes

  1. Padmasambhava & Jamgön Kongtrul, The Light of Wisdom, Vol. Two, translated by Erik Pema Kunsang (Boudhanath: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1986-98), page 71.

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