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'''Faith''' (Skt. ''śraddhā''; Tib. ''dépa''; [[Wyl.]] ''dad pa'') — | '''Faith''' (Skt. ''śraddhā''; Tib. ''dépa''; [[Wyl.]] ''dad pa'') — | ||
# the gateway to taking [[refuge]], which is of three kinds: [[vivid faith]], [[eager faith]] and [[confident faith]]. <ref>See pages 171-176 in ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]''. </ref> | |||
# the third antidote for [[laziness]] in the practice of [[meditation]]. See the [[eight antidotes]]. | |||
# one of the [[eleven virtuous states]] among the [[fifty-one mental states]] of [[Abhidharma]] classifications. | |||
==Alternative Translations== | |||
*confidence | |||
==Notes== | |||
<small><references/></small> | |||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] |
Revision as of 09:02, 7 August 2009
Faith (Skt. śraddhā; Tib. dépa; Wyl. dad pa) —
- the gateway to taking refuge, which is of three kinds: vivid faith, eager faith and confident faith. [1]
- the third antidote for laziness in the practice of meditation. See the eight antidotes.
- one of the eleven virtuous states among the fifty-one mental states of Abhidharma classifications.
Alternative Translations
- confidence
Notes
- ↑ See pages 171-176 in The Words of My Perfect Teacher.