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'''Seven point pith instruction for generating bodhichitta related to its cause and effect''' ([[Wyl.]] ''rgyu 'bras man ngag bdun'') — the way of generating [[bodhichitta]] as taught by [[Atisha]], which has the following seven points: | '''Seven point pith instruction for generating bodhichitta related to its cause and effect''' (Tib. རྒྱུ་འབྲས་མན་ངག་བདུན་, [[Wyl.]] ''rgyu 'bras man ngag bdun'') — the way of generating [[bodhichitta]] as taught by [[Atisha]], which has the following seven points: | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:22, 19 November 2020
Seven point pith instruction for generating bodhichitta related to its cause and effect (Tib. རྒྱུ་འབྲས་མན་ངག་བདུན་, Wyl. rgyu 'bras man ngag bdun) — the way of generating bodhichitta as taught by Atisha, which has the following seven points:
- recognizing beings as our past mothers
- remembering the kindness of beings
- a sense of gratitude for the kindness
- love, wishing beings have happiness
- compassion
- responsibility (Tib. lhaksam)
- bodhichitta
The first six points relate to the causes of bodhichitta, and the last one is the result, bodhichitta itself.
Alternative translations
- The seven-point causal sequence giving birth to the attitude of bodhichitta (Padmakara)
- Seven-Part Cause and Effect Quintessence Teaching for Developing Bodhichitta (Alexander Berzin)
Further Reading
- Kangyur Rinpoche, Treasury of Precious Qualities (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2001), pages 276-278.