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'''Five strengths''' (Tib. ''top nga''; [[Wyl.]] ''stobs lnga'') are the fifth group of practices in the [[thirty-seven factors of enlightenment]], practised on the final two stages of the [[path of joining]]. They are:
'''Five strengths''' (Tib. ''top nga''; [[Wyl.]] ''stobs lnga'') are the fifth group of practices in the [[thirty-seven factors of enlightenment]], practised on the final two stages of the [[path of joining]]. They are:


*faith
*[[faith]]
*diligence
*[[diligence]]
*mindfulness
*[[mindfulness]]
*concentration
*[[concentration]]
*wisdom
*[[wisdom]]


The ''[[Sutra of the Ten Bhumis]]'' says:
The ''[[Sutra of the Ten Bhumis]]'' says:
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[[Category:Enumerations]]
[[Category:Enumerations]]
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Revision as of 18:00, 21 May 2009

Five strengths (Tib. top nga; Wyl. stobs lnga) are the fifth group of practices in the thirty-seven factors of enlightenment, practised on the final two stages of the path of joining. They are:

The Sutra of the Ten Bhumis says:

"The five strengths are the same as the above [i.e., the five powers], once they have become capable of overcoming their opposing factors."