Eleven virtuous states
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:
- Faith (Skt. śraddhā; Tib. dépa; Wyl. dad pa)
- Sense of shame (Skt. hri; Wyl. ngo tsha shes pa)
- Sense of decency (Skt. apatrāpya; Wyl. khrel yod pa)
- Nonattachment (Skt. alobha; Wyl. ma chags pa)
- Nonaggression (Skt. adveṣa; Wyl. zhes sdang med pa)
- Nondelusion (Skt. amoha; Wyl. gti mug med pa)
- Diligence (Skt. vīrya; Tib. tsöndrü; Wyl. brtson ‘grus)
- Pliancy or flexibility (Skt. praśrabdhi; Wyl. shin tu sbyang ba)
- Conscientiousness (Skt. apramāda; Tib. bayö; Wyl. bag yod pa)
- Evenness or Equanimity (Skt. upekṣā; Tib. tang nyom; Wyl. btang snyoms)
- Nonviolence (Skt. avihiṃsā; Wyl. rnam par mi ‘tshe ba)
Alternative Translations
- confidence
- self-respect
- embarrassment
- detachment
- nonhatred
- nonbewilderment
- see diligence
- suppleness
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- nonharmfulness