Sixteen moments
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The sixteen moments of the path of seeing (Tib. མཐོང་ལམ་སྐད་ཅིག་བཅུ་དྲུག, tonglam kechik chudruk, Wyl. mthong lam skad cig bcu drug) describe the process of gaining insight into the four noble truths. They are as follows:
The Truth of Suffering
- 1. acceptance
- 2. knowledge
- 3. subsequent acceptance
- 4. subsequent knowledge
The Truth of Origination
- 5. acceptance
- 6. knowledge
- 7. subsequent acceptance
- 8. subsequent knowledge
The Truth of Cessation
- 9. acceptance
- 10. knowledge
- 11. subsequent acceptance
- 12. subsequent knowledge
The Truth of the Path
- 13. acceptance
- 14. knowledge
- 15. subsequent acceptance
- 16. subsequent knowledge
Alternative Translations
- Forbearance and cognition
- Acceptance and understanding