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