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'''Ten positive actions''' or '''ten virtues''' (Tib. ''gé wa chu''; [[Wyl.]] ''dge ba bcu'') are the positive counterparts of the [[ten unwholesome actions]]. They are:
'''Ten positive actions''' or '''ten virtues''' (Tib. དགེ་བ་བཅུ་, ''gé wa chu''; [[Wyl.]] ''dge ba bcu'') are the positive counterparts of the [[ten unwholesome actions]]. They are:


#to renounce killing, and instead protect life
#to renounce killing, and instead protect life
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#to give up wishing harm on others, and instead cultivate the desire to help them
#to give up wishing harm on others, and instead cultivate the desire to help them
#to put an end to wrong views, and instead establish in yourself the true and authentic view
#to put an end to wrong views, and instead establish in yourself the true and authentic view
==Further Reading==
*[[Patrul Rinpoche]], ''[[The Words of My Perfect Teacher]]'' (Boston: Shambhala, Revised edition, 1998), pages 117-118.


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Latest revision as of 16:56, 13 July 2016

Ten positive actions or ten virtues (Tib. དགེ་བ་བཅུ་, gé wa chu; Wyl. dge ba bcu) are the positive counterparts of the ten unwholesome actions. They are:

  1. to renounce killing, and instead protect life
  2. to renounce taking what is not given, and instead practise generosity
  3. to renounce sexual misconduct, and instead follow the rules of discipline
  4. to renounce lying, and instead tell the truth
  5. to give up sowing discord, and instead reconcile disputes
  6. to abandon harsh speech, and instead speak pleasantly
  7. to renounce worthless chatter, and instead recite prayers
  8. to renounce covetousness, and instead learn to be generous
  9. to give up wishing harm on others, and instead cultivate the desire to help them
  10. to put an end to wrong views, and instead establish in yourself the true and authentic view

Further Reading