འཕགས་པ་ཆས་ཀྱ་རྒྱལ་མཚན་གྱ་མད་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ intro.3

intro.3

As noted by Peter Skilling,³ three of these qualities—bodhicitta, never forsaking spiritual mentors, and dwelling in seclusion—overlap with those also enjoined in The Noble Mahāyāna Sūtra on the Four Factors (Catur­dharmaka­sūtra, Toh 251, –). An additional three qualities—meditative concentration, ethical conduct, and joyous effort—are among the six perfections that constitute the core of the bodhisattva path. The remaining four factors are faith, compassion, being learned in the Buddha’s teachings, and seeking out the oral instructions of masters.