འཕགས་པ་གསར་འད་དམ་པ་མད་སྡའ་དབང་པའ་རྒྱལ་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 79

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“Noble one, those are the ten qualities that are the preliminaries for the perfection of generosity of the bodhisattvas.

“Noble one, there are ten qualities that are preliminaries to the perfection of correct conduct of a bodhisattva. What are the ten? They are (1) the preliminary of pure physical conduct; (2) the preliminary of pure vocal conduct; (3) the preliminary of pure mental conduct; (4) the preliminary of nonviolence; (5) the preliminary of avoiding the lower existences; (6) the preliminary of avoiding the unfortunate states; (7) the preliminary of transcending the level of the śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas; (8) the preliminary of establishing the qualities of buddhahood; (9) the preliminary of complete aspiration; and (10) the preliminary of complete prayer.

“Noble one, those are the ten qualities that are the preliminaries for the perfection of correct conduct of the bodhisattvas.

“Noble one, there are ten qualities that are preliminaries to the perfection of patience of a bodhisattva. What are the ten? They are (1) the preliminary of forsaking desire; (2) the preliminary of forsaking anger; (3) the preliminary of having no concern for one’s body; (4) the preliminary of not being concerned with one’s life; (5) the preliminary of aspiration; (6) the preliminary of ripening beings; (7) the preliminary of the strength of love; (8) the preliminary of patience for profound Dharma; (9) the preliminary of aspiration for that which is vast; and (10) the preliminary of dispelling ignorance.

“Noble one, those are the ten qualities that are the preliminaries for the perfection of patience of the bodhisattvas.

“Noble one, there are ten qualities that are preliminaries to the perfection of diligence of a bodhisattva. What are the ten? They are