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The eleven virtuous mental factors
(kushula, dge ba)
This division of mental factors is called virtuous from the viewpoint of
either their entity, being an antidote, or through accompanying a virtuous mind or mental factor. There are
eleven listed here, but not all accompany every virtuous mind.
- faith (shraddha, dad pa)
- shame (hri, ngo tsha shes pa)
- embarrassment (apatrapya, khrel yod pa)
- non-attachment (alobha, ma chags pa)
- non-ignorance (amoha, gti mug med pa)
- effort (virya, brtson ‘grus)
- pliancy ( prasrabdhi, shin tu sbyangs pa)
- conscientiousness (apramada, bag yod pa)
- equanimity (upeksha, btangs snyoms)
non-harmfullness (avihimsa, rnam par mi ‘tshe ba)
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