{"id":7123,"date":"2022-10-05T10:59:13","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T09:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/?p=7123"},"modified":"2023-09-17T16:18:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-17T15:18:25","slug":"the-noble-sutra-teaching-the-eleven-perceptions-from-the-words-of-the-buddha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bodhicharya.org\/manyroads\/the-noble-sutra-teaching-the-eleven-perceptions-from-the-words-of-the-buddha\/","title":{"rendered":"The Noble S\u016btra Teaching the Eleven Perceptions, from the Words of the Buddha"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we have a very relevant and wise offering from Tsering Paldron. of the Eleven Perceptions from the words of the Buddha
\nTsering says about her offering of the Eleven Perceptions below,
\n\u201cI feel that this teaching is absolutely crucial \u2013 so simple and yet so profound on how to die with grace and wisdom, but also how to live and take every breath.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here is the offering with the link at the end for LOTSAWA HOUSE TRANSLATION<\/p>\n

Wishing you every blessing , a joyful mind and good health,
\nMargaret Richardson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Sutra of the Eleven Perceptions<\/h3>\n
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In the language of India:\u00a0\u0100ryasa\u1e43j\u00f1\u0101naik\u0101da\u015banirde\u015bas\u016btra<\/em>
\nIn the language of Tibet:\u00a0Pakpa d\u00fcsh\u00e9 chuchik tenp\u00e9 do (\u2018phags pa \u2018du shes bcu gcig bstan pa\u2019i mdo)<\/em>
\n[In the English language:\u00a0The Noble S\u016btra Teaching the Eleven Perceptions<\/em>]<\/p>\n

Homage to the Three Jewels!<\/p>\n

Thus did I hear at one time. The Blessed One was dwelling in the dwelling in the Grove of Twin S\u0101l-Trees in the vicinity of the Malla town of Ku\u015binagara. As the time came for his mah\u0101parinirv\u0101\u1e47a, he addressed the monks:<\/p>\n

\u201cO monks, at the time of death, a monk should engender the eleven perceptions. What are these eleven? They are:<\/p>\n

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  1. The perception of non-attachment to this life<\/li>\n
  2. The perception of love for all beings<\/li>\n
  3. The perception of relinquishing all grudges<\/li>\n
  4. The perception of confessing all debauched discipline<\/li>\n
  5. The perception of genuinely taking all the vows of discipline<\/li>\n
  6. The perception of lightness towards even major wrongdoing<\/li>\n
  7. The perception of greatness towards even minor roots of virtue<\/li>\n
  8. The perception of fearlessness towards the next world<\/li>\n
  9. The perception of impermanence towards all conditioned things<\/li>\n
  10. The perception of selflessness toward all phenomena<\/li>\n
  11. The perception of understanding nirv\u0101\u1e47a to be peace<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    As soon as the Blessed One had said this, all the monks rejoiced and praised the words of the Blessed One. This completes Teaching the Eleven Perceptions, the final testament of the Blessed One.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0Lhasey Lotsawa Translations\u00a0(trans.\u00a0Lowell Cook, ed.\u00a0Stefan Mang), 2020.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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