Five virtues: 1 definition
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Five virtues means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
India history and geography
The Five Virtues (in Confucian tradition) are known in Tibetan as ring lugs lnga and in Chinese as wuchang.—Accordingly, [while describing non-Buddhist Chinese traditions] [regarding the standpoint of the confucian system]: A brief explanation of the standpoint of the system known as Ru: Among the actual root texts of this school there is no explanation at all of the principles of samsara or nirvana, bondage and freedom, the designation of the six classes of beings, past and future lives, karma and its result, and so forth. [...] The principal subject matter of the five great texts are the wuchang (Five Virtues) and so forth.
They are:
- ren (humaneness),
- yi (righteousness),
- li (propriety),
- zhi (wisdom), and
- xin (trustworthiness).
Ren is gentleness of character; Yi is kindness or affection; Li is proper ritual behavior; Zhi is wisdom; and Xin is reliability. The four textbooks known as the sishu also elucidate them extensively. What noble worldly persons have said, that “One must hold those five as dear as life,” has become proverbial.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text (+39): Wu de, Jie shi wu de, Li, Pancakamagunapatisannutta, Pancavidhavimuttigunaparivara, Pancavidhavimuttigunasamayoga, Vijitamara, Pancabhinnasiddhippatta, Zi zi wu de, Ahuta, Wisdom, Wuchang, Xin, Xing wu chang, Yi, Ren, Humaneness, Righteousness, Propriety, Trustworthiness.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
2. By practicing just one virtue < [Part 5 - Ways of acquiring Prajñāpmaramitā]
1. By the successive practice of the five virtues < [Part 5 - Ways of acquiring Prajñāpmaramitā]
Part 4 - Bodily and mental exertion < [Chapter XXVII - The Virtue of Exertion]
Taisho: Chinese Buddhist Canon
Sutta 5: The Five Virtues of Listening to the Dharma at the Right Time < [Part 125 - Ekottara-Agama (Numbered Discourses)]
Sutta 20: The Five Virtues of Walking < [Part 150a - Discourse on Seven Places and Three Subjects for Contemplation]
Sutta 7: The Five Virtues of a Good Man or Woman < [Part 125 - Ekottara-Agama (Numbered Discourses)]
Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 276: Kurudhamma-jātaka < [Book III - Tika-Nipāta]
Jataka 483: Sarabha-Miga-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Jataka 171: Kalyāṇa-Dhamma-jātaka < [Book II - Dukanipāta]
Confucian Order and Religious Doctrines < [Volume 14, Issue 7 (2023)]
Rose, Tulip and Peony: The Image of Paradise and the “Localized” Islam in China < [Volume 11, Issue 9 (2020)]
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
The Relationships between Character Strengths and Subjective Wellbeing < [Volume 18, Issue 20 (2021)]
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Liberation in early Advaita Vedanta (by Aleksandar Uskokov)
4. Arising of Knowledge < [Chapter 7 - Liberation, Ritual, and the arising of Knowledge]