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Among the 100 dharmas mentioned, some do not<br />

directly relate to good <strong>and</strong> evil. There are eight dharmas<br />

of consciousness, eleven of form, twenty-four not<br />

associated with the consciousness, <strong>and</strong> six dharmas of<br />

non-created elements. Only in the fifty-one dharmas of<br />

mental functions are found the distinctions between<br />

good <strong>and</strong> evil. Among the fifty-one, five (sarvatraga) of<br />

general mental functions <strong>and</strong> five of special mental<br />

functions do not directly relate to good <strong>and</strong> evil. The<br />

rest are given below.<br />

1. The Eleven Good Dharmas:<br />

a. Belief<br />

b. Energy<br />

c. Shyness<br />

d. Shame<br />

e. Non-covetousness<br />

f. Non-hatred<br />

g. Non-ignorance<br />

h. Mental Calmness<br />

i. Vigilance<br />

j. Equanimity<br />

k. Non-injury.<br />

All these dharmas should be practiced wholeheartedly.<br />

Among the thirty-seven dharmas leading to Bodhi, Lord<br />

Buddha taught several classifications, one of which is<br />

the four right diligences. He emphasized, first,<br />

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