"Ten Faiths." The first ten stages in the 52 stage path of the bodhisattva. They are called the ten faiths， since faith is the entry of Buddhist practice. They are: 1. The Stage of Faith xinxin 信心; of the arousal of true aspiration. 2. The Stage of Mindfulness nianxin 念心; the stage of the cultivation of six kinds of mindfulness. 3. The Stage of Endeavor jingjinxin 精进心. 4. The Stage of Mental Stability dingxin 定心. 5. The Stage of the Wisdom of Understanding Emptiness huixin 慧心. 6. The Stage of Pure Self-restraint jiexin 戒心. 7. The Stage of the Returning of Merit huixiangxin 回向心. 8. The Stage of Maintaining the dharma Within Oneself hufaxin 护法心. 9. The Stage of Detachment 舍心. 10. The Stage of Aspiration yuanxin 愿心. Different sutras have their own versions of these ten. Among the sutras with alternative versions are: the Renwang jing 仁王经 ， the Fanwangjing 梵网经， the Shoulengyan jing 首楞严经 and others.