The ten practices. Ten of the fifty-two stages of the career of a bodhisattva enumerated in the Avatam!saka-su^tra. These stages are practices for the benefit of others. They are. 1. huanxixing 欢喜行 - The 'practice of giving joy.' Selfless giving to sentient beings by the bodhisattva， wherein he has no feeling of desire for reward.2. raoyixing 饶益行 - 'beneficial practice.' Here the bodhisattvas maintain pure self control and their minds have no attachment to color or form， sound， fragrance， flavor or feeling.3. Wuweinixing 无违逆行 - The 'practice of non-opposition.' The practice by bodhisattvas of continuous forbearance and tolerance; being humble and respectful， harming neither self nor others.4. Wuqunaoxing 无屈挠行 - The 'practice of indomitability.' The cultivation by bodhisattvas of great， unsurpassed energy. They become naturally free from the three poisons of greed， hatred and delusion.5. Wuchi^uanxing 无癡乱行 - The 'practice of non-confusion.' The practice in which bodhisattvas perfect right mindfulness， their minds are free from distraction and disturbance， firm and imperturbable， consummately pure， immeasurably vast， without any delusion or confusion.6. shanjianxing 善见行 - The 'practice of skillful manifestation.' The bodhisattvas are pure in thought， word and deed; they abide in non-acquisition and demonstrate non-acquisitive thought， word and deed. 7. Wuzhuxing 无著行 - The 'practice of non-attachment.' In this practice， bodhisattvas， with minds free from attachment， can in every successive instant enter into countless worlds and adorn and purify these countless worlds， their minds free from attachment to anything in these worlds.8. nandexing 难得行 - The 'practice of that which is difficult to attain.' Here， bodhisattvas perfect inconceivable roots of goodness which are difficult to attain， and supreme understanding of the Buddha's teaching which is difficult to attain.9. shanfaxing 善法行 - The 'practice of good teachings.' Here， bodhisattvas act as pure， cool reservoirs of truth for the sake of beings of all worlds--celestial and human beings， devils and gods， ascetics and priests， etc.10. zhenshixing 真实行 - The 'practice of truth.' Bodhisattvas perfect true speech--they can act in accord with what they say， and speak according to what they do.