seven factors for awakening　七菩提分 The seven practices for cultivating superior wisdom, i.e., 1) distinguishing the true teaching from wrong ones, 2) making efforts to follow the path of the true Dharma, 3) rejoicing in the true Dharma, 4) eliminating sluggishness and attaining comfort and relaxation, 5) being mindful so as to keep the equilibrium between concentration and insight, 6) single-minded concentration, and 7) detaching one’s thoughts from external objects.