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[[Image:Buddha12deeds.jpg|frame|'''The Twelve Deeds of the Buddha''']] | [[Image:Buddha12deeds.jpg|frame|'''The Twelve Deeds of the Buddha''']] | ||
'''Twelve deeds''' ([[Wyl.]] ''mdzad pa bcu gnyis'') - Twelve deeds carried out by a [[supreme nirmanakaya]] [[buddha]], such as the [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] are: | '''Twelve deeds''' ([[Wyl.]] ''mdzad pa bcu gnyis'') - Twelve deeds carried out by a [[nirmanakaya|supreme nirmanakaya]] [[buddha]], such as the [[Buddha Shakyamuni]] are: | ||
#the descent from [[Tushita]], the Joyous pure land, | #the descent from [[Tushita]], the Joyous pure land, | ||
#entering the mother’s womb, | #entering the mother’s womb, | ||
Revision as of 09:45, 12 June 2008
Twelve deeds (Wyl. mdzad pa bcu gnyis) - Twelve deeds carried out by a supreme nirmanakaya buddha, such as the Buddha Shakyamuni are:
- the descent from Tushita, the Joyous pure land,
- entering the mother’s womb,
- taking birth in the Lumbini garden,
- becoming skilled in various arts,
- delighting in the company of royal consorts,
- developing renunciation and becoming ordained,
- practicing austerities for six years,
- proceeding to the foot of the bodhi tree,
- overcoming Mara’s hosts,
- becoming fully enlightened,
- turning the wheel of Dharma, and
- passing into mahaparinirvana in the city of Kushinagara.