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#turning the wheel of [[Dharma]] (''chos kyi 'khor lo bskor ba''), and | #turning the wheel of [[Dharma]] (''chos kyi 'khor lo bskor ba''), and | ||
#passing into [[parinirvana|mahaparinirvana]] <ref>In the case of Buddha Shakyamuni, this was in the city of [[Kushinagara]].</ref> (''mya ngan las 'das pa'') | #passing into [[parinirvana|mahaparinirvana]] <ref>In the case of Buddha Shakyamuni, this was in the city of [[Kushinagara]].</ref> (''mya ngan las 'das pa'') | ||
==Alternative Lists== | |||
*The description of Buddha's life in twelve deeds appeared later, in the first centuries of the common era within [[Mahayana]] sources. The [[Theravadin]] tradition lists only eight deeds: | |||
#the descent from Tushita, | |||
#entering the mother’s womb, | |||
#taking birth, | |||
#leaving his family, | |||
#overcoming Mara, | |||
#turning the wheel of [[Dharma]] and | |||
#passing into [[nirvana]] or [[parinirvana]]. | |||
==Alternative Translations== | ==Alternative Translations== | ||
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The twelve deeds (Skt. dvadaśabuddhakārya; Tib. མཛད་པ་བཅུ་གཉིས་, dzepa chunyi, Wyl. mdzad pa bcu gnyis) carried out by a supreme nirmanakaya buddha, such as the Buddha Shakyamuni, are:
- the descent from Tushita, the Joyous pure land (dga' ldan gyi gnas nas 'pho ba),
- entering the mother’s womb (lhums su zhugs pa),
- taking birth[1] (sku bltams pa),
- becoming skilled in various arts (bzo yi gnas la mkhas pa),
- delighting in the company of royal consorts (btsun mo'i 'khor dgyes rol ba),
- developing renunciation and becoming ordained (rab tu byung ba),
- practicing austerities for six years (dka' ba spyad pa),
- proceeding to the foot of the bodhi tree (byang chub snying por gshegs pa),
- overcoming Mara’s hosts (bdud btul ba),
- becoming fully enlightened (mngon par rdzogs par sangs rgyas pa),
- turning the wheel of Dharma (chos kyi 'khor lo bskor ba), and
- passing into mahaparinirvana [2] (mya ngan las 'das pa)
Alternative Lists
- The description of Buddha's life in twelve deeds appeared later, in the first centuries of the common era within Mahayana sources. The Theravadin tradition lists only eight deeds:
- the descent from Tushita,
- entering the mother’s womb,
- taking birth,
- leaving his family,
- overcoming Mara,
- turning the wheel of Dharma and
- passing into nirvana or parinirvana.
Alternative Translations
- Twelve Acts [of the Buddha]
Notes
- ↑ In the case of Buddha Shakyamuni, this was in the Lumbini garden.
- ↑ In the case of Buddha Shakyamuni, this was in the city of Kushinagara.
Teachings Given to the Rigpa Sangha
- Dzogchen Rinpoche, Lerab Ling, 6-7 June 1998
Further Reading
- Lobsang Dhargyay, 'The Twelve Deeds of the Buddha—A Controversial Hymn ascribed to Nagarjuna' in The Tibet Journal, Vol.IX, No.2, Summer 1984
