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'''Twelve ascetic practices''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sbyangs pa'i yon tan bcu gnyis''; Skt. ''pāṃśadhūtaguṇa'') — | '''Twelve ascetic practices''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sbyangs pa'i yon tan bcu gnyis''; Skt. ''pāṃśadhūtaguṇa'') — twelve practices of conduct pertaining to the [[shravaka yana]] that avoid the two extreme forms of lifestyle, over-indulgence in sense pleasures<ref>This is rather a free translation of ''<nowiki>'</nowiki>dod pa bsod nyams kyi mtha<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' (Adam).</ref> and excessive self-punishment. They are:<ref>According to ''The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism'', 'twelve ascetic virtues', vol. 2, p. 169</ref> | ||
#Wearing clothes found in a dust heap, | #Wearing clothes found in a dust heap, | ||
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Twelve ascetic practices (Wyl. sbyangs pa'i yon tan bcu gnyis; Skt. pāṃśadhūtaguṇa) — twelve practices of conduct pertaining to the shravaka yana that avoid the two extreme forms of lifestyle, over-indulgence in sense pleasures[1] and excessive self-punishment. They are:[2]
- Wearing clothes found in a dust heap,
- owning only three robes,
- wearing felt or woolen clothes,
- begging for food,
- eating one’s meal at a single sitting,
- restricting the quantity of food,
- staying in isolation,
- sitting under trees,
- sitting in exposed places,
- sitting in charnel grounds,
- sitting even during sleep, and
- staying wherever one happens to be.