Eight qualities of a buddha

Eight qualities of a buddha — according to Maitreya's Uttaratantra Shastra, all of the qualities of a buddha can be condensed into the two-fold benefit of self and others, which are further subdivided into eight qualities:

Benefit of self:

• 1) self-arisen wisdom
• 2) unconditioned body
• 3) spontaneously perfect

Benefit of others:

• 4) wisdom (Skt. jñāna; Tib. མཁྱེན་, khyen, Wyl. mkhyen)
• 5) love (Skt. karuṇā; Tib. བརྩེ་, tsé, Wyl. brtse)
• 6) power (Skt. śakti; Tib. ནུས་པ་, nüpa, Wyl. nus pa)

And

• 7) the benefit of self (Skt. svārtha; Tib. རང་དོན་, rang dön, Wyl. rang don), and
• 8) the benefit of others (Skt. parārtha; Tib. གཞན་དོན་, shyendön, Wyl. gzhan don).