The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (613 page)

Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online

Authors: John Bowker

BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
9.84Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
Dasakusalakamma
(P
li, ‘ten meritorious actions’). A common Buddhist list of activities which bring good kamma (
karma
) into effect and acquire (and transfer) merit:
(i) 
d
na
;
(ii) 
la
;
(iii) 
bh
van
;
(iv) 
apac
yana
(showing respect to elders);
(v) 
veyy
vacca
(attending to their needs);
(vi) 
pattid
na
(transferring merit);
(vii) 
patt
numodana
(delighting in the merit of others);
(viii) 
dhammasava
a
(attending to the
dharma
/dhamma of the
Buddha
);
(ix) 
dhammadesan
(preaching the dhamma);
(x) 
di
hijjukamma
(adhering to right beliefs).

Other books

Rose Cottage by Mary Stewart
Fantasy in Death by J. D. Robb
Welcome to Sugartown by Carmen Jenner
Swords of Waar by Nathan Long
I'll Take Care of You by Caitlin Rother
Now You See It by Richard Matheson
Fall of Knight by Peter David
Sinners of Magic by Lynette Creswell