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Dasa-Bala
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Dasa-bala
is a term employed to denote ten attributes or modes of wisdom possessed by Buddha. They are as follows: "1. The wisdom that understands what knowledge-is necessary for the right fulfilment of any particular duty in whatsoever situation;
2. That which knows the result or consequences of kerma, or moral action;
3. That which knows the Way to the attainment of nirwana, or annihilation;
4. That which sees the various sakwalas or systems of worlds;
5. That which knows the thoughts of other beings;
6. That which knows.that the organs of sense are not the self;
7. That which knows the purity produced by the exercise of the dhyanas, or abstract meditation;
8. That which knows where any one was born in all his former births;
9. That which knows where any one will be born in all his future births;
10. That which knows how the results proceeding from karma, or moral action, may be overcome" (Hardy, Manual of Buddhism).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Dasa-Bala'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​d/dasa-bala.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.