Difference between revisions of "Eight phases of a Buddha's existence"

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eight phases of a Buddha's existence
八相・八相成道・八相作仏 ( Jpn hasso, hasso-jodo, or hasso-sabutsu )

Eight successive phases that a Buddha is said to manifest when appearing in the world in order to save people. They are
(1) descending from heaven,
(2) entering the mother's womb,
(3) emerging from the mother's womb,
(4) renouncing the secular world,
(5) conquering devils,
(6) attaining enlightenment,
(7) turning the wheel of the Law, and
(8) entering nirvana.

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-eight phases of a [[Buddha]]'s existence
+[[eight phases of a Buddha's existence]]
-[八相・八相成道・八相作仏] ( Jpn hasso, hasso-jodo, or hasso-sabutsu )
+[[八相]]・[[八相成道]]・[[八相作仏]] ( Jpn [[hasso]], [[hasso-jodo]], or [[hasso-sabutsu]] )
-Eight successive phases that a [[Buddha]] is said to manifest when appearing in the world in order to save people. They are
+Eight successive phases that a [[Buddha]] is said to {{Wiki|manifest}} when appearing in the [[world]] in [[order]] to save [[people]]. They are
-(1) descending from heaven,
+(1) descending from [[heaven]],
-(2) entering the mother's womb,
+(2) entering the mother's [[womb]],
-(3) emerging from the mother's womb,
+(3) [[emerging]] from the mother's [[womb]],
-(4) renouncing the secular world,
+(4) renouncing the {{Wiki|secular}} {{Wiki|world}},
-(5) conquering devils,
+(5) conquering {{Wiki|devils}},
-(6) attaining enlightenment,
+(6) [[attaining]] [[enlightenment]],
-(7) turning the wheel of the Law, and
+(7) turning the [[wheel of the Law]], and
 (8) entering [[nirvana]].
 </poem>
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-[[Category:Buddhas]]
+[[Category:Life and Legends of Buddha]]
-[[Category:Buddhist Terms]]
+[[Category:Buddhist Terms]]{{BuddhismbyNumber}}