Twelve aspects of excellent speech

Twelve aspects of excellent speech (gsung rab yan lag bcu gnyis). The twelve main divisions of the Buddhist Canon:

1. General Discourses (mdo sde);
2. Proclamations in Song (dbyangs su bsnyad pa);
3. Prophecies (lung du bstan pa);
4. Poetic Pronouncements (tshigs su bcad pa);
5. Special Aphorisms (mched du brjod pa);
6. Declarations (gleng gzhi);
7. Narratives (rtogs pa brjod pa);
8. Parables (de lta bu byung ba);
9. Succession of Former Lives (skyes pa'i rabs);
10. Extensive Sayings (shin tu rgyas pa'i sde);
11. Marvels (rmad du byung ba);
12. Established Doctrines (gtan la dbab pa).

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