gsung bzhin nus pa

twelve aspects of excellent speech. These are also known as the Twelve sections of Sutra and are the twelve main divisions of the Buddhist Canon: General Discourses (mdo sde); Proclamations in Song (dbyangs su bsnyad pa); Prophecies (lung du bstan pa); Poetic Pronouncements (tshigs su bcad pa); Special Aphorisms (mched du brjod pa); Declarations (gleng gzhi); Narratives (rtogs pa brjod pa); Parables (de lta bu byung ba); Succession of Former Lives (skyes pa'i rabs); Extensive Sayings (shin tu rgyas pa'i sde); Marvels (rmad du byung ba); Established Doctrines (gtan la dbab pa) [RY]

[TRS 36-6] expl and how they are included in sde snod gsum; twelve aspects of excellent speech: General Discourses (mdo sde); Proclamations in Song (dbyangs su bsnyad pa); Prophecies (lung du bstan pa); Poetic Pronouncements (tshigs su bcad pa); Special Aphorisms (mched du brjod pa); Declarations (gleng gzhi); Narratives (rtogs pa brjod pa); Parables (de lta bu byung ba); Succession of Former Lives (skyes pa'i rabs); Extensive Sayings (shin tu rgyas pa'i sde); Marvels (rmad du byung ba); Established Doctrines (gtan la dbab pa). twelve divisions of the teachings. 1) mdo 'i sde general teachings. 2) dbyangs kyis bsnyad pa'i sde hymns and praises. 3) lung du bstan pa'i sde prophecies. 4) tshigs su bcad pa'i sde teaching in verse. 5) ched du brjod pa'i sde aphorisms. 6) gleng gzhi'i sde pragmatic narratives. 7) rtogs pa brjod pa'i sde biographical narratives. 8) de sta bu byung ba'i sde narratives of former events as examples. 9) skyes pa'i rabs kyi sde jantakam narratives of former births. 10) shin tu rgyas pa'i sde extensive teachings. 11) rmad du byung ba'i sde narratives of marvels. 12) gtan la dbab pa'i sde teachings in profound doctrines [RY]

12 divisions of sacred writings (mdo [JV]

12 divisions of the Buddha's teaching [IW]