[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
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)
<term> twelve forms of the teaching