Daśa-bala
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The ten powers of a buddha (daśa-bala, 十力) consisting of knowledge relating to
daśa-bala (Sanskrit, ten powers). The ten powers of a tathāgata consisting of knowledge relating to:
- (1) what is and is not possible in any situation;
- (2) the ripening (vipāka) of deeds and the maturation of karma;
- (3) the superior and inferior qualities of beings;
- (4) the various tendencies of beings;
- (5) the manifold constituents of the world;
- (6) the paths leading to the various realms of existence;
- (7) pure and impure behaviour;
- (8) the arising of meditative states (dhyāna) and related attainments;
- (9) the death and rebirth of beings;
- (10) liberation through the destruction of the outflows (āśravas).
dasa-bala: The ten powers of a buddha