Eight qualities of a buddha

Eight qualities of a buddha — according to Maitreya's Uttaratantra Shastra, all of the qualities of a buddha can be condensed into the two-fold benefit of self and others, which are further subdivided into eight qualities (T. don gnyis kyi yon tan brgyad དོན་གཉིས་ཀྱི་ཡོན་ཏན་བརྒྱད་):

Benefit of self:

• 1) self aware (pratyātma-vedya; T. so so rang rig)
• 2) unconditioned (asaṃskṛta; T. dus ma byas) body
• 3) spontaneously present (anābhoga/nirābhoga; T. lhun grub)

Benefit of others:

• 4) wisdom (jñāna; T. mkhyen pa)
• 5) compassion ( karuṇā; T. brtse ba)
• 6) power (śakti T. nus pa)

And

• 7) the benefit of self (Skt. svārtha; T. rang don), and
• 8) the benefit of others (Skt. parārtha; T. gzhan don).

See also

• Eight qualities of the Dharma
• Eight qualities of the Sangha