༄༅། །མཛད་པ་བཅུ་གཉིས་ཀྱི་བསྟོད་པ་བཞུགས་སོ། །
The Twelve Deeds of Lord Buddha
Although the Buddha performed countless innumerable deeds for the benefit of beings, this popular and widely common prayer — ascribed to Ārya Nāgārjuna — recounts twelve of those most historical and splendorous deeds of Buddha Śākyamuni. In the Sanskrit language this prayer is known as: Dvādaśakāra-nāma-stotra.
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v.1 The Twelve Deeds of Lord Buddha
Ascribed to Ārya Nāgārjuna. Translated by Khenpo Kalsang Gyaltsen and Chodrung-ma Kunga Chodron with supplemental verses extracted from the Kagyu Mönlam book.
Tibetan, English, Transliteration
Size: 6×9 in
v.2 The Twelve Deeds of Lord Buddha
Contains the sutra “The Turning of the Wheel of Dharma” followed by the actual prayer. Produced by Orgyän Chogye Chözö Ling, Portland, Oregon.
English, Transliteration
Size: 8.5×11 in
v.3 The Twelve Deeds of Lord Buddha
English only
Size: 8.5×11 in