The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (613 page)

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Dasakusalakamma
(P
li, ‘ten meritorious actions’). A common Buddhist list of activities which bring good kamma (
karma
) into effect and acquire (and transfer) merit:
(i) 
d
na
;
(ii) 
la
;
(iii) 
bh
van
;
(iv) 
apac
yana
(showing respect to elders);
(v) 
veyy
vacca
(attending to their needs);
(vi) 
pattid
na
(transferring merit);
(vii) 
patt
numodana
(delighting in the merit of others);
(viii) 
dhammasava
a
(attending to the
dharma
/dhamma of the
Buddha
);
(ix) 
dhammadesan
(preaching the dhamma);
(x) 
di
hijjukamma
(adhering to right beliefs).

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