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Definition[1]
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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).
Source
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A Dictionary of Buddhism, Oxford University Press, 2003, 2004 (which is available in electronic version from answer.com)
Definition[2]
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[translation-san] {C} daśa-bala
[translation-eng] {C} he who has ten powers
Source
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Jeffrey Hopkins' Tibetan-Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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