A Buddha’ enlightening speech has 64 good qualities or facets. The list of 64 derives from Indicating the Enigmatic Qualities of a Thusly Gone (Buddha) beyond the Realms of Imagination (De-bzhin gshegs-pa’i gsang-ba bsam-kyis mi-khyab-pa bstan-pa, Skt. Tathagata-acintya-guhya-nirdesha). When sixty facets are enumerated, as in several commentaries to Maitreya’s Filigree of Mahayana Sutras (Theg-pa chen-po mdo-sde rgyan, Skt. Mahayana-sutra-alamkara), qualities number 60 through 63 of the above list are omitted.

Here, we shall present the list of 64 in accordance with the explanations of Tsongkhapa (Tsong-kha-pa Blo-bzang grags-pa) in his Ocean of Clouds of Praise Pleasing to Manjushri (‘Jam-dbyangs mnyes-par byed-pa’i bstod-sprin rgya-mtsho), as elaborated by the Seventh Dalai Lama (rGyal-dbang bsKal-bzang rgya-mtsho) in his Commentary to (Tsongkhapa’s “Ocean of) Clouds of Praise (Pleasing to Manjushri”) (bsTod-sprin ‘grel-ba).

In general, no matter how many beings simultaneously ask different questions to a Buddha, each in his or her own language, a Buddha can answer them all instantly and perfectly with one pronouncement. Each being will hear Buddha’s pronouncement in his or her language and with equal volume, no matter how close or far each is standing.