Twelve ascetic practices 十二苦行

Twelve ascetic practices (Wyl. sbyangs pa'i yon tan bcu gnyis; Skt. pāṃśadhūtaguṇa) — twelve practices of conduct pertaining to the shravaka yana that avoid the two extreme forms of lifestyle, over-indulgence in sense pleasures and excessive self-punishment. They are:

1. Wearing clothes found in a dust heap,
2. owning only three robes,
3. wearing felt or woolen clothes,
4. begging for food,
5. eating one’s meal at a single sitting,
6. restricting the quantity of food,
7. staying in isolation,
8. sitting under trees,
9. sitting in exposed places,
10. sitting in charnel grounds,
11. sitting even during sleep, and
12. staying wherever one happens to be.