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| name = Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living
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| image =Buddha_is_as_Buddha_Does.jpg
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| author =[[Surya Das]]
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| language = English
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| subject = Religion, spirituality
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| publisher=[[HarperCollins]]
| pub_date = February 26, 2008<ref name="Amazon.com">[https://www.amazon.com/Buddha-Does-Original-Practices-Enlightened/dp/0060859539 "Buddha Is As Buddha Does"]. ''[[Amazon.com]]''. Retrieved October 24, 2008.</ref>
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| media_type = Print, hardcover and paperback
| pages = 288 pp {{small|(paperback)}}
| isbn = 978-0-06-085953-4
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'''''Buddha Is as Buddha Does: The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living ''''' is a book written by [[Surya Das]], published in 2008. It is conceived as a guide for spiritual development based on the [[pāramitā]]s, traditional [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] teachings. The Sanskrit term is usually translated as "perfections", but the practices are best understood as a set of virtuous actions. Surya Das explains each of the ten virtues, offering various exercises and tips to apply the teaching. This is accompanied by anecdotes, traditional stories and the examples of historical figures in Buddhism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bluerectangle.com/book_reviews/view_one_review/2389 |title=''Buddha Is As Buddha Does'' (review) |accessdate=2011-11-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526092744/http://bluerectangle.com/book_reviews/view_one_review/2389 |archivedate=2012-05-26 }}</ref> Surya Das also offers examples of Westerners who embody these virtues, from the Catholic saint [[Father Damien|Damien]], who worked with lepers on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, to [[Oprah Winfrey]], a model of shrewd and skillful action.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=16746 |title= ''Buddha Is As Buddha Does'' - Book review |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://diydharma.org/buddha-buddha-does-part-1-how-be-bodhisattva-lama-surya-das-and-ken-wilber |title= ''Buddha Is As Buddha Does'' |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120129064643/http://fora.tv/2007/05/17/Buddha_is_as_Buddha_Does Buddha Is as Buddha Does]

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