Paritta Chants

Contents

• Thai Tradition
  • Notes for Particular Chants
• Invitations
  • Invitation for Paritta Chanting
  • Invitation to the Devas
• Introductory Chants
  • Pubba-bhāga-nama-kāra-pāṭha
  • Saraṇa-gamana-pāṭha
  • Sambuddhe
    • The Buddhas
  • Nama-kāra-siddhi-gāthā
    • The Verses of Success through Homage
  • Namo-kāra-aṭṭhaka
    • The Homage Octet
• Core Sequence
  • Maṅgala-sutta
    • The Thirty-Eight Highest Blessings
  • Ratana-sutta
    • Verses from the Discourse on Treasures
  • Karaṇīya-metta-sutta
    • Mettañ-ca sabba-lokasmiṃ
    • The Buddha’s Words on Loving-Kindness
  • Khandha-paritta
    • Appamāṇo buddho appamāṇo dhammo
    • The Group Protection
  • Chaddanta-paritta
  • Mora-paritta
    • The Peacock’s Protection
  • Vaṭṭaka-paritta
    • The Quail’s Protection
  • Buddha-dhamma-saṅgha-guṇā
  • Araññe rukkha-mūle vā
  • Āṭānāṭiya-paritta (short)
    • Homage to the Seven Past Buddhas
  • Sacca-kiriyā-gāthā
  • Yaṅkiñci ratanaṃ loke
  • Sakkatvā buddharatanaṃ
    • Having Revered
  • Aṅgulimāla-paritta
  • Bojjhaṅga-paritta
    • The Factors of Awakening Protection
  • Abhaya-paritta
    • The Danger-free Protection
• Closing Sequence
  • Devatā-uyyojana-gāthā
  • Verses on Sending Off the Devatā
  • Jaya-maṅgala-aṭṭha-gāthā
    • Verses on the Buddha’s Victories
  • Jaya-paritta
    • Jayanto bodhiyā mūle
    • Victory Protection
  • So attha-laddho
  • Sā attha-laddhā
  • Te attha-laddhā sukhitā
  • Bhavatu sabba-maṅgalaṃ
  • Mahā-kāruṇiko nātho’ti ādikā gāthā
  • Āṭānāṭiya-paritta (long)
    • Natthi me saraṇaṃ aññaṃ
    • Yaṅkiñci ratanaṃ loke
    • Sakkatvā
    • Sabbītiyo vivajjantu
  • The Twenty-Eight Buddhas’ Protection
  • Pabbatopama-gāthā
  • Bhāra-sutta-gāthā
  • Khemākhema-saraṇa-gamana-paridīpikā-gāthā
  • Bhadd’eka-ratta-gāthā
  • Ti-lakkhaṇ’ādi-gāthā
    • Verses on the Three Characteristics
  • Dhamma-gārav’ādi-gāthā
  • Paṭhama-buddha-bhāsita-gāthā
  • Pacchima-ovāda-gāthā
  • Ye dhammā hetuppabhavā
  • Nakkhattayakkha
  • Verses on Respect

Thai Tradition

Paritta chanting ceremonies in Thailand vary regionally but may be outlined as:

• a layperson chants the invitation for paritta chanting
• the third bhikkhu or nun in seniority chants the invitation to the devas
• the introductory chants are chanted
• the core sequence of paritta chants follow
• the closing chants end the ceremony.

The third introductory chant in the Mahānikāya sect is commonly Sambuddhe. In Dhammayut circles and frequently in the forest tradition, the third chant is Yo cakkhumā instead.

There is a shorter and longer traditional core sequence. The jet tamnaan contains D1-D7 as below, the sipsong tamnaan contains S1-S12. Chants that are not numbered ‘D’ or ‘S’ can be included or not, as wished, but should be recited in the order listed here.

Notes for Particular Chants

Asevanā ca bālānaṃ: The candles on the shrine during a house invitation are lit by the senior bhikkhu or nun at Asevanā.

Yaṅkiñci vittaṃ: The candles are put out at Nibbanti dhīrā yathā’yam padīpo.

Atthi loke sīla-guṇo: On the occasion of blessing a new house, this chant should be included, as it is traditionally considered protection against fire.

Yato’haṃ bhagini: This chant is to be used for expectant mothers since the time of the Buddha for the blessing and protection of the mother and child. It is also a good occasion to chant it when receiving alms from a newly married couple. Sangha members are encouraged to practise it.

Dukkhappattā ca niddukkhā: This is usually chanted as second to last before Bhavatu sabba-maṅgalaṃ. It is considered necessary to include it whenever the devas have been invited at the beginning of the paritta chanting as this chant contains a line inviting them to leave again.

Bāhuṃ sahassam-abhinimmita: This is is a popular later addition to the present day standard chants. It is not listed in the jet tamnaan or sipsong tamnaan sets. Yet these days it is frequently added just before Mahā-kāruṇiko nātho. On some occasions (e.g. public birthdays, jubilees, inauguration ceremonies, etc.), it is an alternative, instead of chanting jet tamnaan or sipsong tamnaan, to do a minimum sequence called suat phorn phra which contains only:

(1) Namo Tassa,
(2) Iti pi so bhagavā,
(3) Bāhuṃ,
(4) Mahā-kāruṇiko nātho, and
(5) Bhavatu sabba-maṅgalaṃ.

In this minimal chanting sequence usually one does not invite the devas.

Te attha-laddhā sukhitā: This is sometimes inserted before closing with Bhavatu sabba-maṅgalaṃ, as a special well-wishing when the occasion has to do with Buddhism in general (e.g. inauguration of a new abbot, or at the end of an upasampadā).

Invitations

Invitation for Paritta Chanting

Vipatti-paṭibāhāya sabba-sampatti-siddhiyā
Sabbadukkha-vināsāya
Parittaṃ brūtha maṅgalaṃ

Vipatti-paṭibāhāya sabba-sampatti-siddhiyā
Sabbabhaya-vināsāya
Parittaṃ brūtha maṅgalaṃ

Vipatti-paṭibāhāya sabba-sampatti-siddhiyā
Sabbaroga-vināsāya
Parittaṃ brūtha maṅgalaṃ

Invitation to the Devas

In Thai custom, the third monk in seniority invites the devas, holding his hands in añjali, and lifting up the ceremonial string.

The string is wound up at the beginning of the last chant, Mahā-kāruṇiko nātho or Bhavatu sabba-maṅgalaṃ, which should be kept in mind by the last bhikkhu or sāmaṇera.

Before royal ceremonies, the invitation starts with A.

Before the shorter jet tamnaan set of parittas, B is used and C is omitted. Before the longer sipsong tamnaan set of parittas, B is omitted and C is used.

The verses at D are always chanted.

When chanting outside the monastery, the invitation is concluded with E. When chanting at the monastery, the invitation is concluded with either E or F.

A.
Sarajjaṃ sasenaṃ sabandhuṃ nar’indaṃ
Paritt’ānubhāvo sadā rakkhatū’ti

B.
Pharitvāna mettaṃ samettā bhadantā
Avikkhitta-cittā parittaṃ bhaṇantu

C.
Samantā cakka-vāḷesu
Atr’āgacchantu devatā
Saddhammaṃ muni-rājassa
Suṇantu sagga-mokkha-daṃ

D.
Sagge kāme ca rūpe
Giri-sikhara-taṭe c’antalikkhe vimāne
Dīpe raṭṭhe ca gāme
Taru-vana-gahane geha-vatthumhi khette
Bhummā c’āyantu devā
Jala-thala-visame yakkha-gandhabba-nāgā
Tiṭṭhantā santike yaṃ
Muni-vara-vacanaṃ sādhavo me suṇantu

E.
Dhammassavana-kālo ayam-bhadantā (×3)

F.
Buddha-dassana-kālo ayam-bhadantā
Dhammassavana-kālo ayam-bhadantā
Saṅgha-payirūpāsana-kālo ayam-bhadantā

Introductory Chants

Pubba-bhāga-nama-kāra-pāṭha

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammā-sambuddhassa

Saraṇa-gamana-pāṭha

Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi

Dutiyam pi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Dutiyam pi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Dutiyam pi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi

Tatiyam pi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Tatiyam pi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Tatiyam pi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi

Sambuddhe

Sambuddhe aṭṭhavīsañca
Dvādasañca sahassake
Pañca-sata-sahassāni
Namāmi sirasā ahaṃ

Tesaṃ dhammañca saṅghañca
Ādarena namāmihaṃ
Namakārānubhāvena
Hantvā sabbe upaddave
Anekā antarāyāpi
Vinassantu asesato

Sambuddhe pañca-paññāsañca
Catuvīsati sahassake
Dasa-sata-sahassāni
Namāmi sirasā ahaṃ

Tesaṃ dhammañca saṅghañca
Ādarena namāmihaṃ
Namakārānubhāvena
Hantvā sabbe upaddave
Anekā antarāyāpi
Vinassantu asesato

Sambuddhe navuttarasate
Aṭṭhacattāḷīsa sahassake
Vīsati-sata-sahassāni
Namāmi sirasā ahaṃ

Tesaṃ dhammañca saṅghañca
Ādarena namāmihaṃ
Namakārānubhāvena
Hantvā sabbe upaddave
Anekā antarāyāpi
Vinassantu asesato

The Buddhas

I pay homage with my head to
the 512,028 Buddhas.

I pay devoted homage to their Dhamma and Saṅgha.
Through the power of this homage,
having demolished all misfortunes,
may countless dangers be destroyed without trace.

I pay homage with my head to
the 1,024,055 Buddhas.

I pay devoted homage to their Dhamma and Saṅgha.
Through the power of this homage,
having demolished all misfortunes,
may countless dangers be destroyed without trace.

I pay homage with my head to
the 2,048,109 Buddhas.

I pay devoted homage to their Dhamma and Saṅgha.
Through the power of this homage,
having demolished all misfortunes,
may countless dangers be destroyed without trace.

Nama-kāra-siddhi-gāthā

Yo cakkhumā moha-malāpakaṭṭho
Sāmaṃ va buddho sugato vimutto
Mārassa pāsā vinimocayanto
Pāpesi khemaṃ janataṃ vineyyaṃ
Buddhaṃ varan-taṃ sirasā namāmi
Lokassa nāthañ-ca vināyakañ-ca
Tan-tejasā te jaya-siddhi hotu
Sabb’antarāyā ca vināsamentu

Dhammo dhajo yo viya tassa satthu
Dassesi lokassa visuddhi-maggaṃ
Niyyāniko dhamma-dharassa dhārī
Sāt’āvaho santi-karo suciṇṇo
Dhammaṃ varan-taṃ sirasā namāmi
Mohappadālaṃ upasanta-dāhaṃ
Tan-tejasā te jaya-siddhi hotu
Sabb’antarāyā ca vināsamentu

Saddhamma-senā sugatānugo yo
Lokassa pāpūpakilesa-jetā
Santo sayaṃ santi-niyojako ca
Svākkhāta-dhammaṃ viditaṃ karoti
Saṅghaṃ varan-taṃ sirasā namāmi
Buddhānubuddhaṃ sama-sīla-diṭṭhiṃ
Tan-tejasā te jaya-siddhi hotu
Sabb’antarāyā ca vināsamentu

The Verses of Success through Homage

The One with Vision, with the stain of delusion removed,
Self-awakened, Well-Gone, and Released.
Releasing them from the Māra’s snare,
he leads humanity from evils to security.

I pay homage with my head to that excellent Buddha,
the Protector and Mentor for the world.
By the majesty of this, may you have triumph and success,
and may all your dangers be destroyed.

The Teacher’s Dhamma, like a banner,
shows the path of purity to the world.
Leading out, upholding those who uphold it,
rightly accomplished, it brings pleasure, makes peace.

I pay homage with my head to that excellent Dhamma,
which pierces delusion and makes fever grow calm.
By the majesty of this, may you have triumph and success,
and may all your dangers be destroyed.

The True Dhamma’s army, following the One Well-Gone,
is victor over the evils and corruptions of the world.
Self-calmed, it is calming and unfettering,
and makes the well-taught Dhamma be known.

I pay homage with my head to that excellent Saṅgha,
awakened following the Awakened One, harmonious in virtue and view.
By the majesty of this, may you have triumph and success,
and may all your dangers be destroyed.

Namo-kāra-aṭṭhaka

Namo arahato sammā
Sambuddhassa mahesino
Namo uttama-dhammassa
Svākkhātass’eva ten’idha
Namo mahā-saṅghassāpi
Visuddha-sīla-diṭṭhino
Namo omāty-āraddhassa
Ratanattayassa sādhukaṃ
Namo omakātītassa
Tassa vatthuttayassa-pi
Namo-kārappabhāvena
Vigacchantu upaddavā
Namo-kārānubhāvena
Suvatthi hotu sabbadā
Namo-kārassa tejena
Vidhimhi homi tejavā

The Homage Octet

Homage to the Great Seer, the Worthy One, Rightly Self-awakened.

Homage to the highest Dhamma, well-taught by him here.

And homage to the Great Saṅgha, pure in virtue and view.

Homage to the Triple Gem beginning auspiciously with AUM.

And homage to those three objects that have left base things behind.

By the potency of this homage, may misfortunes disappear.

By the potency of this homage, may there always be well-being.

By the majesty of this homage, may I be successful in this ceremony.

Core Sequence

Maṅgala-sutta

[Evam-me sutaṃ: ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā, sāvatthiyaṃ viharati, jeta-vane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkanta-vaṇṇā kevala-kappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā, yena bhagavā ten’upasaṅkami. Upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekam-antaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekam-antaṃ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

Bahū devā manussā ca,
Maṅgalāni acintayuṃ;
Ākaṅkhamānā sotthānaṃ,
Brūhi maṅgalam-uttamaṃ.]

Asevanā ca bālānaṃ
Paṇḍitānañ-ca sevanā
Pūjā ca pūjanīyānaṃ
Etam maṅgalam-uttamaṃ

Paṭirūpa-desa-vāso ca
Pubbe ca kata-puññatā
Atta-sammā-paṇidhi ca
Etam maṅgalam-uttamaṃ

Bāhu-saccañ-ca sippañ-ca,
Vinayo ca susikkhito
Subhāsitā ca yā vācā
Etam maṅgalam-uttamaṃ

Mātā-pitu-upaṭṭhānaṃ
Putta-dārassa saṅgaho
Anākulā ca kammantā
Etam maṅgalam-uttamaṃ

Dānañ-ca dhamma-cariyā ca
Ñātakānañ-ca saṅgaho
Anavajjāni kammāni
Etam maṅgalam-uttamaṃ

Āratī viratī pāpā
Majja-pānā ca saññamo
Appamādo ca dhammesu
Etam maṅgalam-uttamaṃ

Gāravo ca nivāto ca
Santuṭṭhī ca kataññutā
Kālena dhammassavanaṃ
Etam maṅgalam-uttamaṃ

Khantī ca sovacassatā
Samaṇānañ-ca dassanaṃ
Kālena dhamma-sākacchā
Etam maṅgalam-uttamaṃ

Tapo ca brahma-cariyañ-ca
Ariya-saccāna-dassanaṃ
Nibbāna-sacchikiriyā ca
Etam maṅgalam-uttamaṃ

Phuṭṭhassa loka-dhammehi
Cittaṃ yassa na kampati
Asokaṃ virajaṃ khemaṃ
Etam maṅgalam-uttamaṃ

Etādisāni katvāna
Sabbattham-aparājitā
Sabbattha sotthiṃ gacchanti
Tan-tesaṃ maṅgalam-uttaman’ti

Snp 2.4

The Thirty-Eight Highest Blessings

[Now let us chant the verses on the Highest Blessings]

[Thus have I heard that the Blessed One]
Was staying at Sāvatthī,
Residing at the Jeta’s Grove
In Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park.

Then in the dark of the night, a radiant deva
Illuminated all Jeta’s Grove.
She bowed down low before the Blessed One
Then standing to one side she said:

‘Devas are concerned for happiness
And ever long for peace.
The same is true for humankind.
What then are the highest blessings?’

Avoiding those of foolish ways,
Associating with the wise,
And honouring those worthy of honour.
These are the highest blessings.

Living in places of suitable kinds,
With the fruits of past good deeds
And guided by the rightful way.
These are the highest blessings.

Accomplished in learning and craftsman’s skills,
With discipline, highly trained,
And speech that is true and pleasant to hear.
These are the highest blessings.

Providing for mother and father’s support
And cherishing family,
And ways of work that harm no being,
These are the highest blessings.

Generosity and a righteous life,
Offering help to relatives and kin,
And acting in ways that leave no blame.
These are the highest blessings.

Steadfast in restraint, and shunning evil ways,
Avoiding intoxicants that dull the mind,
And heedfulness in all things that arise.
These are the highest blessings.

Respectfulness and being of humble ways,
Contentment and gratitude,
And hearing the Dhamma frequently taught.
These are the highest blessings.

Patience and willingness to accept one’s faults,
Seeing venerated seekers of the truth,
And sharing often the words of Dhamma.
These are the highest blessings.

Ardent, committed to the Holy Life,
Seeing for oneself the Noble Truths
And the realization of Nibbāna.
These are the highest blessings.

Although in contact with the world,
Unshaken the mind remains
Beyond all sorrow, spotless, secure.
These are the highest blessings.

They who live by following this path
Know victory wherever they go,
And every place for them is safe.
These are the highest blessings.

Snp 2.4

Ratana-sutta

Yānīdha bhūtāni samāgatāni
Bhummāni vā yāni va antalikkhe
Sabb’eva bhūtā sumanā bhavantu
Atho pi sakkacca suṇantu bhāsitaṃ
Tasmā hi bhūtā nisāmetha sabbe
Mettaṃ karotha mānusiyā pajāya
Divā ca ratto ca haranti ye baliṃ
Tasmā hi ne rakkhatha appamattā

1.
Yaṅkiñci vittaṃ idha vā huraṃ vā
Saggesu vā yaṃ ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Na no samaṃ atthi tathāgatena
Idam-pi buddhe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Etena saccena suvatthi hotu

2.
Khayaṃ virāgaṃ amataṃ paṇītaṃ
Yad-ajjhagā sakya-munī samāhito
Na tena dhammena sam’atthi kiñci
Idam-pi dhamme ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Etena saccena suvatthi hotu

3.
Yam buddha-seṭṭho parivaṇṇayī suciṃ
Samādhim-ānantarikaññam-āhu
Samādhinā tena samo na vijjati
Idam-pi dhamme ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Etena saccena suvatthi hotu

4.
Ye puggalā aṭṭha sataṃ pasaṭṭhā
Cattāri etāni yugāni honti
Te dakkhiṇeyyā sugatassa sāvakā
Etesu dinnāni mahapphalāni
Idam-pi saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Etena saccena suvatthi hotu

5.
Ye suppayuttā manasā daḷhena
Nikkāmino gotama-sāsanamhi
Te patti-pattā amataṃ vigayha
Laddhā mudhā nibbutiṃ bhuñjamānā
Idam-pi saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Etena saccena suvatthi hotu

Yath’inda-khīlo paṭhaviṃ sito siyā
Catubbhi vātebhi asampakampiyo
Tathūpamaṃ sappurisaṃ vadāmi
Yo ariya-saccāni avecca passati
Idam-pi Saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Etena saccena suvatthi hotu

Ye ariya-saccāni vibhāvayanti
Gambhīra-paññena sudesitāni
Kiñ-cāpi te honti bhusappamattā
Na te bhavaṃ aṭṭhamam-ādiyanti
Idam-pi Saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Etena saccena suvatthi hotu

Sahā v’assa dassana-sampadāya
Tay’assu dhammā jahitā bhavanti
Sakkāya-diṭṭhi vicikicchitañ-ca
Sīlabbataṃ vā pi yad-atthi kiñci
Catūh’apāyehi ca vippamutto
Cha cābhiṭhānāni abhabbo kātuṃ
Idam-pi Saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Etena saccena suvatthi hotu

Kiñ-cāpi so kammaṃ karoti pāpakaṃ
Kāyena vācā uda cetasā vā
Abhabbo so tassa paṭicchādāya
Abhabbatā diṭṭha-padassa vuttā
Idam-pi Saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Etena saccena suvatthi hotu

Vanappagumbe yathā phussitagge
Gimhāna-māse paṭhamasmiṃ gimhe
Tathūpamaṃ dhamma-varaṃ adesayi
Nibbāna-gāmiṃ paramaṃ hitāya
Idam-pi Buddhe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Etena saccena suvatthi hotu

Varo varaññū varado var’āharo
Anuttaro dhamma-varaṃ adesayi
Idam-pi Buddhe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Etena saccena suvatthi hotu

6.
Khīṇaṃ purāṇaṃ navaṃ n’atthi sambhavaṃ
Viratta-citt’āyatike bhavasmiṃ
Te khīṇa-bījā aviruḷhi-chandā
Nibbanti dhīrā yathā’yam padīpo
Idam-pi saṅghe ratanaṃ paṇītaṃ
Etena saccena suvatthi hotu.

Yānīdha bhūtāni samāgatāni
Bhummāni vā yāni va antalikkhe
Tathāgataṃ deva-manussa-pūjitaṃ
Buddhaṃ namassāma suvatthi hotu

Yānīdha bhūtāni samāgatāni
Bhummāni vā yāni va antalikkhe
Tathāgataṃ deva-manussa-pūjitaṃ
Dhammaṃ namassāma suvatthi hotu

Yānīdha bhūtāni samāgatāni
Bhummāni vā yāni va antalikkhe
Tathāgataṃ deva-manussa-pūjitaṃ
Saṅghaṃ namassāma suvatthi hotū’ti.

Snp 2.1

Verses from the Discourse on Treasures

1.
Whatever wealth in this world or the next,
whatever exquisite treasure in the heavens,
is not, for us, equal to the Tathāgata.
This, too, is an exquisite treasure in the Buddha.
By this truth may there be well-being.

2.
The exquisite Deathless – dispassion, ending –
discovered by the Sakyan Sage while in concentration:
There is nothing equal to that Dhamma.
This, too, is an exquisite treasure in the Dhamma.
By this truth may there be well-being.

3.
What the excellent Awakened One extolled as pure
and called the concentration of unmediated knowing:
No equal to that concentration can be found.
This, too, is an exquisite treasure in the Dhamma.
By this truth may there be well-being.

4.
The eight persons – the four pairs –
praised by those at peace:
They, disciples of the One Well-Gone, deserve offerings.
What is given to them bears great fruit.
This, too, is an exquisite treasure in the Saṅgha.
By this truth may there be well-being.

5.
Those who, devoted, firm-minded,
apply themselves to Gotama’s message,
on attaining their goal, plunge into the Deathless,
freely enjoying the Unbinding they’ve gained.
This, too, is an exquisite treasure in the Saṅgha.
By this truth may there be well-being.

6.
Ended the old, there is no new taking birth.
Dispassioned their minds toward further becoming,
they – with no seed, no desire for growth,
enlightened – go out like this flame.
This, too, is an exquisite treasure in the Saṅgha.
By this truth may there be well-being.

Karaṇīya-metta-sutta

Karaṇīyam-attha-kusalena
Yan-taṃ santaṃ padaṃ abhisamecca
Sakko ujū ca suhujū ca
Suvaco c’assa mudu anatimānī

Santussako ca subharo ca
Appakicco ca sallahuka-vutti
Sant’indriyo ca nipako ca
Appagabbho kulesu ananugiddho

Na ca khuddaṃ samācare kiñci
Yena viññū pare upavadeyyuṃ
Sukhino vā khemino hontu
Sabbe sattā bhavantu sukhit’attā

Ye keci pāṇa-bhūt’atthi
Tasā vā thāvarā vā anavasesā
Dīghā vā ye mahantā vā
Majjhimā rassakā aṇuka-thūlā

Diṭṭhā vā ye ca adiṭṭhā
Ye ca dūre vasanti avidūre
Bhūtā vā sambhavesī vā
Sabbe sattā bhavantu sukhit’attā

Na paro paraṃ nikubbetha
Nātimaññetha katthaci naṃ kiñci
Byārosanā paṭighasaññā
Nāññam-aññassa dukkham-iccheyya

Mātā yathā niyaṃ puttaṃ
Āyusā eka-puttam-anurakkhe
Evam’pi sabba-bhūtesu
Mānasam-bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ

Mettañ-ca sabba-lokasmiṃ

Mettañ-ca sabba-lokasmiṃ
Mānasam-bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ
Uddhaṃ adho ca tiriyañ-ca
Asambādhaṃ averaṃ asapattaṃ

Tiṭṭhañ-caraṃ nisinno vā
Sayāno vā yāvat’assa vigata-middho
Etaṃ satiṃ adhiṭṭheyya
Brahmam-etaṃ vihāraṃ idham-āhu

Diṭṭhiñca anupagamma
Sīlavā dassanena sampanno
Kāmesu vineyya gedhaṃ
Na hi jātu gabbha-seyyaṃ punaretī’ti

Snp 1.8

The Buddha’s Words on Loving-Kindness

[Now let us chant the Buddha’s words on loving-kindness]

[This is what should be done]
By one who is skilled in goodness
And who knows the path of peace:
Let them be able and upright,
Straightforward and gentle in speech,

Humble and not conceited,
Contented and easily satisfied,
Unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways.
Peaceful and calm, and wise and skilful,
Not proud and demanding in nature.

Let them not do the slightest thing
That the wise would later reprove,
Wishing: In gladness and in safety,
May all beings be at ease.

Whatever living beings there may be,
Whether they are weak or strong, omitting none,
The great or the mighty, medium, short, or small,

The seen and the unseen,
Those living near and far away,
Those born and to be born,
May all beings be at ease.

Let none deceive another
Or despise any being in any state.
Let none through anger or ill-will
Wish harm upon another.

Even as a mother protects with her life
Her child, her only child,
So with a boundless heart
Should one cherish all living beings,
Radiating kindness over the entire world:

Spreading upwards to the skies
And downwards to the depths,
Outwards and unbounded,
Freed from hatred and ill-will.

Whether standing or walking, seated,
Or lying down – free from drowsiness –
One should sustain this recollection.
This is said to be the sublime abiding.

By not holding to fixed views,
The pure-hearted one, having clarity of vision,
Being freed from all sense-desires,
Is not born again into this world.

Snp 1.8

Khandha-paritta

Virūpakkhehi me mettaṃ
mettaṃ erāpathehi me
Chabyā-puttehi me mettaṃ
mettaṃ kaṇhā-gotamakehi ca
Apādakehi me mettaṃ
mettaṃ dipādakehi me
Catuppadehi me mettaṃ
mettaṃ bahuppadehi me
Mā maṃ apādako hiṃsi
mā maṃ hiṃsi dipādako
Mā maṃ catuppado hiṃsi
mā maṃ hiṃsi bahuppado
Sabbe sattā sabbe pāṇā
sabbe bhūtā ca kevalā
Sabbe bhadrāni passantu
mā kiñci pāpam-āgamā

Appamāṇo buddho appamāṇo dhammo

Appamāṇo buddho
appamāṇo dhammo
appamāṇo saṅgho
Pamāṇavantāni siriṃsapāni
ahi-vicchikā sata-padī
Uṇṇā-nābhī sarabhū mūsikā

Katā me rakkhā katā me parittā
paṭikkamantu bhūtāni
So’haṃ namo bhagavato
namo sattannaṃ
sammā-sambuddhānaṃ

A.II.72-73

The Group Protection

I have goodwill for the Virupakkhas, the Erapathas,
goodwill for the Chabya descendants, and the Black Gotamakas.

I have goodwill for footless beings, two-footed beings,
goodwill for four-footed, and many-footed beings.

May footless beings, two-footed beings do me no harm.
May four-footed beings and many-footed beings do me no harm.

May all creatures, all breathing things, all beings – each and every one –
meet with good fortune. May none of them come to any evil.

Limitless is the Buddha, limitless the Dhamma, limitless the Saṅgha.

There is a limit to creeping things – snakes, scorpions, centipedes, spiders, lizards and rats.

I have made this protection, I have made this spell.
May the beings depart.
I pay homage to the Blessed One,
homage to the seven Rightly Self-awakened Ones.

Chaddanta-paritta

The Great Elephant Protection

Vadhissamenanti parāmasanto
Kāsāvamaddakkhi dhajaṃ isīnaṃ
Dukkhena phuṭṭhassudapādi saññā
Arahaddhajo sabbhi avajjharūpo

Sallena viddho byathitopi santo
Kāsāvavatthamhi manaṃ na dussayi
Sace imaṃ nāgavarena saccaṃ
Mā maṃ vane bālamigā agañchunti

Mora-paritta

Udet’ayañ-cakkhumā eka-rājā
Harissa-vaṇṇo paṭhavippabhāso
Taṃ taṃ namassāmi harissa-vaṇṇaṃ paṭhavippabhāsaṃ
Tay’ajja guttā viharemu divasaṃ

Ye brāhmaṇā vedagu sabba-dhamme
Te me namo te ca maṃ pālayantu
Nam’atthu Buddhānaṃ nam’atthu bodhiyā
Namo vimuttānaṃ namo vimuttiyā
Imaṃ so parittaṃ katvā
Moro carati esanā’ti

Apet’ayañ-cakkhumā eka-rājā
Harissa-vaṇṇo paṭhavippabhāso
Taṃ taṃ namassāmi harissa-vaṇṇaṃ paṭhavippabhāsaṃ
Tay’ajja guttā viharemu rattiṃ

Ye brāhmaṇā vedagu sabba-dhamme
Te me namo te ca maṃ pālayantu
Nam’atthu Buddhānaṃ nam’atthu bodhiyā
Namo vimuttānaṃ namo vimuttiyā
Imaṃ so parittaṃ katvā
Moro vāsam-akappayī’ti

Ja.159

The Peacock’s Protection

The One King, rising, with Vision,
golden-hued, illuminating the Earth: I pay homage to you,
golden-hued, illuminating the Earth.
Guarded today by you, may I live through the day.

Those Brahmans who are knowers of all truths,
I pay homage to them; may they keep watch over me.
Homage to the Awakened Ones. Homage to Awakening.
Homage to the Released Ones. Homage to Release.

Having made this protection, the peacock sets out in search for food.

The One King, setting, with Vision,
golden-hued, illuminating the Earth: I pay homage to you,
golden-hued, illuminating the Earth.
Guarded today by you, may I live through the night.

Those Brahmans who are knowers of all truths,
I pay homage to them; may they keep watch over me.
Homage to the Awakened Ones. Homage to Awakening.
Homage to the Released Ones. Homage to Release.

Having made this protection, the peacock arranges his nest.

Vaṭṭaka-paritta

Atthi loke sīla-guṇo
saccaṃ soceyy’anuddayā
Tena saccena kāhāmi
sacca-kiriyam-anuttaraṃ
Āvajjitvā dhamma-balaṃ
saritvā pubbake jine
Sacca-balam-avassāya
sacca-kiriyam-akās’ahaṃ
Santi pakkhā apattanā
santi pādā avañcanā
Mātā pitā ca nikkhantā
jāta-veda paṭikkama
Saha sacce kate mayhaṃ
mahā-pajjalito sikhī
Vajjesi soḷasa karīsāni
udakaṃ patvā yathā sikhī
Saccena me samo n’atthi
esā me sacca-pāramī’ti

Cariyāpiṭaka vv.319-322

The Quail’s Protection

There is in this world the quality of virtue,
truth, purity, tenderness.
In accordance with this truth I will make
an unsurpassed vow of truth.

Sensing the strength of the Dhamma,
calling to mind the victors of the past,
in dependence on the strength of truth,
I made an unsurpassed vow of truth:

Here are wings with no feathers;
here are feet that can’t walk.
My mother and father have left me.
Fire, go back!

When I made my vow with truth,
the great crested flames
avoided the sixteen acres around me
as if they had come to a body of water.
My truth has no equal:
Such is my perfection of truth.

Buddha-dhamma-saṅgha-guṇā

Iti pi so bhagavā arahaṃ sammā-sambuddho
Vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno sugato loka-vidū
Anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathi
Satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavā’ti

Svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo sandiṭṭhiko
akāliko ehi-passiko opanayiko
paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhī’ti

Supaṭipanno bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho
Uju-paṭipanno bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho
Ñāya-paṭipanno bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho
Sāmīci-paṭipanno bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho
Yad-idaṃ cattāri purisa-yugāni aṭṭha purisa-puggalā
Esa bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho
Āhuneyyo pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo añjali-karaṇīyo
Anuttaraṃ puññakkhettaṃ lokassā’ti

Araññe rukkha-mūle vā

Araññe rukkha-mūle vā
Suññāgāre va bhikkhavo
Anussaretha sambuddhaṃ
Bhayaṃ tumhāka no siyā
No ce buddhaṃ sareyyātha
Loka-jeṭṭhaṃ nar’āsabhaṃ
Atha dhammaṃ sareyyātha
Niyyānikaṃ sudesitaṃ
No ce dhammaṃ sareyyātha
Niyyānikaṃ sudesitaṃ
Atha saṅghaṃ sareyyātha
Puññakkhettaṃ anuttaraṃ
Evam-buddhaṃ sarantānaṃ
Dhammaṃ saṅghañ-ca bhikkhavo
Bhayaṃ vā chambhitattaṃ vā
Loma-haṃso na hessatī’ti.

S.I.219-220

Āṭānāṭiya-paritta (short)

Vipassissa nam’atthu
cakkhumantassa sirīmato
Sikhissa pi nam’atthu
sabba-bhūtānukampino
Vessabhussa nam’atthu
nhātakassa tapassino
Nam’atthu kakusandhassa
māra-senappamaddino
Konāgamanassa nam’atthu
brāhmaṇassa vusīmato
Kassapassa nam’atthu
vippamuttassa sabbadhi
Aṅgīrasassa nam’atthu
sakya-puttassa sirīmato
Yo imaṃ dhammam-adesesi
sabba-dukkhāpanūdanaṃ
Ye cāpi nibbutā loke
yathā-bhūtaṃ vipassisuṃ
Te janā apisuṇā
mahantā vīta-sāradā
Hitaṃ deva-manussānaṃ
yaṃ namassanti gotamaṃ
Vijjā-caraṇa-sampannaṃ
mahantaṃ vīta-sāradaṃ
Vijjā-caraṇa-sampannaṃ
buddhaṃ vandāma gotaman’ti

D.III.195-196

Homage to the Seven Past Buddhas

Homage to Vipassī, possessed of vision and splendor.

Homage to Sikhī, sympathetic to all beings.

Homage to Vesabhū, cleansed, austere.

Homage to Kakusandha, crusher of Māra’s host.

Homage to Konāgamana, the Brahman who lived the life perfected.

Homage to Kassapa, everywhere released.

Homage to Aṅgīrasa, splendid son of the Sakyans,

Who taught this Dhamma – the dispelling of all stress.

Those unbound in the world, who have seen things as they have come to be,

Great Ones of gentle speech, thoroughly mature:

Even they pay homage to Gotama, the benefit of human and heavenly beings,

consummate in knowledge and conduct, the Great One, thoroughly mature.

We revere the Buddha Gotama, consummate in knowledge and conduct.

Sacca-kiriyā-gāthā

Natthi me saraṇaṃ aññaṃ buddho me saraṇaṃ varaṃ
Etena sacca-vajjena sotthi te/me hotu sabbadā

Natthi me saraṇaṃ aññaṃ dhammo me saraṇaṃ varaṃ
Etena sacca-vajjena sotthi te/me hotu sabbadā

Natthi me saraṇaṃ aññaṃ saṅgho me saraṇaṃ varaṃ
Etena sacca-vajjena sotthi te/me hotu sabbadā

Yaṅkiñci ratanaṃ loke

Yaṅkiñci ratanaṃ loke
vijjati vividhaṃ puthu
Ratanaṃ buddhasamaṃ
natthi tasmā sotthī bhavantu te
Yaṅkiñci ratanaṃ loke
vijjati vividhaṃ puthu
Ratanaṃ dhammasamaṃ
natthi tasmā sotthī bhavantu te
Yaṅkiñci ratanaṃ loke
vijjati vividhaṃ puthu
Ratanaṃ saṅghasamaṃ
natthi tasmā sotthī bhavantu te

Sakkatvā buddharatanaṃ

Sakkatvā buddharatanaṃ
osadhaṃ uttamaṃ varaṃ
Hitaṃ devamanussānaṃ
buddhatejena sotthinā
Nassantupaddavā sabbe
dukkhā vūpasamentu te
Sakkatvā dhammaratanaṃ
osadhaṃ uttamaṃ varaṃ
Pariḷāhūpasamanaṃ
dhammatejena sotthinā
Nassantupaddavā sabbe
bhayā vūpasamentu te
Sakkatvā saṅgharatanaṃ
osadhaṃ uttamaṃ varaṃ
Āhuneyyaṃ pāhuneyyaṃ
saṅghatejena sotthinā
Nassantupaddavā sabbe
rogā vūpasamentu te

Having Revered

Having revered the jewel of the Buddha, the highest, most excellent medicine, the welfare of human and heavenly beings: Through the Buddha’s majesty and safety, may all obstacles vanish. May your sufferings grow totally calm.

Having revered the jewel of the Dhamma, the highest, most excellent medicine, the stiller of feverish passion: Through the Dhamma’s majesty and safety, may all obstacles vanish. May your fears grow totally calm.

Having revered the jewel of the Saṅgha, the highest, most excellent medicine, worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality: Through the Saṅgha’s majesty and safety, may all obstacles vanish. May your diseases grow totally calm.

Aṅgulimāla-paritta

Yato’haṃ bhagini ariyāya jātiyā jāto
Nābhijānāmi sañcicca pāṇaṃ jīvitā voropetā
Tena saccena sotthi te hotu sotthi gabbhassa

M.II.103

Bojjhaṅga-paritta

Bojjhaṅgo sati-saṅkhāto
dhammānaṃ vicayo tathā
Viriyam-pīti-passaddhi
bojjhaṅgā ca tathā’pare
Samādh’upekkha-bojjhaṅgā
satt’ete sabba-dassinā
Muninā sammad-akkhātā
bhāvitā bahulīkatā
Saṃvattanti abhiññāya
nibbānāya ca bodhiyā
Etena sacca-vajjena
sotthi te hotu sabbadā
Ekasmiṃ samaye nātho
moggallānañ-ca kassapaṃ
Gilāne dukkhite disvā
bojjhaṅge satta desayi
Te ca taṃ abhinanditvā
rogā mucciṃsu taṅ-khaṇe
Etena sacca-vajjena
sotthi te hotu sabbadā
Ekadā dhamma-rājā pi
gelaññenābhipīḷito
Cundattherena tañ-ñeva
bhaṇāpetvāna sādaraṃ
Sammoditvā ca ābādhā
tamhā vuṭṭhāsi ṭhānaso
Etena sacca-vajjena
sotthi te hotu sabbadā
Pahīnā te ca ābādhā
tiṇṇannam-pi mahesinaṃ
Magg’āhata-kilesā va
pattānuppatti-dhammataṃ
Etena sacca-vajjena
sotthi te hotu sabbadā

S.V.80f

The Factors of Awakening Protection

The factors for Awakening include: mindfulness, analysis of qualities, persistence, rapture, and calm as factors for Awakening, plus concentration and equanimity.

These seven, which the All-seeing Sage has rightly taught, when developed and matured, bring about heightened knowledge, Unbinding and Awakening.

By the utterance of this truth, may you always be well.

At one time, our Protector – seeing that Moggallāna and Kassapa were sick and in pain – taught them the seven factors for Awakening.

They, delighting in that, were instantly freed from their illness.

By the utterance of this truth, may you always be well.

Once, when the Dhamma King was afflicted with fever, he had the Elder Cunda recite that very teaching with devotion. And as he approved, he rose up from that disease.

By the utterance of this truth, may you always be well.

Those diseases were abandoned by the three great seers, just as defilements are demolished by the Path in accordance with step-by-step attainment.

By the utterance of this truth, may you always be well.

Abhaya-paritta

Yan-dunnimittaṃ avamaṅgalañ-ca
Yo cāmanāpo sakuṇassa saddo
Pāpaggaho dussupinaṃ akantaṃ
Buddhānubhāvena vināsamentu

Yan-dunnimittaṃ avamaṅgalañ-ca
Yo cāmanāpo sakuṇassa saddo
Pāpaggaho dussupinaṃ akantaṃ
Dhammānubhāvena vināsamentu

Yan-dunnimittaṃ avamaṅgalañ-ca
Yo cāmanāpo sakuṇassa saddo
Pāpaggaho dussupinaṃ akantaṃ
Saṅghānubhāvena vināsamentu

The Danger-free Protection

Whatever unlucky portents and ill omens,
and whatever distressing bird calls,
evil planets, upsetting nightmares:

By the Buddha’s power may they be destroyed.

Whatever unlucky portents and ill omens,
and whatever distressing bird calls,
evil planets, upsetting nightmares:

By the Dhamma’s power may they be destroyed.

Whatever unlucky portents and ill omens,
and whatever distressing bird calls,
evil planets, upsetting nightmares:

By the Saṅgha’s power may they be destroyed.

Closing Sequence

Devatā-uyyojana-gāthā

Dukkhappattā ca niddukkhā
bhayappattā ca nibbhayā
Sokappattā ca nissokā
hontu sabbe pi pāṇino
Ettāvatā ca amhehi
sambhataṃ puñña-sampadaṃ
Sabbe devānumodantu
sabba-sampatti-siddhiyā
Dānaṃ dadantu saddhāya
sīlaṃ rakkhantu sabbadā
Bhāvanābhiratā hontu
gacchantu devatā-gatā\\relax [Sabbe buddhā] balappattā
paccekānañ-ca yaṃ balaṃ
Arahantānañ-ca tejena
rakkhaṃ bandhāmi sabbaso

Verses on Sending Off the Devatā

May all beings: who have fallen into suffering be without suffering,
who have fallen into danger be without danger,
who have fallen into sorrow be without sorrow.

For the sake of all attainment and success, may all heavenly beings
rejoice in the extent to which we have gathered a consummation of merit.

May they give gifts with conviction, may they always maintain virtue.
May they delight in meditation. May they go to a heavenly destination.

From the strength attained by all the Buddhas,
the strength of the Private Buddhas,
by the majesty of the arahants,
I bind this protection all around.

Jaya-maṅgala-aṭṭha-gāthā

Bāhuṃ sahassam-abhinimmita sāvudhan-taṃ
Grīmekhalaṃ udita-ghora-sasena-māraṃ
Dān’ādi-dhamma-vidhinā jitavā mun’indo
Tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Mārātirekam-abhiyujjhita-sabba-rattiṃ
Ghoram-pan’āḷavakam-akkhama-thaddha-yakkhaṃ
Khantī-sudanta-vidhinā jitavā mun’indo
Tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Nāḷāgiriṃ gaja-varaṃ atimatta-bhūtaṃ
Dāv’aggi-cakkam-asanīva sudāruṇan-taṃ
Mett’ambu-seka-vidhinā jitavā mun’indo
Tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Ukkhitta-khaggam-atihattha-sudāruṇan-taṃ
Dhāvan-ti-yojana-path’aṅguli- mālavantaṃ
Iddhī’bhisaṅkhata-mano jitavā mun’indo
Tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Katvāna kaṭṭham-udaraṃ iva gabbhinīyā
Ciñcāya duṭṭha-vacanaṃ jana-kāya majjhe
Santena soma-vidhinā jitavā mun’indo
Tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Saccaṃ vihāya-mati-saccaka-vāda-ketuṃ
Vādābhiropita-manaṃ ati-andha-bhūtaṃ
Paññā-padīpa-jalito jitavā mun’indo
Tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Nandopananda-bhujagaṃ vibudhaṃ mah’iddhiṃ
Puttena thera-bhujagena damāpayanto
Iddhūpadesa-vidhinā jitavā mun’indo
Tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Duggāha-diṭṭhi-bhujagena sudaṭṭha-hatthaṃ
Brahmaṃ visuddhi-jutim-iddhi-bakābhidhānaṃ
Ñāṇāgadena vidhinā jitavā mun’indo
Tan-tejasā bhavatu te jaya-maṅgalāni

Etā pi buddha-jaya-maṅgala-aṭṭha-gāthā
Yo vācano dina-dine saratem-atandī
Hitvān’aneka-vividhāni c’upaddavāni
Mokkhaṃ sukhaṃ adhigameyya naro sapañño

Verses on the Buddha’s Victories

Creating a form with a thousand arms, each equipped with a weapon,
Māra, on the elephant Girimekhala,
uttered a frightening roar together with his troops.
The Lord of Sages defeated him by means of such qualities as generosity:
By the majesty of this, may you have blessings of victory.

Even more frightful than Māra making war all night,
was Āḷavaka, the arrogant unstable ogre.
The Lord of Sages defeated him by means of well-trained endurance:
By the majesty of this, may you have blessings of victory.

Nāḷāgiri, the excellent elephant, when maddened,
was very horrific, like a forest fire, a flaming discus, a lightning bolt.
The Lord of Sages defeated him by sprinkling the water of goodwill:
By the majesty of this, may you have blessings of victory.

Very horrific, with a sword upraised in his expert hand,
Garlanded-with-Fingers ran three leages along the path.
The Lord of Sages defeated him with mind-fashioned marvels:
By the majesty of this, may you have blessings of victory.

Having made a wooden belly to appear pregnant,
Ciñcā made a lewd accusation in the midst of the gathering.
The Lord of Sages defeated her with peaceful, gracious means:
By the majesty of this, may you have blessings of victory.

Saccaka, whose provocative views had abandoned the truth,
his mind delighting in argument, had become thoroughly blind.
The Lord of Sages defeated him with the light of discernment:
By the majesty of this, may you have blessings of victory.

Nandopananda was a serpent with great power but wrong views.
The Lord of Sages defeated him by means of a display of marvels,
sending his son (Moggallāna), the serpent-elder, to tame him:
By the majesty of this, may you have blessings of victory.

His hands bound tight by the serpent of wrongly held views,
Baka, the Brahmā, thought himself pure in his radiance and power.
The Lord of Sages defeated him by means of his words of knowledge: By the majesty of this, may you have blessings of victory.

These eight verses of the Buddha’s blessings of victory:
Whatever person of discernment
recites or recalls them day after day without lapsing,
destroying all kinds of obstacles,
will attain liberation and happiness.

Jaya-paritta

Mahā-kāruṇiko nātho
Hitāya sabba-pāṇinaṃ
Pūretvā pāramī sabbā
Patto sambodhim-uttamaṃ
Etena sacca-vajjena
Hotu te jaya-maṅgalaṃ

Jayanto bodhiyā mūle

Jayanto bodhiyā mūle
Sakyānaṃ nandi-vaḍḍhano
Evaṃ tvaṃ vijayo hohi
Jayassu jaya-maṅgale
Aparājita-pallaṅke
Sīse paṭhavi-pokkhare

Abhiseke sabba-buddhānaṃ
Aggappatto pamodati
Sunakkhattaṃ sumaṅgalaṃ
Supabhātaṃ suhuṭṭhitaṃ
Sukhaṇo sumuhutto ca
Suyiṭṭhaṃ brahma-cārisu

Padakkhiṇaṃ kāya-kammaṃ
Vācā-kammaṃ padakkhiṇaṃ
Padakkhiṇaṃ mano-kammaṃ
Paṇidhi te padakkhiṇā
Padakkhiṇāni katvāna
Labhant’atthe padakkhiṇe

A.I.294

Victory Protection

(The Buddha), our protector, with great compassion,
for the welfare of all beings,
having fulfilled all the perfections,
attained the highest self-awakening.
By the utterance of this truth,
may you have a blessing of victory.

Victorious at the foot of the Bodhi tree,
was he who increased the Sakyans’ delight.
May you have the same sort of victory.
May you win blessings of victory.

At the head of the lotus leaf of the world
on the undefeated seat
consecrated by all the Buddhas,
he rejoiced in the utmost attainment.

A lucky star it is, a lucky blessing,
a lucky dawn, a lucky sacrifice,
a lucky instant, a lucky moment,
a lucky offering: i.e., a rightful bodily act
a rightful verbal act, a rightful mental act,
your rightful intentions
with regard to those who lead the holy life.
Doing these rightful things, your rightful aims are achieved.

So attha-laddho

So attha-laddho sukhito
viruḷho buddha-sāsane
Arogo sukhito hohi
saha sabbehi ñātibhi (×3)

Sā attha-laddhā

Sā attha-laddhā sukhitā
viruḷhā buddha-sāsane
Arogā sukhitā hohi
saha sabbehi ñātibhi (×3)

Te attha-laddhā sukhitā

Te attha-laddhā sukhitā
viruḷhā buddha-sāsane
Arogā sukhitā hotha
saha sabbehi ñātibhi (×3)

A.I.294

Bhavatu sabba-maṅgalaṃ

Bhavatu sabba-maṅgalaṃ rakkhantu sabba-devatā
Sabba-buddhānubhāvena sadā sotthī bhavantu te

Bhavatu sabba-maṅgalaṃ rakkhantu sabba-devatā
Sabba-dhammānubhāvena sadā sotthī bhavantu te

Bhavatu sabba-maṅgalaṃ rakkhantu sabba-devatā
Sabba-saṅghānubhāvena sadā sotthī bhavantu te

Mahā-kāruṇiko nātho’ti ādikā gāthā

Mahā-kāruṇiko nātho
Atthāya sabba-pāṇinaṃ
Hitāya sabba-pāṇinaṃ
Sukhāya sabba-pāṇinaṃ

Pūretvā pāramī sabbā
Patto sambodhim-uttamaṃ
Etena sacca-vajjena
Mā hontu sabb’upaddavā

Āṭānāṭiya-paritta (long)

Appasannehi nāthassa sāsane sādhusammate
Amanussehi caṇḍehi sadā kibbisakāribhi
Parisānañca-tassannam ahiṃsāya ca guttiyā
Yandesesi mahāvīro parittan-tam bhaṇāma se

[Namo me sabbabuddhānaṃ]
uppannānaṃ mahesinaṃ
Taṇhaṅkaro mahāvīro
medhaṅkaro mahāyaso
Saraṇaṅkaro lokahito
dīpaṅkaro jutindharo
Koṇḍañño janapāmokkho
maṅgalo purisāsabho
Sumano sumano dhīro
revato rativaḍḍhano
Sobhito guṇasampanno
anomadassī januttamo
Padumo lokapajjoto
nārado varasārathī
Padumuttaro sattasāro
sumedho appaṭipuggalo
Sujāto sabbalokaggo
piyadassī narāsabho
Atthadassī kāruṇiko
dhammadassī tamonudo
Siddhattho asamo loke
tisso ca vadataṃ varo
Phusso ca varado buddho
vipassī ca anūpamo
Sikhī sabbahito satthā
vessabhū sukhadāyako
Kakusandho satthavāho
koṇāgamano raṇañjaho
Kassapo sirisampanno
gotamo sakyapuṅgavo
Ete caññe ca sambuddhā
anekasatakoṭayo
Sabbe buddhā asamasamā
sabbe buddhā mahiddhikā
Sabbe dasabalūpetā
vesārajjehupāgatā
Sabbe te paṭijānanti
āsabhaṇṭhānamuttamaṃ
Sīhanādaṃ nadantete
parisāsu visāradā
Brahmacakkaṃ pavattenti
loke appaṭivattiyaṃ
Upetā buddhadhammehi
aṭṭhārasahi nāyakā
Dvattiṃsa-lakkhaṇūpetā
sītyānubyañjanādharā
Byāmappabhāya suppabhā
sabbe te munikuñjarā
Buddhā sabbaññuno ete
sabbe khīṇāsavā jinā
Mahappabhā mahātejā
mahāpaññā mahabbalā
Mahākāruṇikā dhīrā
sabbesānaṃ sukhāvahā
Dīpā nāthā patiṭṭhā
ca tāṇā leṇā ca pāṇinaṃ
Gatī bandhū mahassāsā
saraṇā ca hitesino
Sadevakassa lokassa
sabbe ete parāyanā
Tesāhaṃ sirasā pāde
vandāmi purisuttame
Vacasā manasā ceva
vandāmete tathāgate
Sayane āsane ṭhāne
gamane cāpi sabbadā
Sadā sukhena rakkhantu
buddhā santikarā tuvaṃ
Tehi tvaṃ rakkhito santo
mutto sabbabhayena ca
Sabba-rogavinimutto
sabba-santāpavajjito
Sabba-veramatikkanto
nibbuto ca tuvaṃ bhava
Tesaṃ saccena sīlena
khantimettābalena ca
Tepi tumhe¹ anurakkhantu
ārogyena sukhena ca
Puratthimasmiṃ disābhāge
santi bhūtā mahiddhikā
Tepi tumhe anurakkhantu
ārogyena sukhena ca
Dakkhiṇasmiṃ disābhāge
santi devā mahiddhikā
Tepi tumhe anurakkhantu
ārogyena sukhena ca
Pacchimasmiṃ disābhāge
santi nāgā mahiddhikā
Tepi tumhe anurakkhantu
ārogyena sukhena ca
Uttarasmiṃ disābhāge
santi yakkhā mahiddhikā
Tepi tumhe anurakkhantu
ārogyena sukhena ca
Purimadisaṃ dhataraṭṭho
dakkhiṇena viruḷhako
Pacchimena virūpakkho
kuvero uttaraṃ disaṃ
Cattāro te mahārājā
lokapālā yasassino
Tepi tumhe anurakkhantu
ārogyena sukhena ca
Ākāsaṭṭhā ca bhummaṭṭhā
devā nāgā mahiddhikā
Tepi tumhe anurakkhantu
ārogyena sukhena ca

¹ If chanting for oneself, change tumhe to amhe here and in the lines below.

Natthi me saraṇaṃ aññaṃ

Natthi me saraṇaṃ aññaṃ
buddho me saraṇaṃ varaṃ
Etena saccavajjena
hotu te² jayamaṅgalaṃ
Natthi me saraṇaṃ aññaṃ
dhammo me saraṇaṃ varaṃ
Etena saccavajjena
hotu te jayamaṅgalaṃ
Natthi me saraṇaṃ aññaṃ
saṅgho me saraṇaṃ varaṃ
Etena saccavajjena
hotu te jayamaṅgalaṃ

² If chanting for oneself, change te to me here and in the lines below.

Yaṅkiñci ratanaṃ loke

Yaṅkiñci ratanaṃ loke
vijjati vividhaṃ puthu
Ratanaṃ buddhasamaṃ
natthi tasmā sotthī bhavantu te
Yaṅkiñci ratanaṃ loke
vijjati vividhaṃ puthu
Ratanaṃ dhammasamaṃ
natthi tasmā sotthī bhavantu te
Yaṅkiñci ratanaṃ loke
vijjati vividhaṃ puthu
Ratanaṃ saṅghasamaṃ
natthi tasmā sotthī bhavantu te

Sakkatvā

Sakkatvā buddharatanaṃ
osadhaṃ uttamaṃ varaṃ
Hitaṃ devamanussānaṃ
buddhatejena sotthinā
Nassantupaddavā sabbe
dukkhā vūpasamentu te
Sakkatvā dhammaratanaṃ
osadhaṃ uttamaṃ varaṃ
Pariḷāhūpasamanaṃ
dhammatejena sotthinā
Nassantupaddavā sabbe
bhayā vūpasamentu te
Sakkatvā saṅgharatanaṃ
osadhaṃ uttamaṃ varaṃ
Āhuneyyaṃ pāhuneyyaṃ
saṅghatejena sotthinā
Nassantupaddavā sabbe
rogā vūpasamentu te

Sabbītiyo vivajjantu

Sabbītiyo vivajjantu
sabbarogo vinassatu
Mā te bhavatvantarāyo
sukhī dīghāyuko bhava
Abhivādanasīlissa
niccaṃ vuḍḍhāpacāyino
Cattāro dhammā vaḍḍhanti
āyu vaṇṇo sukhaṃ balaṃ

The Twenty-Eight Buddhas’ Protection

We will now recite the discourse given by the Great Hero
(the Buddha), as a protection for virtue-loving human beings,
Against harm from all evil-doing, malevolent non-humans who are
displeased with the Buddha’s Teachings.

Homage to all Buddhas, the mighty who have arisen:
Taṇhaṅkara, the great hero, Medhaṅkara, the renowned,
Saraṇaṅkara, who guarded the world, Dīpaṅkara, the light-bearer,
Koṇḍañña, liberator of people, Maṅgala, great leader of people,
Sumana, kindly and wise, Revata, increaser of joy,
Sobhita, perfected in virtues, Anomadassī, greatest of beings,
Paduma, illuminer of the world, Nārada, true charioteer,
Padumuttara, most excellent of beings, Sumedha, the unequalled one,
Sujāta, summit of the world, Piyadassī, great leader of men,
Atthadassī, the compassionate, Dhammadassī, destroyer of darkness,
Siddhattha, unequalled in the world, and Tissa, speaker of Truth,
Phussa, bestower of blessings, Vipassī, the incomparable,
Sikhī, the bliss-bestowing teacher, Vessabhū, giver of happiness,
Kakusandha, the caravan leader, Koṇāgamana, abandoner of ills,
Kassapa, perfect in glory, Gotama, chief of the Sakyans.

These and all self-enlightened Buddhas are also peerless ones,
All the Buddhas together, all of mighty power,
All endowed with the Ten Powers, attained to highest knowledge,
All of these are accorded the supreme place of leadership.
They roar the lion’s roar with confidence among their followers,
They observe with the divine eye, unhindered, all the world.
The leaders endowed with the eighteen kinds of Buddha-Dhamma,
The thirty-two major and eighty minor marks of a great being,
Shining with fathom-wide haloes, all these elephant-like sages,
All these omniscient Buddhas, conquerors free of corruption,
Of mighty brilliance, mighty power, of mighty wisdom, mighty strength,
Of mighty compassion and wisdom, bearing bliss to all,
Islands, guardians and supports, shelters and caves for all beings,
Resorts, kinsmen and comforters, benevolent givers of refuge,
These are all the final resting place for the world with its deities.
With my head at their feet I salute these greatest of humans.
With both speech and thought I venerate those Tathāgatas,
Whether lying down, seated or standing, or walking anywhere.
May they ever guard your happiness, the Buddhas, bringers of peace,
And may you, guarded by them, at peace, freed from all fear,
Released from all illness, safe from all torments,
Having transcended hatred, may you gain cessation.

By the power of their truth, their virtue and love,
May they protect and guard you in health and happiness.
In the Eastern quarter are beings of great power,
May they protect and guard you in health and happiness.
In the Southern quarter are deities of great power,
May they protect and guard you in health and happiness.
In the Western quarter are dragons of great power,
May they protect and guard you in health and happiness.
In the Northern quarter are spirits of great power,
May they protect and guard you in health and happiness.
In the East is Dhataraṭṭha, in the South is Viruḷhaka,
In the West is Virūpakkha, Kuvera rules the North.
These Four Mighty Kings, far-famed guardians of the world,
May they all be your protectors in health and happiness.
Sky-dwelling and earth-dwelling gods and dragons of great power,
May they all be your protectors in health and happiness.
For me there is no other refuge, the Buddha is my excellent refuge:
By this declaration of truth may the blessings of victory be yours.
For me there is no other refuge, the Dhamma is my excellent refuge:
By this declaration of truth may the blessings of victory be yours.
For me there is no other refuge, the Saṅgha is my excellent refuge:
By this declaration of truth may the blessings of victory be yours.

Whatever jewel may be found in the world, however splendid,
There is no jewel equal to the Buddha, therefore may you be blessed.
Whatever jewel may be found in the world, however splendid,
There is no jewel equal to the Dhamma, therefore may you be blessed.
Whatever jewel may be found in the world, however splendid,
There is no jewel equal to the Saṅgha, therefore may you be blessed.
If you venerate the Buddha jewel, the supreme, excellent protection,
Which benefits gods and humans, then in safety, by the Buddha’s power,
All dangers will be prevented, your sorrows will pass away.
If you venerate the Dhamma jewel, the supreme, excellent protection,
Which calms all fevered states, then in safety, by the Dhamma’s power,
All dangers will be prevented, your fears will pass away.
If you venerate the Saṅgha jewel, the supreme, excellent protection,
Worthy of gifts and hospitality, then in safety, by the Saṅgha’s power,
All dangers will be prevented, your sicknesses will pass away.
May all calamities be avoided, may all illness pass away,
May no dangers threaten you, may you be happy and long-lived,
Greeted kindly and welcome everywhere.
May four things accrue to you: long life, beauty, bliss, and strength.

Pabbatopama-gāthā

Verses on Mountains

Yathā pi selā vipulā
nabhaṃ āhacca pabbatā
Samantā anupariyeyyuṃ
nippothentā catuddisā
Evaṃ jarā ca maccu ca
adhivattanti pāṇino
Khattiye brāhmaṇe vesse
sudde caṇḍāla-pukkuse
Na kiñci parivajjeti
sabbam-evābhimaddati
Na tattha hatthīnaṃ bhūmi
na rathānaṃ na pattiyā
Na cāpi manta-yuddhena
sakkā jetuṃ dhanena vā
Tasmā hi paṇḍito poso
sampassaṃ attham-attano
Buddhe dhamme ca saṅghe ca
dhīro saddhaṃ nivesaye
Yo dhamma-cārī kāyena
vācāya uda cetasā
Idh’eva naṃ pasaṃsanti
pecca sagge pamodati

S.I.102

Bhāra-sutta-gāthā

Verses on the Burden

Bhārā have pañcakkhandhā
bhāra-hāro ca puggalo
Bhār’ādānaṃ dukkhaṃ loke
bhāra-nikkhepanaṃ sukhaṃ

Nikkhipitvā garuṃ bhāraṃ
aññaṃ bhāraṃ anādiya
Samūlaṃ taṇhaṃ abbuyha
nicchāto parinibbuto

S.III.26

Khemākhema-saraṇa-gamana-paridīpikā-gāthā

True and False Refuges

Bahuṃ ve saraṇaṃ yanti
pabbatāni vanāni ca
Ārāma-rukkha-cetyāni
manussā bhaya-tajjitā

N’etaṃ kho saraṇaṃ khemaṃ
n’etaṃ saraṇam-uttamaṃ
N’etaṃ saraṇam-āgamma
sabba-dukkhā pamuccati

Yo ca buddhañ-ca dhammañ-ca
saṅghañ-ca saraṇaṃ gato
Cattāri ariya-saccāni
sammappaññāya passati

Dukkhaṃ dukkha-samuppādaṃ
dukkhassa ca atikkamaṃ
Ariyañ-c’aṭṭh’aṅgikaṃ maggaṃ
dukkhūpasama-gāminaṃ

Etaṃ kho saraṇaṃ khemaṃ
etaṃ saraṇam-uttamaṃ
Etaṃ saraṇam-āgamma
sabba-dukkhā pamuccatī’ti.

Dhp 188-192

Bhadd’eka-ratta-gāthā

Verses on a Shining Night of Prosperity

Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya
nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṃ
Yad’atītaṃ pahīnan-taṃ
appattañca anāgataṃ

Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṃ
tattha tattha vipassati
Asaṃhiraṃ asaṅkuppaṃ
taṃ viddhām-anubrūhaye

Ajj’eva kiccam-ātappaṃ
ko jaññā maraṇaṃ suve
Na hi no saṅgaran-tena
mahā-senena maccunā

Evaṃ vihārim-ātāpiṃ
aho-rattam-atanditaṃ
Taṃ ve bhadd’eka-ratto’ti
santo ācikkhate muni

M.III.187

Ti-lakkhaṇ’ādi-gāthā

Sabbe saṅkhārā aniccā’ti
yadā paññāya passati
Atha nibbindati dukkhe
esa maggo visuddhiyā
Sabbe saṅkhārā dukkhā’ti
yadā paññāya passati
Atha nibbindati dukkhe
esa maggo visuddhiyā
Sabbe dhammā anattā’ti
yadā paññāya passati
Atha nibbindati dukkhe
esa maggo visuddhiyā

Dhp 277-279

Appakā te manussesu
ye janā pāra-gāmino
Athāyaṃ itarā pajā
tīram-evānudhāvati
Ye ca kho sammad-akkhāte
dhamme dhammānuvattino
Te janā pāram-essanti
maccu-dheyyaṃ suduttaraṃ
Kaṇhaṃ dhammaṃ vippahāya
sukkaṃ bhāvetha paṇḍito
Okā anokam-āgamma
viveke yattha dūramaṃ
Tatrābhiratim-iccheyya
hitvā kāme akiñcano
Pariyodapeyya attānaṃ
citta-klesehi paṇḍito
Yesaṃ sambodhiy-aṅgesu
sammā cittaṃ subhāvitaṃ
Ādāna-paṭinissagge
anupādāya ye ratā
Khīṇ’āsavā jutimanto
te loke parinibbutā’ti

Dhp 85-89

Verses on the Three Characteristics

‘Impermanent are all conditioned things’ –
When with wisdom this is seen
One feels weary of all dukkha;
This is the path to purity.

‘Dukkha are all conditioned things’ –
When with wisdom this is seen
One feels weary of all dukkha;
This is the path to purity.

‘There is no self in anything’ –
When with wisdom this is seen
One feels weary of all dukkha;
This is the path to purity.

Few amongst humankind
Are those who go beyond,
Yet there are the many folks
Ever wand’ring on this shore.

Wherever Dhamma is well-taught,
Those who train in line with it
Are the ones who will cross over
The realm of death so hard to flee.

Abandoning the darker states,
The wise pursue the bright;
From the floods dry land they reach
Living withdrawn so hard to do.
Such rare delight one should desire,
Sense pleasures cast away,
Not having anything.

Dhamma-gārav’ādi-gāthā

Verses on Respect for the Dhamma

Ye ca atītā sambuddhā
ye ca buddhā anāgatā
Yo c’etarahi sambuddho
bahunnaṃ soka-nāsano

Sabbe saddhamma-garuno
vihariṃsu viharanti ca
Atho pi viharissanti
esā buddhāna dhammatā

Tasmā hi atta-kāmena
mahattam-abhikaṅkhatā
Saddhammo garu-kātabbo
saraṃ buddhāna sāsanaṃ

S.I.140

Na hi dhammo adhammo ca
Ubho sama-vipākino
Adhammo nirayaṃ neti
Dhammo pāpeti suggatiṃ

Dhammo have rakkhati dhamma-cāriṃ
Dhammo suciṇṇo sukham-āvahāti
Esānisaṃso dhamme suciṇṇe

Thag 303-304

Paṭhama-buddha-bhāsita-gāthā

Verses on the Buddha’s First Exclamation

Aneka-jāti-saṃsāraṃ
sandhāvissaṃ anibbisaṃ
Gaha-kāraṃ gavesanto
dukkhā jāti punappunaṃ

Gaha-kāraka diṭṭho’si
puna gehaṃ na kāhasi
Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā
gaha-kūṭaṃ visaṅkhataṃ
Visaṅkhāra-gataṃ cittaṃ
taṇhānaṃ khayam-ajjhagā

Dhp 153-154

Pacchima-ovāda-gāthā

Verses on the Last Instructions

Handa dāni bhikkhave āmantayāmi vo
Vaya-dhammā saṅkhārā
Appamādena sampādethā’ti
Ayaṃ tathāgatassa pacchimā vācā

D.II.156

Ye dhammā hetuppabhavā

Arising From a Cause

Ye dhammā hetuppabhavā
Tesaṃ hetuṃ tathāgato āha
Tesañca yo nirodho
Evaṃ-vādī mahāsamaṇo’ti

Mv.1.23.5

Nakkhattayakkha

Nakkhatta-yakkha-bhūtānaṃ
Pāpa-ggaha-nivāraṇā
Parittassānubhāvena
Hantvā tesaṃ upaddave

Verses on Respect

Satthu-garu dhamma-garu,
Saṅghe ca tibba-gāravo,
Samādhi-garu ātāpī,
Sikkhāya tibba-gāravo,
Appamāda-garu bhikkhu,
Paṭisanthāra-gāravo:
Abhabbo parihānāya,
Nibbānasseva santike.

A.IV.28