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Khuddakapāṭha 6

Ratanasutta

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whatever hereYānīdha beingsbhūtāni gatheredsamāgatāni,
on the groundBhummāni orvā whichyāni orva in the skyantalikkhe;
all indeedSabbeva beingsbhūtā of happy heartsumanā may bebhavantu,
and alsoAthopi carefullysakkacca may listensuṇantu what is saidbhāsitaṁ.

thereforeTasmā indeedhi beingsbhūtā pay heednisāmetha allsabbe,
loving-kindnessMettaṁ havekarotha humanmānusiyā for peoplepajāya;
by dayDivā andca by nightratto andca bringharanti whoye offeringsbaliṁ,
thereforeTasmā indeedhi themne protectrakkhatha diligentlyappamattā.

whateverYaṁ anykiñci wealthvittaṁ hereidha orvā in the next worldhuraṁ orvā,
in the heavensSaggesu orvā whateveryaṁ gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ;
notNa for usno equalsamaṁ there isatthi to the Realized Onetathāgatena,
and thisIdampi in the Buddhabuddhe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ;
by thisEtena truthsaccena well-beingsuvatthi may it behotu.

endingKhayaṁ dispassionvirāgaṁ the undyingamataṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
which he attainedYadajjhagā the Sakyan Sagesakyamunī immersed in samādhisamāhito;
notNa with thattena with Dhammadhammena there is equalsamatthi anythingkiñci,
this tooIdampi in the Dhammadhamme gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ;
by thisEtena by truthsaccena may there be well-beingsuvatthi may it behotu.

whichYaṁ the highest Buddhabuddhaseṭṭho praisedparivaṇṇayī puritysuciṁ,
is said to be the immersion with immediate fruitSamādhimānantarikaññamāhu;
to that immersionSamādhinā thattena equalsamo notna is foundvijjati,
thisIdampi in the Dhammadhamme gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ;
by thisEtena truthsaccena may there be well-beingsuvatthi may it behotu.

whichYe personspuggalā eightaṭṭha hundredsataṁ praisedpasatthā,
fourCattāri theseetāni pairsyugāni arehonti;
theyTe worthy of offeringsdakkhiṇeyyā of the well-gone onesugatassa disciplessāvakā,
in theseEtesu givendinnāni very fruitfulmahapphalāni;
this tooIdampi in the Saṅghasaṅghe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena by truthsaccena well-beingsuvatthi may it behotu.

whoYe well devotedsuppayuttā with mindmanasā strongdaḷhena,
free of sense desireNikkāmino in Gotama's dispensationgotamasāsanamhi;
theyTe attained the goalpattipattā freedom from deathamataṁ plunged intovigayha,
gainedLaddhā freelymudhā quenchingnibbutiṁ enjoyingbhuñjamānā;
this tooIdampi in the Saṅghasaṅghe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena truthsaccena well-beingsuvatthi may you behotu.

as Indra's pillarYathindakhīlo rooted in earthpathavissito would besiyā,
by fourCatubbhi by windsvātehi not shakenasampakampiyo;
like thisTathūpamaṁ a true personsappurisaṁ I sayvadāmi,
whoYo noble truthsariyasaccāni in experienceavecca seespassati;
this tooIdampi in the Saṅghasaṅghe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena by truthsaccena well-beingsuvatthi may it behotu.

whoYe noble truthsariyasaccāni fathomvibhāvayanti,
by one of deep wisdomGambhīrapaññena well taughtsudesitāni;
even ifKiñcāpi theyte arehonti hugelybhusaṁ negligentpamattā,
notNa theyte becomingbhavaṁ an eighthaṭṭhamamādiyanti;
this tooIdampi in the Saṅghasaṅghe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena by truthsaccena well-beingsuvatthi may it behotu.

with hisSahāvassa attainment of visiondassanasampadāya,
for himTayassu thingsdhammā given upjahitā they becomebhavanti;
substantialist viewSakkāyadiṭṭhī and doubtvicikicchitañca,
attachment to precepts and observancesSīlabbataṁ or alsovāpi whatever there isyadatthi anythingkiñci.

from the four places of lossCatūhapāyehi andca freedvippamutto,
six thingsChaccābhiṭhānāni cannotabhabba dokātuṁ;
this tooIdampi in the Saṅghasaṅghe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena by the truthsaccena well-beingsuvatthi may it behotu.

even thoughKiñcāpi theyso deedkamma doeskaroti badpāpakaṁ,
by bodyKāyena by speechvācā oruda by mindcetasā orvā;
unableAbhabba theyso of ittassa for concealingpaṭicchadāya,
inabilityAbhabbatā of one who has seen the truthdiṭṭhapadassa it is saidvuttā;
this alsoIdampi in the Saṅghasaṅghe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena by truthsaccena well-beingsuvatthi may it behotu.

in a forest thicketVanappagumbe asyatha crowned with flowersphussitagge,
in the summer monthGimhānamāse in the firstpaṭhamasmiṁ in summergimhe;
of such likenessTathūpamaṁ the superb Dhammadhammavaraṁ he taughtadesayi,
leading to extinguishmentNibbānagāmiṁ ultimateparamaṁ for benefithitāya;
this tooIdampi in the Buddhabuddhe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena by truthsaccena wellsuvatthi may there behotu.

the superb oneVaro knower of the superbvaraññū giver of the superbvarado bringer of the superbvarāharo,
supremeAnuttaro the superb Dhammadhammavaraṁ taughtadesayi;
this tooIdampi in the Buddhabuddhe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena by truthsaccena well-beingsuvatthi may it behotu.

endedKhīṇaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ newnava there is notnatthi producedsambhavaṁ,
with minds detached from futureVirattacittāyatike in becomingbhavasmiṁ;
thoseTe with seeds witheredkhīṇabījā without desire for growthavirūḷhichandā,
are extinguishedNibbanti attentive onesdhīrā like thisyathāyaṁ lamppadīpo;
this alsoIdampi in the Saṅghasaṅghe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena by truthsaccena well-beingsuvatthi may there behotu.

whatever hereYānīdha beingsbhūtāni gatheredsamāgatāni,
on the groundBhummāni orvā whateveryāni orva in the skyantalikkhe;
the Realized OneTathāgataṁ honored by gods and humansdevamanussapūjitaṁ,
the BuddhaBuddhaṁ we bownamassāma safetysuvatthi may behotu.

whatever, hereYānīdha beingsbhūtāni have gatheredsamāgatāni,
on the groundBhummāni orvā whateveryāni orva in the skyantalikkhe;
the Realized OneTathāgataṁ honored by gods and humansdevamanussapūjitaṁ,
the DhammaDhammaṁ we bownamassāma safetysuvatthi may it behotu.

whatever hereYānīdha beingsbhūtāni have gatheredsamāgatāni,
on the groundBhummāni orvā whateveryāni orva in the skyantalikkhe;
the Realized OneTathāgataṁ honored by gods and humansdevamanussapūjitaṁ,
the SaṅghaSaṅghaṁ we bow tonamassāma safetysuvatthi may it behotūti.

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