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Khuddakapāṭha 6

Ratanasutta

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whatever + hereYānīdha beingsbhūtāni together·comesamāgatāni,
on the groundBhummāni orvā whichyāni orva inner·spaceantalikkhe;
all + indeedSabbeva beingsbhūtā of happy heartsumanā may bebhavantu,
then + and + alsoAthopi carefullysakkacca may listensuṇantu what is saidbhāsitaṁ.

thereforeTasmā indeedhi beingsbhūtā down·be calmnisāmetha 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·attainedYadajjhagā the Sakyan Sagesakyamunī immersed in samādhisamāhito;
notNa with thattena with Dhammadhammena equal·there issamatthi anythingkiñci,
this·tooIdampi in the Dhammadhamme gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ;
by thisEtena by truthsaccena well·besuvatthi may it behotu.

whichYaṁ Buddha·highestbuddhaseṭṭho praisedparivaṇṇayī puritysuciṁ,
is said to be the immersion with immediate fruitSamādhimānantarikaññamāhu;
to that immersionSamādhinā thattena equalsamo notna is foundvijjati,
this·tooIdampi in the Dhammadhamme gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ;
this·byEtena 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 goal·attainedpattipattā 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 earth + rootedpathavissito would besiyā,
by fourCatubbhi by windsvātehi not·shakenasampakampiyo;
like thisTathūpamaṁ a true personsappurisaṁ I sayvadāmi,
whoYo noble·truthariyasaccāni in experienceavecca seespassati;
this·tooIdampi in the Saṅghasaṅghe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena by truthsaccena well-beingsuvatthi may it behotu.

whoYe noble·truthsariyasaccāni thoroughly·understandvibhāvayanti,
deep·wisdomGambhīrapaññena well·taughtsudesitāni;
even ifKiñcāpi theyte arehonti hugelybhusaṁ negligentpamattā,
notNa theyte becomingbhavaṁ eighth·takeaṭṭhamamādiyanti;
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.

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;
not·ableAbhabba theyso of ittassa for concealingpaṭicchadāya,
inabilityAbhabbatā seen·truthdiṭṭhapadassa it is saidvuttā;
this·alsoIdampi in the Saṅghasaṅghe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena by truthsaccena well-beingsuvatthi may it behotu.

forest·thicketVanappagumbe asyatha flowered + topphussitagge,
summer·monthGimhānamāse in the firstpaṭhamasmiṁ in summergimhe;
such + likenessTathūpamaṁ Dhamma·superbdhammavaraṁ to·teachadesayi,
extinguishment·leadingNibbānagāmiṁ ultimateparamaṁ for benefithitāya;
this + tooIdampi in the Buddhabuddhe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena by truthsaccena wellsuvatthi may there behotu.

the superb oneVaro superb·knowervaraññū superb·givevarado superb·bringvarāharo,
supremeAnuttaro Dhamma·superbdhammavaraṁ taughtadesayi;
this·tooIdampi in the Buddhabuddhe gemratanaṁ sublimepaṇītaṁ,
by thisEtena by truthsaccena well-beingsuvatthi may it behotu.

endedKhīṇaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ newnava there is notnatthi producedsambhavaṁ,
detached·mind·futureVirattacittāyatike in becomingbhavasmiṁ;
thoseTe withered·seedkhīṇabījā without·growth·desireavirūḷhichandā,
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 together·toward·gonesamāgatāni,
on the groundBhummāni orvā whateveryāni orva in the skyantalikkhe;
thus·goneTathāgataṁ god·human·honoreddevamanussapūjitaṁ,
the BuddhaBuddhaṁ we bownamassāma well·safetysuvatthi may behotu.

whatever, hereYānīdha beingsbhūtāni together·to·gonesamāgatāni,
on the groundBhummāni orvā whateveryāni orva within·skyantalikkhe;
the Realized OneTathāgataṁ god·human·honoreddevamanussapūjitaṁ,
the DhammaDhammaṁ we bownamassāma well·be safesuvatthi may it behotu.

which + hereYānīdha beingsbhūtāni together·to·gosamāgatāni,
on the groundBhummāni orvā whateveryāni orva in the skyantalikkhe;
thus·goneTathāgataṁ god·human·honordevamanussapūjitaṁ,
the SaṅghaSaṅghaṁ we bow tonamassāma safetysuvatthi may it behotūti.

jewel·discourseRatanasuttaṁ.

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