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Homage to that Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One. Homage to the Suttas 1. The teaching of Dhamma's meaning, piercing, Fourfold profound, difficult to see; Teaching the Dhamma to the world, I pay homage to the King of Dhamma. 2. The Buddha, and the Paccekabuddha, The Arahant, and the Cakkavatti; I venerate him worthy of a stupa, Among these four worthy of stupas. 3. The ghost's sleep for the sensualist, The lion's posture for the Tathāgata; Among the four sleeping postures, I pay homage to the Conqueror in the fourth. 4. Born from an egg, and born from a womb; Born from moisture, and born spontaneously; Distinguishing the four types of birth, I pay homage to the Conqueror, who possesses this knowledge. 5. The one enlightened by hearing, and by following, The Paccekabuddha, and the Conqueror-Buddha; The fourth among the four Buddhas, I venerate the Leader of the World. 6. Rāhu, supreme among those who share, Mandhātā, among those who enjoy sensual pleasures; Māra, among those who hold dominion, The Buddha, in the world with its devas; Among these four supreme designations, I pay homage to the Conqueror, who attained the highest. 7. Generosity, pleasant speech, beneficial conduct, And impartiality; With these four bases of sympathy, In countless births; The one who embraced the world, I venerate the Leader of the World. 8. Greed, hatred, and delusion, These three inner enemies; Difficult to conquer by all enemies, I pay homage to the Pure One who conquered them. 9. Greatness of birth, greatness of merit, And supreme greatness of qualities; Endowed with these three greatnesses, I venerate the Leader of the World. 10. Perfection of cause and effect, Perfection of benefiting beings; Endowed with these three perfections, I venerate the Leader of the World. 11. Perfection of knowledge, abandonment, and power, And perfection of beautiful form; With these four perfections of fruit, I pay homage to the Conqueror, endowed with them. 12. Intention and application, Perfection of benefiting beings; He who is endowed with these two kinds, May that Conqueror rightly protect me. 13. As Mahosadha, as Vessantara, And in his last existence; In these three births, I pay homage to his speech, Spoken at the moment of birth. 14. As Nemi, and as Sādhina, And as Mandhātā, and as Guttila; In these four human existences, I pay homage to him who went to the deva world. 15. Formations, transformation of form, Characteristics, and the cessation of craving; Nibbāna, and concepts; I pay homage to him who reached the end of these five knowable things. Sacrifice of son and wife, Sacrifice of limb and life for the kingdom; The five great sacrifices, Performing the very difficult, I bow. Form and feeling, perception, Formations, and consciousness finally; Knowing these five aggregates thoroughly, By the three kinds of full understanding, I bow to him. Human and divine destinies, And the ghost realm, and hell, likewise; And the animal realm, these five, Cutting off these destinies, I bow. The son of a god, and defilement, The Mara of volitional formations; The Mara of aggregates, and death, these five, Having conquered these Māras, I bow. Before meal, after meal, And the first watch, the middle watch; And the last watch, always these five, Performing the Buddha's duties, I bow. Forms, sounds, smells, tastes, And delightful tangibles; Having abandoned these five strands of sensual pleasure, Like spittle spit out, I bow. The dart of lust, the dart of hatred, Delusion, conceit, and wrong view; I venerate him who overcomes these faults, Who removes the five darts. Dīgha, Majjhima, Saṃyutta, And Aṅguttara, and Khuddaka; Thus by these five collections, Who well disciplines the people, I bow. Sovereignty, fame, Dhamma, Desire, glory, and effort; Endowed with these six blessings, I venerate the leader of the world. Pleasant and unpleasant, true and untrue, Beneficial and unbeneficial, as appropriate; Mixed in these six, speaking well, Speaking what is beneficial, I bow. Laziness and heedlessness, Inactivity, lack of restraint; Sleep and drowsiness, these six defects, Always free from these six, I bow. Attainment of great compassion, The twin miracle; Knowledge of inclinations and latent tendencies, Knowledge of the superiority and inferiority of faculties; Omniscience, and unobstructed knowledge, These six common to Buddhas, I bow. Sensual desire and ill-will, Sloth and torpor, and doubt; Ignorance, and restlessness and remorse, These six hindrances, I bow. Supernormal powers, divine ear, Knowledge of others' minds; Recollection of past lives, Divine eye, and extinction of taints; Endowed with these six supernormal knowledges, I venerate the supreme person. Blue, yellow, and white, Crimson, and radiant; And red, by these six rays, Always illuminating, I bow. Enjoyment and danger, And the fruit of escape; And the means in six ways, I bow to the teacher of the True Dhamma. Lust, hatred, and delusion, And the course of thought; Faith and wisdom, dividing these, I bow to those six courses. Silver, gold, pearls, Gems and lapis lazuli; Diamonds and coral, Like the seven treasures of a rich merchant. Faith, morality, learning, generosity, Shame, dread of wrongdoing, wealth, Wisdom-wealth, to the Fully Awakened One, I worship the seven great treasures. Wheel, elephant, horse, gem, And the householder's wife; And the perfect leader, Like the seven treasures of a Wheel-turning Monarch. Mindfulness and investigation of states, Likewise energy, joy; Tranquility, concentration, equanimity, The Wheel-turner of the True Dhamma; The seven enlightenment factors as treasures, I bow to the supreme person. Yugandhara, Īsadhara, Karavīka, Sudassana; Nemindhara, Vinataka, Assakaṇṇa, the great mountains; These seven, like a hand-shape, I bow to the Conqueror who sees them. Kaṇṇamuṇḍa, Anotatta, Kuṇāla, Rathakāraka; Sīhappapāta, Chaddanta, Mandākinī, the great lakes; Seeing these seven in every way, I bow to the one who sees them manifestly. Human state, perfection of faculties, Cause, sight of the Teacher; Going forth, perfection of qualities, And authority, and aspiration; The combination of these eight qualities, I bow to the one who makes a strong aspiration. Clear, pleasant, understandable, Audible, not scattered; Deep, with a resonant sound, I bow to the eight-fold voice. The four form jhānas, Likewise the formless jhānas; These eight attainments, I bow to the one who practices them with delight. Power of becoming tiny, power of lightness, power of action, Power of magnification, and power of reaching; Mastery and control, And power of fulfilling all desires; Fullness of eight masteries, I bow to the Lord of Lords. And knowledge of mind-made psychic power, The six higher knowledges, insight; Endowed with the eight knowledges, I worship the banner of the three worlds. Birth, old age, sickness, death, And the suffering of the four lower realms; These eight things that inspire urgency, Speaking them vividly. I salute. 45. Sutta, Veyyākaraṇa, Geyya, Gāthā, and Jātaka; Abbhūtadhamma, Vedalla, Udāna, Itivuttaka; The ninefold (scripture) for all the world, I salute the teaching that gives (it). 46. The eight attainments, And cessation, these nine, In progressive dwellings, that I salute with delight, serving (it). 47. Unity and diversity, From union with body-perceivers, And the four formless (realms), And the non-perceivers, these nine, Having divided into abodes of beings, I salute the Conqueror who proclaims (them). 48. Superior, similar to superior, superior, Inferior, thus three kinds of kinds, And similar to inferior, inferior, I salute (him) who dispels the nine kinds. 49. He acts to my detriment, And he acted, he will act (to my detriment), For the friend, for the enemy, for the benefit, I salute (him) who abandons the nine resentments. 50. Generosity, virtue, and renunciation, Wisdom, energy as the fifth, Patience, truth, determination, Loving-kindness, equanimity, these ten, Having fulfilled the perfections, I venerate The one in the midst of perfect enlightenment. 51. Kāḷāvaka and Gaṅgeyya, Paṇḍara, Tamba, Piṅgala, Gandha, Maṅgala, Hema, Uposatha, and Chaddanta finally. 52. Holds the strength of ten men, The elephant Kāḷāvaka's strength; (The strength) of a thousand crores of men; Chaddanta is the foremost of elephants. 53. Of ten thousand crores, The strength-holding of men; And of ten Chaddanta elephants, I salute the ten bodily strengths. 54. (Knowledge of) what is possible and impossible, and of results, (Knowledge of) the path leading everywhere; (Knowledge of) the various elements in the worlds, (Knowledge of) the inclinations of beings; 55. (Knowledge of) the higher and lower states, And of the faculties of beings; (Knowledge of) jhānas etc., (and) previous Dwellings, and the divine eye; And the knowledge of the destruction of defilements, I salute the ten powers of knowledge. 56. Root-scent, heartwood, sapwood, Bark, skin, sap; Leaf, flower, and fruit, Scent-scent, thus collection (of scents); With the ten good scents, I always salute (him) who anoints (himself). 57. Concentration, knowledge-expansion, Determination, transformation; Mind-made noble power, And that born of kamma-result. 58. Born of knowledge, of the meritorious; Power from effort and conditions; Having attained the highest of the ten powers, P I bow to the one who performs wonders. 59. Pearls, gems, lapis lazuli, Conch shells, crystals, coral; Gold, silver, copper, Tin, and cat's eye gem; With these ten kinds of jewels, I bow to the wise one, the jewel of wisdom. 60. Loose, tight, long, Short, heavy, light; Niggahita, vimutta, Sambandha, and vavatthita; I bow to the Dhamma, which reveals, Divided into ten expressions. 61. Clarity, vigor, sweetness, Evenness, delicacy; Cohesion, grandeur, charm, Meaningfulness, and concentration; Endowed with these ten qualities of sound,