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Homage to that Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One. Lotus Offering 1. By Brahmā, by Vishnu, by Shiva, by Indra, By lords of battles, by humans, by serpents, by Garudas; Adorned by rows of bees, by the radiance of jewels on their crowns, I bow to the stainless lotus feet of the Sage. 2. Beautiful like a lotus pond, auspicious and charming, Radiant with light, surpassing the beauty of golden lotuses; Born long ago, bowed to by his own royal father, I bow to the stainless lotus feet of the Sage. 3. Bowed to by the moon and the sun, who sought refuge, Purifying all beings, granting desired happiness; Honored like a lotus spontaneously risen from the earth, I bow to the stainless lotus feet of the Sage. 4. Fearless, seated near the Bodhi tree, the elephant's seat, With fourfold energy, established on the seat of victory; Holding the sun, conquering the army of Māra, I bow, having overthrown the power of Namuci's banner. 5. With compassionate, kind words, conquering the battle, Shaking the earth with the power of the ten perfections, Whose feet were bowed to by the excellent elephant Girimekhala, I bow, to whom the world of humans and devas rejoices. 6. Whose heart was exceedingly purified by the cessation of all defilements, Thereafter knowing all objects within the range of wisdom; Whose conduct transcended the world, encompassing the three realms, I bow to the unconquered, worthy, incomparable Sage. 7. Whose lotus-like face was adorned with soft, sweet words, Whose pair of eyes resembled beautiful, long lotus petals; Whose forehead shone like the rising sun, pure and bright, I bow to the fearless, stainless, foremost Sage. 8. Whose soft, curly hair was charming like dark clouds, Whose boundless radiance illuminated the entire world, Whose graceful gait was charming like a joyful elephant, I bow to the incomparable chief of sages, giver of immortality. 9. Pervaded by the essence of compassion, whose ambrosial words acanaṃ, Whose fame, proclaimed by hundreds of praises, fills the world; Whose beautiful, excellent marks are a dwelling of glory, I bow to him whose face is like the risen, stainless moon. 10. Who is a moon to the lotus pond of minds worthy of discipline, Who is like a hundred rays of light drying up the river of craving; Who is served by faultless sages, who grants unlooked-for happiness, I bow to him who is homeless, who has gone beyond all destinations. 11. Who is accompanied by all fears and terrors, who is a refuge for the fearless, Who grants ageless, deathless happiness, whose compassion is unrejected; Whose well-established feet are served by his lay followers, I bow to him who removes harm, whose conduct is supremely faultless. 12. Whose entire heart is pure, filled with the nectar of compassion, Who has brought about the welfare of countless beings, who has compassion for the world; Whose feet are served by hundreds of kings, whose fame is in the world, I bow to that faultless sage, skilled in destroying evil. 13. Who tames the minds of ascetics tormented by discontent and passion, Who has dispelled other sects of ascetics by his own teaching; Who forgives the slanders made by people of opposing views, I bow to that supreme Gotama ascetic, who is above the devas. 14. Who is like a diamond abode, destroying the fears of those who seek refuge, Who is intent on rescuing countless beings fallen into the ocean of existence; I bear on my head the pure, folded lotus bud of my hands, I bow to that incomparable sage, who has gone beyond all attachments. 15. O Fortunate One, who has purified the minds of beings, who is free from defilements, Who constantly grants the happiness of the deathless state, having crossed existence; O Victor, who is humble with supreme respect and reverence, May the dust of your lotus feet adorn my head. 16. My mind, restless like a leaf shaken by the wind, My uncontrolled senses, defiled by craving for existence; My long-accumulated evils, struck by irresistible darkness, Purify them, O compassionate one, and make my heart easy to cross. 17. Who showed compassion to the pitiless, guidance to the misguided, virtue to the virtueless, Who did good to the harmful, which no one else ever did; O Victor, in you, the compassionate, the well-guided, the abode of virtues, The doer of good deeds for the well-disposed O Stainless One, my heart delights. 18. Though fallen into the perils of becoming, by you was long practiced, Even conduct in uneven paths, indeed, the fulfillment of the ten perfections; Remembering by day, remembering by night, even in dreams, constantly, My heart delights compassionately in you, O Conqueror, O Wise One. 19. What was very difficult to give, you gave; what was very difficult to do, you did; What was very difficult to endure, you endured, O peerless ocean of compassion! Thus remembering your stainless virtues, O Sage, my heart, Delights by day, delights by night, delights in you constantly. 20. What was very difficult to practice, you practiced; what was very difficult to tame, you tamed; What was very difficult to show compassion for, you showed compassion, O heart full of supreme compassion! Thus remembering your stainless virtues, O Sage, my heart, Delights by day, delights by night, delights in you constantly. 21. What was very difficult to reach, you reached; what was very difficult to conquer, you conquered; What was very difficult to endure, you endured, O mind endowed with equanimity! Thus remembering your stainless virtues, O Sage, my heart, Delights by day, delights by night, delights in you constantly. 22. Burning like a fire, like the extremely terrible fire of cosmic dissolution, Fallen into hell for a long time, with a mind tormented by evil; I did not remember even once, O Father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, O Gotama, O charioteer of men, this is my transgression. 23. In the animal realm for a long time, with unstable conduct, Tormented by extremely cruel slaughter, with a heart trembling with fear; I did not remember even once, O Father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, O Gotama, O highest among men, this is my transgression. 24. Immersed in lamentation for a long time, then in the realm of hungry ghosts, Extremely hungry, extremely thirsty, with a parched stomach; I did not remember even once, O Father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, O Gotama, O highest among two-footed beings, this is my transgression. 25. Exceedingly helpless, with a mind defiled by evil, in the asura realm, Born in dense darkness for a long time, with a greatly suffering heart; I did not remember even once, O Father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, O Gotama, O most excellent of sages, this is my transgression. 26. By mind, for a long time, remembering what was done, a A wicked deed, Having well-purified that unmindfulness with tranquility, I approached; I did not remember even once, O father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, O Gotama, chief of sages, this fault of mine. Having detested the immeasurable evil done by my own body, Having abandoned the body, I approached, having developed calm here; I did not remember even once, O father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, O Gotama, elephant among ascetics, this fault of mine. Devoid of the Triple Gem, with much accumulated evil, Born in other realms, with conduct despised by the wise; I did not remember even once, O father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, O Gotama, ocean of compassion, this fault of mine. If born among humans, with a multitude of defective faculties, With a body deformed in hands, feet, etc., and suffering here; I did not remember even once, O father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, O Gotama, ocean of wisdom, this fault of mine. Devoid of proper mental development, obscured by darkness, Even in clear matters like wholesome deeds, averse to seeing reality as it is; I did not remember even once, O father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, O Gotama, lion among men, this fault of mine. Having not obtained the rare, incomparable moment on earth, even after a long time, The birth of the Sage, beneficial and bringing happiness to humans and devas; I did not remember even once, O father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, O Gotama, foremost of speakers, this fault of mine. With a cruel, merciless heart, ready to kill with sharp weapons, Delighting in harming others, terrifying, like a brother of Yama; I did not remember even once, O father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, O Gotama, best of sages, this fault of mine. With a mind set on stealing others' property, full of deceit, Delighting in house-breaking, highway robbery, and violence; I did not remember even once, O father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, O Gotama, chief of sages, this fault of mine. With a heart intoxicated and deluded by the pride of new youth, Despising pure and good people... Engaged in adultery, I did not remember even once, father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, Gotama, full of compassion, this transgression of mine. 35. Constantly worshipped by the people of the city, addicted to liquor, Whose conduct is far from shame and respect, gone astray; I did not remember even once, father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, Gotama, destroyer of defilements, this transgression of mine. 36. The immeasurable wealth accumulated by my grandfather and great-grandfather, Even the wealth accumulated by my father, I, a gambler, destroyed, deprived of possessions; I did not remember even once, father, to worship your lotus feet, Forgive, Gotama, conqueror of Mara, this transgression of mine. 37. Speaking false and untrue words, causing others to be deprived of what is dear, Speaking harsh words, skilled in much useless talk; I did not remember even once, father, to worship your lotus feet,