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Buddhaguṇagāthāvalī -(Buddha Merits Verse Collection)

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the Brahmin who has banished evil; The recluse possessing equanimity, to that Buddha I bow. From whom the defilements of existence are dispelled, the defilements of sensual pleasure are calmed; From whom the defilements of ignorance are gone, to that Buddha I bow. Who has fully known what is to be fully known, and developed what is to be developed; Who has abandoned what is to be abandoned, to that Buddha I bow. You have attained the bliss of peace, the carrier of the stream of liberation; You liberated many beings, to that Buddha I bow. You are also the master who has gone beyond full understanding, the master who has gone beyond abandonment; The powerful one who has gone beyond development, to that Buddha I bow. Free from the fault of attachment, completely liberated, without substratum; Unbound and released, to that Buddha I bow. Siddhattha, who has attained Nibbāna, bold, abandoning proliferation; Awakened, a refuge, to that Buddha I bow. Standing on the path and also on the fruit, the excellent breaker of the net of delusion; Well-at-ease, perfectly liberated, to that Buddha I bow. Endowed with the jewel of awakening, possessing excellent vast wisdom; Brahmin, recluse, good one, to that Buddha I bow. You crushed wrong view, the suppressor of wrong conduct; You prevented wrong knowledge, to that Buddha I bow. You have overcome the net of delusion, the destroyer of the evil destroyer; You crushed Māra's pride, to that Buddha I bow. Siddhattha, who has attained his true aim, with wishes fully fulfilled; His task done, perfectly calmed, to that Buddha I bow. Whose deceit and conceit, delusion and hypocrisy are fallen; Like water on a lotus leaf, I bow down to that Buddha. Pure like the king of stars, with a pure, undisturbed mind; unattached, well-gone, a protector, I bow down to that Buddha. Who has exhausted the realm of sensual desire, transcended the realm of form; shattered the formless realm, I bow down to that Buddha. Glorious, adorned with fame, a great sage, a chief of ascetics; a well-wisher, source of welfare, I bow down to that Buddha. An ascetic and glorious, famous and renowned; a seer and one who sees clearly, I bow down to that Buddha. Seeker of the highest path, who brought happiness to all beings; a great sage, a great seer, I bow down to that Buddha. Knower of meaning, knower of truth, knower of the world, gone to the end of the world; gone the path, reached the end of the path, I bow down to that Buddha. Who crushed the darts of sorrow, meditated on all attachments; a hero who crossed the ocean of delusion, I bow down to that Buddha. Who overcame fear and terror, fearless, without anxiety; completely liberated from trembling, I bow down to that Buddha. A protector delighting in non-elaboration, who taught non-elaboration; who abandoned all elaboration, I bow down to that Buddha. An instructor, an enlightener, a savior of many beings; a teacher skilled in teaching, I bow down to that Buddha. Pure-hearted, perfectly purified, stainless, with a dustless mind; bathed, with an unblemished mind, I bow down to that Buddha. Whose cycle of rebirth is exhausted, bearing the last body; not wandering in transmigration, I bow down to that Buddha. At the feet of Dīpaṅkara, he gave up liberation within reach; desiring perfect enlightenment, I bow down to that Buddha. Speaking pleasantly, uttering pleasant words, speaking kindly, excellent in speech; speaking sweetly, uttering sweet words, I bow down to that Buddha. Speaking firmly, speaking safely, speaking joyfully, speaking peacefully; speaking clearly, speaking truly, I bow down to that Buddha. Speaking with wisdom, knowing wisdom, speaking at the right time, knowing the right time; speaking truth, knowing truth, I bow down to that Buddha. Speaking like the Karavīka bird, wise, , a teacher of profound Dhamma; With varied and colorful discourses, I bow to that Buddha. Endowed with Perfect Self-Enlightenment, Adorned with the power of the True Dhamma; Accomplished in knowledge and conduct, I bow to that Buddha. Whose defilements are not found, Whose mind is always liberated; Attained to the supreme state, I bow to that Buddha. A recluse who attained tranquility, A brahmin dwelling in divine abodes; Who expelled all defilements, I bow to that Buddha. Whose delight in existence is exhausted, Who crossed the flood of existence, delusion, and death; Who attained the highest of all, I bow to that Buddha. Gone beyond the five hindrances, Upholding the seven purifications; Skilled in the seven factors of enlightenment, I bow to that Buddha. Having fulfilled all perfections, Seeking the pure Dhamma; He proclaimed the path to liberation, I bow to that Buddha. Overcoming the world, conquering the world, Knower of the world, leader of the world; Lord of the three worlds, sovereign of the world, I bow to that Buddha. Of auspicious name, of good name, Of true name, bringing happiness; Firm in truth, speaking truth, I bow to that Buddha. Abandoned desire and lust, Without possessiveness and without support; Unattached, well-gone, pure, I bow to that Buddha. Whose task is fully completed, Endowed with the power of supernormal knowledge; Attained the destruction of birth and death, I bow to that Buddha. Who cut off illusion and delusion, Who shattered hatred and malice; Who destroyed greed and craving, I bow to that Buddha. Who cut off the dart of hatred, Whose mind is unhindered; Of firm mind, without distress, I bow to that Buddha. The Teacher with a blooming mind, Always with a serene mind; The Master with a joyful mind, I bow to that Buddha. The Lord with a dustless mind, Always with a pure mind; The pure one with a purified mind, I bow to that Buddha. Resplendent and rich in splendor, Ascetic and rich in austerity; Seeker of knowledge and rich in knowledge, I bow to that Buddha. Delighted, he delights others, Content, he contents others; A protector, he protects, I bow to that Buddha. One whose vows are fully accomplished, endowed with the power of supernormal knowledge; Attained the destruction of birth and death, to that Buddha, I pay homage. One who has cut off delusion and illusion, one who has torn apart the currents of hatred; One who destroyed the craving of greed, to that Buddha, I pay homage. One who has cut off the dart of hatred, with an unattached mind; With a firm mind, free from distress, to that Buddha, I pay homage. One who taught the doctrine with its causes, an ardent, meditative brahmin; One who dispelled all doubts, to that Buddha, I pay homage. One who removed all doubts, an ardent, meditative brahmin; Knowing the destruction of conditions, to that Buddha, I pay homage. Having defeated the army of Māra, you shine like the sun; Attained the True Dhamma, to that Buddha, I pay homage. One who fulfilled the thirty perfections, one who works for the welfare of all worlds; One who sought the Four Noble Truths, to that Buddha, I pay homage. Having realized the Four Noble Truths, one who reached the destruction of craving; With a mind gone to the unconditioned, to that Buddha, I pay homage. With a good body, with good speech, with a good mind, with good intentions; Wholly good, very good, to that Buddha, I pay homage. With a calmed body, with calmed speech, with a calmed mind, with a calmed heart; Attained the ocean of peace, to that Buddha, I pay homage. Kinsman of the world, master of the world, lord of the world, sovereign of the world; Friend of the world, companion of the world, to that Buddha, I pay homage. In the gathering of letters, one who has gone beyond the former and the latter; Skilled in etymology and words, to that Buddha, I pay homage. Giver of peace and happiness, treasure of knowledge, leader; Helper of many people, to that Buddha, I pay homage. Victorious at the root of the Bodhi tree, attained supreme enlightenment; The ender of the Ender, to that Buddha, I pay homage. Speaker of discipline, dispassionate, speaker of Dhamma, gone to Dhamma; Speaker of meaning, attained meaning, to that Buddha, I pay homage. Speaker of peace, speaker of gentleness, speaker of truth, delighting in truth; Speaker of reality, speaker of goodness, to that Buddha, I pay homage. With restrained body, with restrained speech, with restrained mind, with restrained senses; All v... From here he goes forth, he strives, that Buddha, I bow down to. Desireless, and with desire cut off, gone beyond desire, with desire uprooted; Gone beyond desire, free from desire and non-desire, that Buddha, I bow down to. With a pure mind, with pure conduct, one who has abandoned impure desires; All desire and non-desire uprooted, that Buddha, I bow down to. Honored, well-honored, very high, and most supreme; Attained the undying, the unmade, that Buddha, I bow down to. The pure one purified the path, the accomplished one, the crown of ascetics; The Awakened one proclaimed awakening, that Buddha, I bow down to. Refined and purified, pure and purifying; Gracious, supreme, pure, that Buddha, I bow down to. Secure, with fever extinguished, endowed with security, maker of security; Field of security, place of security, that Buddha, I bow down to. Gone is enjoyment, gone is sickness, gone is sorrow, gone is defilement; Gone is remorse, gone is craving, that Buddha, I bow down to. Gone to the far shore of all suffering, and gone to the far shore of full understanding; Realized cessation well, that Buddha, I bow down to. Endowed with seven purifications, pure, with a purified mind; With a liberated mind, the wise one, that Buddha, I bow down to. Having experienced existence and non-existence, attained the supreme liberation; Set in motion the divine wheel, that Buddha, I bow down to. With vast wisdom, with vast intelligence, proclaimer of vast awakening; Spread vast knowledge, that Buddha, I bow down to. The hero who laid down the burden, destroyer of the craving for existence;