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Buddhaguṇagāthāvalī -(Buddha Merits Verse Collection)

English

Leaped over the great ocean of becoming, Freed from becoming, gone to its end; Uprooted the dart of sorrow, I bow to that Buddha. Gone beyond the great forest path, Gone to the far shore of the great wilderness; Crossed the great flood of existence, I bow to that Buddha. Attained the fruit of the great path, Well-attained the ocean of deathlessness; Broke the wheel of becoming, I bow to that Buddha. Endowed with great perfect enlightenment, Well-developed the path to liberation; Broke the fetters of becoming, I bow to that Buddha. Uprooted great delight, Freed from great defilements; Crossed the great flood of evil, I bow to that Buddha. Whose great longing is exhausted, Dispelled great fetters; Expelled all cankers, I bow to that Buddha. Broke the darkness of delusion, Like the sun, a bringer of light; Shone forth with great radiance, I bow to that Buddha. Crushed great fear, Cut off trembling, dispelled fear; Dispelled the great mass of suffering, I bow to that Buddha. Destroyed the great enemy, Wielder of power, greatly mighty; Greatly accomplished, greatly revered, I bow to that Buddha. And dispelled great darkness, Illuminator with great light; Shone like the sun, I bow to that Buddha. Renounced great possessions, Crossed the great ocean of craving; Gone to the far shore of the ocean of delusion, I bow to that Buddha. I bow down. Endowed with great supernormal powers, Leader of great striving; Released from great bonds, To that Buddha, I bow down. A great ocean of enlightenment, A great sea of perfect enlightenment; A great ocean of knowledge, To that Buddha, I bow down. The great physician, lord of ascetics, Healer of the disease of craving; He released many from suffering, To that Buddha, I bow down. Adorned with great glory, Bearing six-colored rays; Pervading with great splendor, To that Buddha, I bow down. Endowed with great compassion, Always delighting in loving-kindness; Delighting in the welfare of many people, To that Buddha, I bow down. Slayer of great wrong views, Expounder of the great true Dhamma; Cutter off of the great end (of existence), To that Buddha, I bow down. Remover of the great dart of sorrow, Purifier of great defilements; Maker of great peace in the world, To that Buddha, I bow down. Washer of the great mud of evil, Liberator from great suffering; He purified the great good people, To that Buddha, I bow down. He who is the slayer of the great end (of life), Destroyer of the army of death; He dispelled great craving, To that Buddha, I bow down. He destroyed great wrong views, (And the mass of) evil and merit; He crushed conceit and delusion, To that Buddha, I bow down. He destroyed great delusion, Restrainer of great lust; He annihilated great hatred, To that Buddha, I bow down. Speaker of varied Dhamma, Expounder of the wondrous path; Greatly renowned, a great speaker, To that Buddha, I bow down. Great teacher, teacher of kamma, The supreme great Sakyan sage; Chief of sages, lord of sages, To that Buddha, I bow down. Destroyer of the great night of delusion, Spreader of great light; He illuminates with great moonlight, To that Buddha, I bow down. Slayer of the great night of ignorance, Adorned with the rays of knowledge; He spread the great light of Dhamma, To that Buddha, I bow down. He crushed great delusion, Liberator from the net of illusion; He suppressed wrong doctrines, To that Buddha, I bow down. He dried up the stream of defilements, Crusher of great ill-will; He crossed the great ocean of delusion, To that Buddha, I bow down. .100. He who has overcome great delusion, He who has dispelled great doubt; He who has crossed the great flood of existence, That Buddha, I bow to him.101. He who abstains from taking life, He who has cast away the rod, non-harming; An ocean of immeasurable loving-kindness, That Buddha, I bow to him.102. He who abstains from taking what is not given, He who is without craving, without possessions; He who has renounced all, dispassionate, That Buddha, I bow to him.103. He who has transcended unchastity, He who has renounced sensual pleasures; He who crushed the pride of Māra's daughters, That Buddha, I bow to him.104. He who guards his body, well-restrained, He who guards his speech, well-vowed; Endowed with great virtue, That Buddha, I bow to him.105. He who is endowed with right livelihood, He who practices pure conduct; The jewel-crest of virtue, the master, That Buddha, I bow to him.106. He who is easy to support, endowed with virtue, The jewel-crest of pure conduct; He who is strong, endowed with swiftness, That Buddha, I bow to him.107. He who is without initial application, without sustained application, Without investigation, without reflection; He who has attained one-pointedness of mind, That Buddha, I bow to him.108. He who guarded his senses, Mindful, with a restrained mind; With a mind rightly concentrated, That Buddha, I bow to him.109. He who has strong wisdom, knows wisdom, Shining with profound wisdom; Endowed with perfect wisdom, with the eye of wisdom, That Buddha, I bow to him.110. He who has abundant wisdom, good wisdom, Broad wisdom, wise; Skilled in knowledge, with the eye of knowledge, That Buddha, I bow to him.111. He who has sharp wisdom, swift wisdom, Full wisdom, the lord of wisdom; The protector of wisdom, the master of wisdom, That Buddha, I bow to him.112. He who has constant wisdom, stable wisdom, Firm wisdom, the giver of wisdom; He who has purified wisdom, That Buddha, I bow to him.113. He who has attained the perfection of wisdom, The crown of infinite wisdom; Endowed with the perfection of merit, That Buddha, I bow to him.114. He who is rich in wisdom, strong in wisdom, Established in wisdom and virtue; The lord of wisdom, the bearer of wisdom, That Buddha, I bow to him.115. He who is wise, very intelligent, Swift in wisdom, a treasure of wisdom; An ocean of wisdom, gone to wisdom, That Buddha, I bow to him.116. He who is skilled in profound wisdom, The all-pervading one with infinite wisdom; The best in wisdom, the foremost in wisdom, the Buddha. I bow to that Buddha.117. Full of perfect wisdom, complete, Gone to the far shore of supreme wisdom; Lord of wisdom, Lord of knowledge, I bow to that Buddha.118. Of utterly pure wisdom, Endowed with complete intuition; Holder of penetrative wisdom, I bow to that Buddha.119. Of excellent wisdom, excellent, Of vast wisdom, supreme in wisdom; Of utterly pure wisdom, pure, I bow to that Buddha.120. Of piercing wisdom, the protector, Of awakening wisdom, skillful; Of perfectly pure wisdom, perfectly pure, I bow to that Buddha.121. Eye of wisdom, eye of knowledge, Eye of a Buddha, with good eyes; All-seeing eye, complete, I bow to that Buddha.122. Endowed with mighty wisdom, Of keen intellect, full of intelligence; Of complete higher knowledge, one who knows, I bow to that Buddha.123. Endowed with the weapon of wisdom, Unconquerable, undefeated, mighty; The victor who conquered evil, I bow to that Buddha.124. Attained the unconditioned, Adorned with the ornament of wisdom; Made known the ultimate truth, I bow to that Buddha.125. The wise one spread wisdom, The knowing one increased knowledge; Destroyer of unrighteousness, righteous, I bow to that Buddha.126. Crown of wisdom, lord of wisdom, Lord of knowledge, crown of knowledge; Crown of Dhamma, lord of Dhamma, I bow to that Buddha.127. Of swift wisdom, self-controlled, Releaser from all knots; Freed from knots, with guarded doors, I bow to that Buddha.128. Of much wisdom, a great benefactor, Of much knowledge, of many virtues; Endowed with abundant virtues, I bow to that Buddha.129. Endowed with liberation by wisdom, Gone beyond delusion, gone beyond suffering; Remover of the dart of defilements, I bow to that Buddha.130. With an awakened heart, fully enlightened, Lord of wisdom, with a wise mind; With a knowing mind, radiant with knowledge, I bow to that Buddha.131. Of firm virtue, of firm mind, Of firm intellect, gone to the firm; Firmly liberated, firmly attained, I bow to that Buddha.132. Strong in virtue, strong in mind, Strong in wisdom, strong in higher knowledge; Strong in Dhamma, strong in resolve, I bow to that Buddha.133. Rich in virtue Rich in mind, rich in wisdom, rich in insight; Rich in Dhamma, rich in steadfastness, to that Buddha I bow. 134. Restrained in bodily action, restrained in speech; Restrained in mind, to that Buddha I bow. 135. Supreme in virtue, attained to concentration, perfected in wisdom; Drinker of the nectar of Dhamma, to that Buddha I bow. 136. Of good virtue, attained to concentration, adorned with the ornament of wisdom; Adorned with the jewels of Dhamma, to that Buddha I bow. 137. Adorned with right concentration, beautified by virtue and wisdom; Attained to the power of all higher knowledges, to that Buddha I bow. 138. Pure in virtue, pure in mind, pure in wisdom, pure in thought; He proclaimed the pure Dhamma, to that Buddha I bow. 139. Virtuous, well-composed, wise, renowned sage; Known throughout the world, to that Buddha I bow. 140. Endowed with virtue and concentration, free from doubt, foremost in wisdom; He enlightened all in everything, to that Buddha I bow. 141. Of infinite knowledge, meditative, a crest-jewel of knowledge; An eye of knowledge, foremost among men, to that Buddha I bow. 142. The supreme protector of leaders, knowing, full of knowledge; Capable of knowledge, intent on knowledge, to that Buddha I bow. 143. Delighting in knowledge, devoted to knowledge, skilled in profound knowledge; Endowed with knowledge and vision, to that Buddha I bow. 144. Adorned with knowledge, supreme in knowledge, decorated with the ornament of knowledge; A crest-jewel of knowledge, knowing, to that Buddha I bow. 145. Possessing knowledge, supreme in knowledge, a Mount Meru of knowledge, truly knowing; An ocean of knowledge, a sea of knowledge, to that Buddha I bow. 146.