..续本文上一页 ca ya vaca,
etam mangalam-uttamam.
To have much knowledge, to be skilled in crafts, to be well-trained in discipline and to have good speech. This is the highest blessing.
Matapitu-upatthanam,
puttadarassa sangaho;
anakula ca kammanta,
etam mangalam-uttamam.
Looking after one”s mother and father, supporting one”s wife and children and having an appropriate career. This is the highest blessing.
Dananca dhammacariya ca,
natakananca sangaho;
anavajjani kammani,
etam mangalam-uttamam.
Generosity, righteous practice, supporting one”s relatives and blameless actions. This is the highest blessing.
Arati virati papa,
majjapana ca samyamo;
appamado ca dhammesu,
etam mangalam-uttamam.
Abstaining from evil thoughts, abstaining from evil deed and speech, restraint from intoxicants and not-neglecting wholesome acts. This is the highest blessing.
Garavo ca nivato ca,
santutthi ca katannuta;
kalena dhammassavanam,
etam mangalam-uttamam.
Being respectful, humble, contented, grateful and listening to the Dhamma at a suitable time. This is the highest blessing.
Khanti ca sovacassata,
samanananca dassanam;
kalena dhammasakaccha,
etam mangalam-uttamam.
Being patient, obedient, meeting the monks and discussing the Dhamma on suitable occasions. This is the highest blessing.
Tapo ca brahmacariyanca,
ariyasaccana dassanam
nibbana sacchikiriya ca
etam mangalam-uttamam.
Having subdued evil actions, leading a noble life, seeing the Noble Truths and realization of Nibbana. This is the highest blessing.
Phutthassa lokadhammehi,
cittam yassa na kampati;
asokam virajam khemam,
etam mangalam-uttamam.
The mind of a worthy one (an Arahant), confronted with the eight worldly conditions is not shaken. It is sorrowless, stainless and secure. This is the highest blessing."
Etadisani katvana,
sabbattha maparajita;
sabbattha sotthim gacchanti;
tam tesam mengalam-uttamam.
Having fulfilled such blessings these being are victorious everywhere and gain happiness everywhere. These are the highest blessings for them.
Mangala suttam nitthitam.
Here ends the Discourse on the Blessings.
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Ratana Sutta
the Discourse on the Precious Jewel
for getting free from dangers caused by disease,
evil spirits and famine
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Panidhanato patthaya tathagatassa dasa paramiyo,
dasa upaparamiyo,
dasa paramattha paramiyoti samattimsa paramiyo,
panca mahapariccage, lokatthacariyam
natatthacariyam buddhatthacariyanti tisso cariyayo
pacchimabhave gabbhavokkantim
jatim abhinikkhamanam
padhanacariyam bodhipallanke maravijayam
sabbannutananappativedham dhammacakkappavattanam,
nava lokuttaradhammeti sabbepi-me
buddhagune avajjetva
vesaliya tisu pakarantaresu tiyama rattim
parittam karonto ayasma anandatthero viya
karunnacittam upatthapetva: -
Having reflected upon all the virtues of the Buddha
"commencing from the time of His aspiration for Buddhahood in the presence of Buddha Dipankara; his practices of the thirty perfections comprising- ten ordinary perfections, ten superior perfections and ten supreme perfections, the five sacrifices; the three modes of practice comprising the practice for the welfare of the world, for the welfare of relatives, and for the benefit of Buddhahood, and in His last Life, taking conception in His mother”s womb, His birth, renunciation, practice of austerity, victory over Mara (five kinds of evil) under the Bodhi tree, to the realization of Omniscience, turning of the wheel of the truth and the nine supramundane states." Venerable Ananda, the Elder had c…
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