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Miscellaneous Verses I [61]
[ 60] Aññhavīsati-buddha-paritta ("Namo me" ...) The Protective Blessing Of The 28 Buddhas 10
Namo me sabba-buddhānaü davattiüsā vara-lakkhaõo My homage to all Buddhas, provided with the 32 best marks:
taõhaïkaro mahāvīro medhaïkaro mahāyaso Taõhaïkara, the great hero, Medhaïkara, who has great fame,
saraõaïkaro loka-hito dīpaïkaro jutindharo [61] Saraõaïkara, who benefits the world, the resplendent Dīpaïkara,
koõóañño janapāmokkho maïgalo purisāsabho
sumano sumano dhīro revato rati-vaóóhano
sobhito guõa-sampanno anomadassī januttamo
padumo loka-pajjoto nārado vara-sārathi
pudumuttaro satta-sāro sumedho agga-puggalo
sujāto sabba-lokaggo piyadassī narāsabho
atthadassī kāruõiko dhammadassī tamonudo
siddhattho asamo loke tisso ca vadataü varo
pusso ca varado buddho vipassī ca anūpamo
sikhī sabba-hito satthā vessabhū sukha-dāyako
kakusandho satthāvāho konāgamano raõañjaho
Koõóañña, the leader of people, Maïgala, the bull-like human being,
Sumana, the glad wise, Revata, enhancing love,
Sobhita, endowed with good qualities, Anomadassī, the best of men,
Paduma, the light of the world, Nārada, the best charioteer,
Padumuttara, the most excellent of living beings, Sumedha, the best of
men, Sujāta, the peak of the whole world, Piyadassī, the bull-like man,
Atthadassî, the compassionate one, Dhammadassī, the dispeller of
darkness, Siddhattha, unequaled in the world, Tissa, the most eloquent
speaker, P(h)ussa, the wish-fulfilling Buddha, Vipassī, who is without
comparison, Sikhī, the teacher with all advantages, Vessabhū, the giver of
happiness, Kakusandha, the caravan leader, Konāgamana, who avoided the
disturbance of passions,
kassapo siri-sampanno gotamo sakayapuïgavo. Kassapa endowed with luck, Gotama, the bull of the Sākyans,
Aññhavīsati saïkhātā ime buddhā mahiddhikā These 28 enumerated Buddhas are very powerful.
karuõā-guõa-sampannā sabba-lokābhipūjitā Endowed with the quality of compassion (they are) venerated by the whole
world.
ete dasa-balā buddhā uttamā agga-puggalā These Buddhas, provided with the 10 powers, are the highest peaks of
mankind.
te pi saïgha-guõā āsuü pī ti ye amataü padaü Furthermore they had a Saïgha following the path to the deathless;
ete buddhā atītā ca maïgalā honti sabbadā And these past Buddhas are always a blessing;
aññhavīsati 'me buddhe ahaü vandāmi sabbadā I will always venerate these 28 Buddhas;
tesaü ñāõena sīlena khantī-mettā-balena ca
By the power of their knowledge, virtue, patience, and loving-kindness they
te pi no anurakkhantu ārogayena sukhena ca
may care for us, with health and happiness.
aññhavīsati 'me buddhe yo naro saraõaü gato The person, who has gone for refuge to these 28 Buddhas,
100 This chant is not included on the CD-Rom of the VRI, nor in any of the consulted Chanting Books (BBC, CG, CGI, PBC, Pūja, SP).
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