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Safeguard Recitals (a book of protection chants)

A Pāli and English line by line (interlinear) version of this major collection of chanting texts from the Theravāda tradition.

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Evaṁ me sutaṁ:<br />

Thus I have heard:<br />

The Seven Extra Discourses - 109<br />

24. Ālavakasuttaṁ<br />

The Discourse concerniṅg Ālavaka<br />

ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Ālaviyaṁ viharati<br />

at one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Ālavī<br />

Ālavakassa yakkhassa bhavane.<br />

in the domicile <strong>of</strong> the yakkha Ālavaka.<br />

Atha kho Ālavako yakkho yena Bhagavā tenupasaṅkami,<br />

Then the yakkha Ālavaka approached the Gracious One,<br />

upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṁ etad-avoca:<br />

and after approaching he said this to the Gracious One:<br />

“Nikkhama samaṇā!” ti,<br />

“Get out, ascetic!”<br />

“Sādhāvuso” ti Bhagavā nikkhami.<br />

“Yes, friend”, said the Gracious One, and he got out.<br />

“Pavisa samaṇā!” ti,<br />

“Go in, ascetic!”<br />

“Sādhāvuso” ti Bhagavā pāvisi.<br />

“Yes, friend”, said the Gracious One, and he went in.<br />

Dutiyam-pi kho Ālavako yakkho Bhagavantaṁ etad-avoca:<br />

For a second time the yakkha Ālavaka said this to the Gracious One:<br />

“Nikkhama samaṇā!” ti,<br />

“Get out, ascetic!”<br />

“Sādhāvuso” ti Bhagavā nikkhami.<br />

“Yes, friend”, said the Gracious One, and he got out.<br />

“Pavisa samaṇā!” ti,<br />

“Go in, ascetic!”<br />

“Sādhāvuso” ti Bhagavā pāvisi.<br />

“Yes, friend”, said the Gracious One, and he went in.<br />

Tatiyam-pi kho Ālavako yakkho Bhagavantaṁ etad-avoca:<br />

For a third time the yakkha Ālavaka said this to the Gracious One:<br />

“Nikkhama samaṇā!” ti,<br />

“Get out, ascetic!”<br />

“Sādhāvuso” ti Bhagavā nikkhami.<br />

“Yes, friend”, said the Gracious One, and he got out.

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