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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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Katamo cāvuso sammāsaṅkappo?<br />

Now what, venerable friends, is right thought?<br />

Nekkhammasaṅkappo<br />

The thought <strong>of</strong> renunciation<br />

avyāpādasaṅkappo<br />

the thought <strong>of</strong> good will<br />

avihiṁsāsaṅkappo.<br />

the thought <strong>of</strong> non-violence.<br />

Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso sammāsaṅkappo.<br />

This, venerable friends, is called right thought.<br />

The Seven Extra Discourses - 138<br />

Katamā cāvuso sammāvācā?<br />

Now what, venerable friends, is right speech?<br />

Musāvādā veramaṇī<br />

Refraining from false speech<br />

pisuṇāvācā 1 veramaṇī<br />

refraining from malicious speech<br />

pharusāvācā 2 veramaṇī<br />

refraining from rough speech<br />

samphappalāpā veramaṇī.<br />

refraining from frivolous talk.<br />

Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso sammāvācā.<br />

This, venerable friends, is called right speech.<br />

Katamo cāvuso sammākammanto?<br />

Now what, venerable friends, is right action?<br />

Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī<br />

Refraining from killing living creatures<br />

adinnādānā veramaṇī<br />

refraining from taking what has not been given<br />

kāmesu micchācārā veramaṇī.<br />

refraining from sexual misconduct.<br />

Ayaṁ vuccatāvuso sammākammanto.<br />

This, venerable friends, is called right action.<br />

1 CBhp: pisuṇāya vācāya<br />

2 CBhp: pharusāya vācāya

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