Nine Great Virtues Of The Buddha
By name He is Arahant as He is worthy. Even in secret, He does no evil. Arahatta phalam patto - Araham nama te namo He attained the fruit of Arahantship. To Thee, the Worthy One, my homage be. By name He is Sammā Sambuddha. The teaching is of the Sammā Sambuddha. Sammā Sambuddha lokasmin - Sammā Sambuddha te namo A fully Enlightened One is He in the world, to Thee, my homage be. He is endowed with wisdom and knowledge. His wisdom is made known. Atītā nāga tuppanno - Vijjā carana te namo The past and the future He knows. To Thee, who is endowed with wisdom and courage, my homage be. He is Sugata, being self-disciplined. Endowed with virtue, He is Sugata. Nibbānam sugatim yanti - Sugato nāma te namo He has gone to the good state of Nibbāna. To Thee the Sugata, my homage be. By name He is Lokavidu. He knows the past and the future, Sankhāra satta mokāse - Lokavidū nāma te namo things, beings and space. To Thee, the Knower of worlds, my homage be. By wisdom and conduct He is unrivalled. An Unrivalled One is He in the world. Anuttaro pūja lokasmim - Tam namassāmi anuttaro In this world He is revered as an Incomparable One, to Thee, I salute. A charioteer, a charioteer is He of devās. He is charioteer to the world. Sārathī pūja lokasmim - Tam namassāmi sārathī He is a respectful charioteer in this world. That charioteer, I salute. To devās, yakkhas and men in this world. He gives the highest fruits, Dadantam damayantānam - Purisā jañña te namo and they subdue (their defilements). To the knower of men, my homage be. The Bhagava is repleted with fortune. He has destroyed all passions. Bhaggam samsāra muttāro - Bhagavā nāma te namo He has crossed the ocean of samsara. To that Bhagava, my homage be.   |
