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Iti kho bhikkháve

Buddhist Chants

FWBO The Low Countries

The title Iti kho bhikkháve means Thus it is, monks. Numerous teachings of the Buddha begin with these words. We translate the word bhikkháve as practitioners.

Published by Boeddhistisch Centrum Gent Oude Scheldestraat 14, 9000 Gent (Belgium) http://www.gent.vwbo.net gent@vwbo.net 00 32 9 233 35 33 D/2008/Jan Deckers, uitgever

Content

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Introduction 7

1) Ti Ratana Vandaná 12

2) Buddha Puja 18

3) Jaya Maògala Gátha 22

4) Prajñáparamitá Hºidaya Sútra (Heart Sutra)

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5) Hymn to Tara 30

6) Karaniya Metta Sutta 32

7) Satipaþþhánasutta 36

8) Dhammapada verses on Joy 38

9) Nidanas (The Nidana Chain – the Spiral Path)

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10) Dhammapálaí Gáthá 42

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Introduction

This booklet comes with a CD containing ten buddhist chants. They are suitable for using on retreat. The profit of the CD and booklet will go to the Charity Metta Vihara for the purchase and setting up of an FWBO retreat centre in The Low Countries (The Netherlands and Belgium).

Chanting on retreat has become a tradition in the FWBO of the Low Countries. We choose a sutra as the theme for a retreat. Arthamitra, a professional opera singer, teaches the participants how to pronounce and chant the words (either traditional or his own compositions). Throughout the retreat we chant the sutra twice or three times a day, before or after a meditation or as part of a puja. This strongly supports our meditation, reflection and study. Each time the chanting gets a bit more beautiful, we open our minds further for the message of the Dharma and get closer to one another. The CD contains ten chants. In the booklet you will find the original Pali or Sanskrit texts as well as the English translation. You may not have an opera singer in your Sangha but you might have someone ‘with a mu-sical ear’. The CD and booklet will allow you to learn the chants dur-ing your retreat. The Low Countries is the name we use for The Netherlands and the Dutch speaking part of Belgium. The FWBO Centres of Amsterdam, Arnhem (The Nether-lands) and Gent (Belgium) work together quite closely. We publish buddhist texts in Dutch and organize study groups and retreats.

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The Charity Metta Vihara was founded with this aim. The Charity organizes about twenty re-treats a year, produces leaflets and posters, finds retreat leaders, deals with the bookings and the finances, hires venues; transports cushions and mats, prepare the meals and so on. (www.mettavihara.nl) A Retreat Centre of our own would make all this a lot more efficient. We shortly hope to purchase our own property in the South of The Netherlands. As you can imagine the acquisition and setting up of such a place will require a lot of money. That is why we hope to sell a lot of CDs to Buddhists all over the world. This booklet is also available in Dutch. German and French versions are being planned. Ordering and info The CD and booklet are for sale in the FWBO-centres of the Low Countries at € 10 per copy. 10 copies will be sent by mail for € 100. (Including package and post-age) http://www.gent.vwbo.net/ gent@vwbo.net

Boeddhistisch centrum Oude Scheldestraat 14 9000 Gent Belgium

tel: 00 32 9 233 35 33

Metta Vihara is planning to turn these farm buildings into a retreat centre.

The Hengstdijk village is part of the Town of Hulst in the Dutch province Zeeland, near the Belgian border.

Texts

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Tiratana Vandaná (Homage to the Triple Gem) (CD track 1) Namo tassa bhagaváto arahato sammá sambuddhasa Namo tassa bhagaváto arahato sammá sambuddhasa Namo tassa bhagaváto arahato sammá sambuddhasa Iti'pi so bhagavá arahaí sammá-sambuddho Vijjá-caraóa sampanno sugato Loka-vidú anuttaro purisa-damma-sárathi Satthá deva-manussánaí Buddho bhagavá-ti Buddhaí jìvita pariyantaí saraóam gacchámi Ye ca Buddhá atìtá ca Ye ca Buddha anágatá Paccuppanná ca ye Buddhá Ahaí vandami sabbadá N'atthi me saraóaí aññaí Buddho me saraóaí varaí Etena sacca-vajjena Hotu me jayamaògalaí

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Homage to Him, the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One Such indeed is He, the Richly Endowed: the Free, the Fully and Perfectly Awake Equipped with Knowledge and Practice The Happily Attained, Knower of the Worlds Guide Unsurpassed of Men to Be Tamed The Teacher of Gods and Men The Awakened One, Richly Endowed All my life I go for Refuge to the Awakened One To all the Awakened of the past To all the Awakened yet to be To all the Awakened that now are My worship flows unceasingly No other refuge than the Wake Refuge supreme, is there for me Oh by the virtue of this truth May grace abound, and victory!

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Svakkháto bhagavatá Dhammo Sandiþþhiko akáliko ehipassiko Opanayiko paccataí Veditabbo viññúhì'ti Dhammaí jìvita pariyantaí saraóaí gacchámi Ye ca Dhammá atìtá ca Ye ca Dhammá anágatá Paccuppanná ca ye Dhammá Ahaí vandámi sabbadá N'atthi me saraóaí aññaí Dhammo me saraóaí varaí Etena sacca-vajjena Hotu me jayamaògalaí

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Well communicated is the Teaching of the Richly Endowed One Immediately Apparent, Perennial Of the Nature of a Personal Invitation Progressive, to be understood individually, by the wise All my life I go for Refuge to the Truth To all the Truth-Teachings of the past To all the Truth-Teachings yet to be To all the Truth-Teachings that now are My worship flows unceasingly No other refuge than the Truth Refuge supreme, is there for me Oh by the virtue of this truth May grace abound, and victory!

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Supatipanno bhagaváto sávakasaògho Ujupaþipanno bhagaváto sávakasaògho Ñayapaþipanno bhagaváto sávakasaògho Samicipatipanno bhagaváto sávakasaògho Yadidaí cattári purisayugáni Aþþha purisapuggalá Esa bhagavato sávakasaògho Áhuneyyo páhuóeyyo dakkhióeyyo Añjalikaraóìyo anuttaraí Puññakkhettaí lokassá'ti Saòghaí jìvita pariyantaí saraóaí gacchámi Ye ca saòghá atita ca Ye ca Saòghá anágatá Paccuppanná ca ye Saòghá Ahaí vandámi sabbadá N'atthi me saraóaí aññaí Saògho me saraóaí varaí Etena sacca-vajjena Hotu me jayamaògalaí

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Happily proceeding is the fellowship Of the Hearers of the Richly Endowed One Uprightly proceeding Methodically proceeding Correctly proceeding Namely, these four pairs of Individuals These eight Persons This fellowship of Hearers of the Richly Endowed One Is worthy of worship, worthy of hospitality Worthy of offerings, worthy of salutation with folded hands An incomparable source of goodness to the world All my life I go for Refuge to the Fellowship To all the Fellowships that were To all the Fellowships to be To all the Fellowships that now are My worship flows unceasingly No refuge but the Fellowship Refuge supreme, is there for me Oh by the virtue of this truth May grace abound, and victory!

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Buddha Puja (CD track 2) Vaóóagandha gunopetaí Etaí kusuma santatií Pujayámi munindassa Siripáda saroruhe Pújemi buddhaí kusumena nena Puññena metena lábhami mokkhaí Pupphaí miláyáti yathá idamme Káyo tathá yáti vinásabhávaí Ghana sárappadìttena Dìpena tamadhamsiná Tiloka dìpaí sambuddhaí Pújayámi tamonudaí Sugándhikáya vadanaí Anántaguna gandhina Sugándhiná 'haí gandhena Pújayámi tathagataí Búddhaí dhammaí ca sanghaí Sugata tanubhavá Dhátu vo dhátu gábbhe Lánkayaí jámbudipe Tidasapuravare nágaloke ca thúpe

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This mass of flowers Endowed with colour, fragrance, and quality I offer at the lotus-like feet Of the King of Sages I worship the Buddha with these flowers By the merit of this may I attain freedom Even as these flowers do fade So does my body come to destruction With this lamp lit with camphor That dispels all darkness I worship the Perfectly Enlightened One Who is a lamp unto the three worlds And is the dispeller of darkness The Tathagata Well spoken and good looking Invokes an image of limitless excellence I pay honour to Him with perfume pure and fragrant I honour the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha The relics of the Wellbegone And the stupas in Lanka, India And the worlds of gods and nagas

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Sábbe búddhássa bimbe Sakaladasadise Kesalomádiddhátuí vánde Sábbe ‘pi buddhaí Dasabalatanujáí Bodhicetiyaí namámi Vandámi cetiyaí sabbaí Sabbaþhánesu patiþþhitaí Sáririka-dhátu mahábodhií Buddharúpaí sakalaí sadá

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I greet all images of the Buddha In all quarters and his hair-relics I also honour all powers of his body And the stupas I greet every stupa Wherever it may be The relics, the Bodhi-tree And all images of the Buddha

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Jaya Maògala Gátha (CD track 3) Báhum sahassa-m-abhinimmita sáyudhantaí Girimekhalaí udita ghora sasena máraí Dánádi dhamma vidhiná jitavá munindo Taí tejasá bhavatu te jayamaògaláni Márátireka mabhiyujjhita sabbarattií Goraípanalavaka makkhamathaddha yakkhaí Khantì sudhanta vidhiná jitavá munindo Taí tejasá bhavatu te jayamaògaláni Nálágirim gajavaraí atimatta-bhutam Dávaggi cakka masanìva sudárunantaí Mettaíbuseka vidhiná jitava munindo Taí tejasá bhavatu te jayamaògaláni Ukkhitta khagga matihattha sudárunantaí Dhávaí tiyojanapathaí gulimála vantaí Iddhìbhisankhatamano jitavá munindo Taí tejasá bhavatu te jayamaògaláni

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Creating a thousand hands armed with weapons, Mara was seated on the trumpeting, ferocious elephant Girimekhala Him, together with his army, did the Lord of Sages subdue by means of generosity and other virtues By the grace of this, may joyous victory be mine More violent than Mara was the obstinate demon Alavaka who battled with the Buddha throughout the night Him, did the Lord of Sages subdue by means of His patience and self-control By the grace of this, may joyous victory be mine Nalagiri, the king elephant, highly intoxicated, was raging like a forest fire and was terrible as a thunderbolt Sprinkling the waters of loving-kindness, this ferocious beast, did the Lord of Sages subdue By the grace of this, may joyous victory be mine With lifted sword, for a distance of three leagues did wicked Angulimala run Him, did the Lord of Sages subdue by His psychic powers By the grace of this, may joyous victory be mine

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Katvána kaþþhamuddaraí iva gabbhinìyá Ciñcaya duþþha vacanaí janakáya majjhe Santena soma vidhiná jitavá munindo Taí tejasá bhavatu te jayamaògaláni Saccaí viháya matisaccaka vádaketuí Vádábhiropitamanaí atiandhabhútaí Paññápadìpa jalito jitavá munindo Taí tejasá bhavatu te jayamaògaláni Nandopananda bhujagaí vibhudaí mahiddhií Puttena thera bhujagena damápayanto Iddhúpadesa vidhiná jitavá munindo Taí tejasá bhavatu te jayamangaláni Duggáhaditthi bhujagena sudaþþha hatthaí Brahmaí visuddhi jutimiddhi bakábhidhánaí Ñaóágadena vidhiná jitavá munindo Taí tejasá bhavatu te jayamaògaláni Etá 'pi buddha jayamaògala aþþhagáthá Yo vácako dinadine sarate matandi Hitvána nekavividháni c'uppaddaváni Mokkhaí sukhaí adhigameyya naro sapañño

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Her belly bound with faggots, to simulate the bigness of pregnancy Cinca, with harsh words made foul accusation in the midst of an assemblage Her did the Lord of Sages subdue by His serene and graceful bearing By the grace of this, may joyous victory be mine Haughty Saccaka, who ignored the truth, was like a banner of controversy and his vision was blinded by his own disputations Lighting the lamp of wisdom, him did the Lord of Sages subdue By the grace of this, may joyous victory be mine The wise and powerful serpent Nandopananda did the noble Sage subdue by psychic powers through His disciple son – Thera Moggallana By the grace of this, may joyous victory be mine The pure, radiant, majestic brahma Baka whose hand was grievously bitten by the snake of tenacious heresies Did the Lord of Sages cure with His medicine of wisdom By the grace of this, may joyous victory be mine The wise one, who daily recites and earnestly remembers these eight verses of joyous victory of the Buddha Will get rid of various misfortunes and gain the bliss of Nibbana

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Prajñáparamitá Hºidaya Sútra (Heart Sutra) (CD track 4) Oí namo bhagavatyai Árya Prajñáparamitáyai Árya-Avalokiteøvaro Bodhisattvo gambhìráí Prajñáparamitá Caryáí caramáóo Vyavalokyati 'sma Pañca-skandhás táíø ca Svabhávaøúnyán paøyati sma Iha Øariputra: Rúpaí øúnyatá Øúnyataiva rúpaí Rúpán na pºthak øúnyatá Øúnyatáyá na pºithag rúpaí Yad rúpaí sá øúnyatá Ya øúnyatá tad rúpaí Evam’ eva vedaná Saíjña-saískára-vijñánaí Iha Øariputra: Sarva-dhamáý øúnyatá -lakåaóá Anutpanná aniruddhá amalá avimalá anúná aparipúróáý Tasmác Cháriputra Øúnyatáyáí Na rúpaí na vedaná na saíjña na saískáraý na vijñánaí Na cakåuý-ørotra-ghráóa-jihvá-káya-manáísi Na rúpa-øabda-gandha-rasa-spraøþavya-dharmáý

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The Bodhisattva of Compassion When he meditated deeply Saw the emptiness of all five skandhas And sundered the bonds that caused him suffering Here then Form is no other than emptiness Emptiness no other than form Form is only emptiness Emptiness only form Feeling, thought, and choice, consciousness itself Are the same as this All things are by nature void They are not born or destroyed Nor are they stained or pure Nor do they wax or wane So, in emptiness, no form No feeling, thought, or choice, nor is there consciousness No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind No colour, sound, smell, taste, touch, or what the mind takes hold of Nor even act of sensing No ignorance or end of it Nor all that comes of ignorance; No withering, no death, no end of them.

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Na cakåur-dhátur Yávan na manovijñána-dhátuý Ná avidyá, ná avidyá-kåayo Yávan na jará-maraóaí na jará-maraóa-kåayo Na duýkha-samudaya-nirodha-márgáh Na jñánaí, na praptir, ná-apráptiý Tasmác Cháriputra Apráptitvád bodhisattvasya prajñáparamitáí Áøritya viharaty acittávaraóaý Cittávaraóa-nástitvád Atrasto viparyásá-atikránto Niåhthá-nirváóa-práptaý Tryadhva vyavasthitáý Sarva-buddháý prajñáparamitáí Áørityá-anuttaráí samyaksambodhim Abhisambuddháý Tasmáj jñátavyaí: Prajñáparamitá mahá-mantro Mahá-vidyá-mantro Nuttara-mantro Samasama-mantraý Sarva duhkýa-praøamanaý Satyam amithyatvát Prajñáparamitáyaí ukto mantraý Tadyathá: Gate gate páragate párasaígate bodhi sváhá Gate gate páragate párasaígate bodhi sváhá Gate gate páragate párasaígate bodhi sváhá Iti prajñáparamitá-hºidayaí samáptaí

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Nor is there pain, or cause of pain Or cease in pain, or noble path To lead from pain Not even wisdom to attain Attainment too is emptiness So know that the Bodhisattva Holding to nothing whatever But dwelling in Prajñá wisdom Is freed of delusive hindrance Rid of the fear bred by it And reaches clearest Nirváóa All Buddhas of past and present Buddhas of future time Using this Prajñá wisdom Come to full and perfect vision Hear then the great dháranì The radiant peerless mantra The Prajñáparamitá Whose words allay all pain Hear and believe its truth! Gate gate páragate párasaígate bodhi sváhá Gate gate páragate párasaígate bodhi sváhá Gate gate páragate párasaígate bodhi sváhá

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Hymn to Tara (CD track 5) Namas táre ture vìre Kåaóna-dyuti-nibhêkåaóe Trai-lokya-nátha-vaktrabja Vikasat-keøarôdbhave Namaý øata-sarac-candra Saípúróa-pa talanane Tárá-sahasra-nikara Prahasat-kiraóôjjvale Namaý kanaka-nìlabja Páói-padma-vibhúåite Dána-vìrya-tapaý-øánti Titikåá-dhyána-gocare Namas tathágatôåóìåa Vijayananta-cáriói Aøeåa-páramitá-prápta Jina-putra-niåevite The melody is from the hymn Ave Maris Stella of the Magnificat of the Vespers Of Blessed Virgin Mary by Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)

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Homage! Tara, swift, heroic With regard like instant lightning Sprung from op'ning stamens From the Lord of Three Worlds' facial lotus Homage! She whose face combines A hundred autumn moons at fullest Blazing with light-rays resplendent As a thousand-star collection Homage! Golden One, blue lotus Water-born, in hand adorned Giving, Effort, Calm, Austerities Patience, Meditation Her field Homage! Crown of Tathagatas She who goes in endless triumph Honoured much by Conqu'rors' Offspring Having reached ev'ry Perfection

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Karanìya Mettá Sutta (Metta Sutta) (CD track 6) Karaóìyam atthakusalena Yaí taí santaí padaí abhisamecca Sakko uju ca sújú ca Suvaco ca'ssa mudu anatimáni Santussako ca subharo ca Appakicco ca sallahukavutti Santindriyo ca nipako ca Appagabbho kulesu ananugiddho Na ca khuddaí samácare kiñci Yena viññu pare, upavadeyyuí Sukhino vá khemino hontu Sabbe sattá, bhavantu sukhitattá Ye kecì pánabhútatthi Tasá vá thávará vá anavasesá Dìghá vá ye mahantá vá Majjhimá rassakánukathúlá Diþþhá vá yevá adiþþhá Ye ca dúre vasanti avidúre Bhútá vá sambavesì vá Sabbe sattá bhavantu sukhitattá Na paro paraí nikubbetha Nátimaññetha katthacinaí kañci Byárosaná patighasañña Naññamaññassa dukkham iccheyya

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This must be done by one who kens his good Who grasps the meaning of the Place of Peace: Able and upright, yea, and truly straight Soft-spoken and mild mannered must he be And void of all the vain conceit of self He should be well content, soon satisfied With wants but few, of frugal appetites Of faculties of sense restrained and stilled Discrete in all his ways, not insolent Nor greedy after gifts Nor should he do any ignoble act Which other men, wiser, Beholding might rebuke him Now, may all living beings Weak or strong Omitting none: tall, middle-sized or short Subtle or gross of form Seen or unseen Those dwelling near or far away Born or unborn May every living thing abound in bliss Let none deceive or think scorn of another In whatever way

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Mátá yathá niyaí puttaí Áyusá ekaputtam anurakkhe Evam pi sabbabhutesu Mánasaí bhávaye aparimánaí Mettañ ca sabba-lokasmií Mánasaí bhávaye aparimáóaí Uddhaí adho ca tiriyañ ca Asambádhaí, averaí asapattaí Tiþþhaí caraí nisinno vá Sayáno vá yávat'assa vigatamiddho Etaí satií adhiþþheyya Brahmam etaí viháraí idha máhu Diþþhiñ ca anupagamma sìlavá Dassanena sampanno Kámesu vineyya gedhaí Na hi játu gabbhaseyyaí punar etì'ti

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But as a mother watches o'er her child Her only child, so long as she doth breathe So let him practise unto all that live An all embracing mind And let a man practise Unbounded love for all the world Above, below, across, in every way Love unobstructed, void of enmity Standing or moving, sitting, lying down In whatsoever way that man may be Provided he be slothless, Let him found firmly this mindfulness of boundless love For this is what men call 'The State Sublime' So shall a man, by leaving far behind all wrongful views By walking righteously, attain to gnostic vision And crush out all lust for sensual pleasure Such in truth shall come to birth no more in any womb

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Satipaþþhánasutta (CD track 7)

melody: Arthamitra Ekáyano ayaí bhikkhave maggo Sattánaí visuddhiyá Soka-pariddavánaí samatikkamáya Dukkha-domanassánaí atthagamáya Ñáyassa adhigamáya Nibbánassa sacchikiriyáya Yadidaí cattáro satipaþþháná Katame cattáro? Idha bhikkhave: Bhikkhu káye káyánupassi viharati Átápi, sampajáno, satimá, vineyya loke abhijjhá-domanassaí Vedanásu vedanánupassi viharati Átápi, sampajáno, satimá, vineyya loke abhijjhá-domanassaí Citte cittánupassi viharati Átápi, sampajáno, satimá, vineyya loke abhijjhá-domanassaí Dhammesu dhammánupassi viharati Átápi, sampajáno, satimá, vineyya loke abhijjhá-domanassaí

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Bhikkhus, this is the direct path For the purification of beings For the surmounting of sorrow and lamentation For the disappearance of pain and grief For the attainment of the true way For the realisation of Nibbana Namely, the four foundations of mindfulness What are the four? Here, bhikkhus: A bhikkhu abides contemplating the body as a body Ardent, fully aware, and mindful Having put away covetousness and grief for the world He abides contemplating feelings as feelings Ardent, fully aware, and mindful Having put away covetousness and grief for the world He abides contemplating mind as mind Ardent, fully aware, and mindful Having put away covetousness and grief for the world He abides contemplating mind-objects as mind-objects Ardent, fully aware, and mindful Having put away covetousness and grief for the world

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Dhammapada verses on joy and happiness (CD track 8)

melody: Arthamitra Idha modati pecca modati Katapuñño ubhayattha modati So modati so pamodati Disvá kammavisuddhim attano Susukhaí vata jìváma Verinesu averino Verinesu manussesu Viharáma averino Susukhaí vata jivama Áturesu anáturá Áturesu manussesu Viharáma anáturá Susukhaí vata jìváma Ussukesu anussuká Ussukesu manussesu Viharáma anussuka Dhammapìti sukhaí seti Vipasannena cetasá Ariyappavedite dhamme Sadá ramati paóðito

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He rejoices here, he rejoices there The doer of good rejoices in both worlds He rejoices and is glad Seeing his own pure deeds Happy indeed we live Friendly amid the haters Among people who hate We dwell free from hate Happy indeed we live Healthy amid the sick Among people who are sick We dwell free from sickness Happy indeed we live Content amid the greedy Among people who are greedy We dwell free from greed One who has imbibed the truth lives happily With well-seeing mind The spiritually mature person Delights in the Truth made known by the Noble One

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Nidana’s (The Nidana Chain – the Spiral Path) (CD track 9; track 111)

melody: Arthamitra Iti kho bhikkháve Avijjupanisá sankhárá Sankhárupanisam viññáóaí Viññáóupanisaí náma-rupaí Náma-rupupanisaí saláyatanaí Saláyatanupaniso phasso Phassupanisá vedaná Vedanupanisá taóhá Tanhupanisaí upádánaí Upádán upaniso bhavo Bhavupanisá játi Játupanisaí dukkháí Dukkhupanisá saddhá Saddhupanisaí pámojjaí Pámojjupanisá piti Pìtupanisá passáddhi Passádhupanisaí sukhaí Sukhupaniso samádhi Samádhupanisaí yathá-bhuta-ñána-dassanaí Yathá-bhuta-ñána-dassanupanisa nibbidá Nibbidupaniso virágo Virágupanisá vimutti Vimuttupanisaí khaye ñánaí

1 In track 9 the first syllable of each line starts with the last syllable of the previous line, creating a ‘canon’ effect when singing in two groups; in track 11 the lines are sung one after the other; use this version when you begin to practise.

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Thus it is, monks Ignorance is the supporting condition for kamma formations Kamma formations are the supporting condition for consciousness Consciousness is the supporting condition for mentality-materiality Mentality-materiality is the supporting condition for the sixfold sen-se base The sixfold sense base is the supporting condition for contact Contact is the supporting condition for feeling Feeling is the supporting condition for craving Craving is the supporting condition for clinging Clinging is the supporting condition for existence Existence is the supporting condition for birth Birth is the supporting condition for suffering Suffering is the supporting condition for faith Faith is the supporting condition for joy Joy is the supporting condition for rapture Rapture is the supporting condition for tranquillity Tranquillity is the supporting condition for happiness Happiness is the supporting condition for concentration Concentration is the supporting condition for knowledge and vision of things as they really are Knowledge and vision of things as they really are is the supporting condition for disenchantment Disenchantment is the supporting condition for dispassion Dispassion is the supporting condition for emancipation Emancipation is the supporting condition for the knowledge of the destruction (of the cankers).

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Dhammapálaí Gáthá (CD track 10) Sabbapápassa akaraóaí Kusalassa upasampadá Sacittapariyodapanaí Etaí buddhánaí sásanaí Dhammaí care sucaritaí Na naí duccaritaí care Dhammacári sukhaí seti Asmií loke paraíhi ca Na távatá dhammadharo Yávatá bahu bhásati Yo ca appaí pi sutvána Dhammaí káyena passati Sa ve dhammadharo hoti Yo dhammaí nappamajati N' atthi me saraóaí aññaí Buddho me saraóaí varaí Etena saccavajjena Hotu me jayamaògalaí N' atthi me saraóaí aññaí Dhammo me saraóaí varaí Etena saccavajjena Hotu me jayamaògalaí

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Not to do evil To cultivate the good To purify the mind This is the Teaching of the Buddhas Lead a righteous life Not one that is corrupt The righteous live happily Both in this world and the next He is not versed in Dhamma Who merely speaks much He who hears but a little (of the Teaching) But sees the Truth and observes it well in deed He is truly called `one versed in Dhamma' No other refuge than the Wake Refuge supreme, is there for me Oh by the virtue of this truth May grace abound, and victory! No other refuge than the Truth Refuge supreme, is there for me Oh by the virtue of this truth May grace abound, and victory!

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N' atthi me saraóaí aññaí Sangho me saraóaí varaí Etena saccavajjena Hotu me jayamaògalaí Namo buddháya Namo dhammáya Namo saògháya Sádhu sádhu sádhu

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No refuge but the Fellowship Refuge supreme, is there for me Oh by the virtue of this truth May grace abound, and victory! Homage to the Buddha Homage to the Dhamma Homage to the Sangha Sádhu, sádhu, sádhu

[achterkant]