PĀLI PHONETICS AND PRONUNCIATION (Source: A Bhikkhu Manual) Pāli is the original scriptural language of Theravāda Buddhism. It was a spoken language, closely related to Sanskrit, with no written script of its own. As written forms have emerged, they have been in the letterings of other languages (e.g. Devanagari, Sinhalese, Burmese, Khmer, Thai, Roman). The […]
[Buddho susuddho] karuṇā-mahaṇṇavo Yo’ccanta-suddhabbara-ñāṇa-locano Lokassa pāpūpakilesa-ghātako Vandāmi buddhaṃ aham-ādarena taṃ Dhammo padīpo viya tassa satthuno Yo magga-pākāmata-bheda-bhinnako Lokuttaro yo ca tad-attha-dīpano Vandāmi dhammaṃ aham-ādarena taṃ Saṅgho sukhettābhyati-khetta-saññito Yo diṭṭha-santo sugatānubodhako Lolappahīno ariyo sumedhaso Vandāmi saṅghaṃ aham-ādarena taṃ Iccevam-ekantabhipūja-neyyakaṃ vatthuttayaṃ vandayatābhisaṅkhataṃ Puññaṃ mayā yaṃ mama sabbupaddavā mā hontu ve tassa pabhāva-siddhiyā Idha tathāgato loke uppanno arahaṃ
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“Chayime, bhikkhave, dhammā sāraṇīyā piyakaraṇā garukaraṇā saṅgahāya avivādāya sāmaggiyā ekībhāvāya saṁvattanti. Katame cha? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno mettaṁ kāyakammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvi ceva raho ca. Ayampi dhammo sāraṇīyo. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno mettaṁ vacīkammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ hoti. Ayampi dhammo sāraṇīyo. Mettaṁ manokammaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ hoti sabrahmacārīsu āvi ceva raho ca. Ayampi dhammo sāraṇīyo. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu
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Evaṁ me sutaṁ— Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “satta vo, bhikkhave, aparihāniye dhamme desessāmi. taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasikarotha, bhāsissāmī”ti. “Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. Bhagavā etadavoca: “Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū abhiṇhaṁ sannipātā sannipātabahulā bhavissanti, vuddhiyeva, bhikkhave, bhikkhūnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni. Yāvakīvañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhū samaggā sannipatissanti, samaggā vuṭṭhahissanti, samaggā saṅghakaraṇīyāni
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“Bahū devā manussā ca, Maṅgalāni acintayuṁ; Ākaṅkhamānā sotthānaṁ, Brūhi maṅgala- muttamaṁ.” “Asevanā ca bālānaṁ, Paṇḍitānañ ca sevanā; Pūjā ca pūjaneyyānaṁ, Etaṁ maṅgala-muttamaṁ. “Patirūpadesavāso ca, Pubbe ca kata-puññatā; Atta sammā-paṇidhi ca, Etaṁ maṅgala-muttamaṁ. “Bāhu-saccañca sippañca, Vinayo ca susikkhito; Subhāsitā ca yā vācā, Etaṁ maṅgala-muttamaṁ. “Mātā pitu upaṭṭhānaṁ, Putta dārassa saṅgaho; Anākulā ca kammantā, Etaṁ maṅgala-muttamaṁ. “Dānañ
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Atītaṁ nānvāgameyya, Nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṁ; Yadatītaṁ pahīnaṁtaṁ, Appattañca anāgataṁ. Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṁ, Tattha tattha vipassati; Asaṁhīraṁ asaṅkuppaṁ – Taṁ viddhā manubrūhaye; Ajjeva kiccamātappaṁ, Ko jaññā maraṇaṁ suve? Na hi no saṅgarantena, Mahāsenena maccunā. Evaṁ vihāri-ṁātāpiṁ, Ahoratta-matanditaṁ, Taṁ ve bhaddekarattoti, Santo ācikkhate Munī’ti. One should not revive the past, Nor for the future pine. For
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Khanda Paritta – Group Protection KN, 203 Khaṇḍajātaka; AN.IV.67 Virūpakkhehi me mettaṁ Mettaṁ Erāpathehi me, Chabyā-puttehi me mettaṁ Mettaṁ Kaṇhā-gotama-kehi ca. Apādakehi me mettaṁ Mettaṁ dvipādakehi me, Catuppadehi me mettaṁ Mettaṁ bahuppadehi me. Mā maṁ apādako hiṁsi Mā maṁ hiṁsi dvipādako, Mā maṁ catuppado hiṁsi Mā maṁ hiṁsi bahuppado. Sabbe sattā, sabbe pāṇā Sabbe bhūtā
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Namakarapāthā – Homage to the Triple Gem Arahaṃ sammā-sambuddho bhagava, buddhaṃ bhagavantaṃ abhivādemi. The Lord, the Perfectly Awakened and Blessed One. I bow to the Buddha. <bow> Svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo, dhammaṃ namassāmi. The Teaching so completely explained by him. I bow to the Dhamma. <bow> Supaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, saṅghaṃ namāmi. The Blessed One’s Community of
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In the second talk of the ‘Only Suffering That Arises’ daylong, Tahn Pamutto continues the exploration of what it means to walk the path of meditation from ignorance to enlightenment. All that arises for us as sentient beings is within the realm of suffering – all our habits, perceptions, thoughts and feelings. They arise and
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This phrase, “It’s Only Suffering That Arises, Only Suffering That Ceases”, encompasses the realization of the enlightened beings. But what does it mean, and how do we get there? How do we go from an unenlightened being spinning in the vicissitudes of life to a stable, calm, reflective presence that sees things clearly without suffering
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