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# A Chanting Guide

## Pali Passages with English Translations

Copyright © 1994 The Dhammayut Order in the United States of America

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## Contents

The numbers in parenthesis refer to the page numbers in the 1994 printed edition.

- A Note About This HTML Edition
- Pronunciation (iii)
- Morning Chanting (1)
- Evening Chanting (13)
- Reflections
  - Contemplation of the Body (25)
  - Five Subjects for Frequent Recollection (27)
  - The Verses on Friends (28)
  - The Verses on Respect (29)
  - The Verses on the Noble Truths (29)
  - The Four Dhamma Summaries
  - The Guardian Meditations (31)
  - Ten Reflections (32)
  - Ovaada-paa.timokkha Gaathaa (34)
  - The Sublime Attitudes (35)
  - Dedication of Merit (38)
- Refuge
  - Buddha"m sara.na"m gacchaami... (41)
  - N'atthi me sara.na"m añña"m... (42)
  - Mahaa-kaaru.niko naatho... (42)
  - Bahu"m ve sara.na"m yanti... (43)
- Discourses
  - Dhamma-cakkappavattana Sutta"m (Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion) (45)
  - Anatta-lakkha.na Sutta"m (The Not-self Characteristic) (55)
  - AAditta-pariyaaya Sutta"m (The Fire Discourse) (64)
  - Dhamma-niyaama Sutta"m (The Orderliness of the Dhamma) (73)
  - Magga-vibha"nga Sutta"m (An Analysis of the Path) (75)
  - Gotamii Sutta"m (The Discourse to Gotamii) (81)
  - Paticca Samuppaada (Dependent Origination) (83)
  - Saaraa.niiya-dhamma Sutta (Conditions for Amiability)
  - Bhikkhu-aparihaaniya-dhamma Sutta (Conditions for No Decline among the Monks)
  - Mahaasamaya Sutta (The Great Meeting)
- Blessings
  - Invitation to the Devas (85)
  - Namakaara-siddhi Gaathaa (The Verses on Success through Homage) (86)
  - Sambuddhe (The Buddhas) (87)
  - Namo-kaara-a.t.thaka"m (The Homage Octet) (89)
  - Ma"ngala Sutta"m (The Discourse on Good Fortune) (90)
  - Cha Ratana Paritta Gaathaa (The Six Protective Verses from the Discourse on Treasures) (92)
  - Kara.niiya Mettaa Sutta (The Discourse on Lovingkindness) (95)
  - Khandha Paritta (The Group Protection) (97)
  - Mora Paritta (The Peacock's Protection) (98)
  - Va.t.taka Paritta (The Baby Quail's Protection) (100)
  - Dhajagga Paritta (The Top-of-the-Banner-Staff Protection) (101)
  - AA.taanaa.tiya Paritta (Homage to the Seven Past Buddhas) (102)
  - A"ngulimaala Paritta (Ven. Angulimala's Protection) (103)
  - Bojjha"nga Paritta (The Factor-of Awakening Protection) (104)
  - Buddha-jaya-ma"ngala Gaathaa (The Verses of the Buddha's Auspicious Victories) (105)
  - Jaya Paritta (The Victory Protection) (108)
  - Abhaya Paritta (The Danger-free Protection) (109)
  - Sakkatvaa buddha-ratana"m... (Having revered the jewel of the Buddha...) (110)
  - Dukkhappattaa... (Who have fallen into suffering...) (111)
  - Bhavatu sabba-ma"ngala"m... (May there be every blessing...) (112)
- Verses
  - The Heart (Mano pubba"ngamaa dhammaa...) (113)
  - The Three Inspired Verses (Yadaa have...) (114)
  - The House Builder (Aneka-jaati-sa"nsaara"m...) (115)
  - The Mountain (Yathaapi selaa vipulaa...) (115)
  - Noble Wealth (Yassa saddhaa tathaagate...) (116)
  - An Auspicious Day (Atiita"m naanvaagameyya...) (117)
  - The Three Characteristics (Sabbe sa"nkhaaraa aniccaa'ti...) (118)
  - Compounded Things (Aniccaa vata sa"nkhaaraa...) (119)
  - The Burden (Bhaaraa have pañcakkhandhaa...) (120)
  - Heedfulness (Appamaado amata"m pada"m...) (120)
- Formal Requests
  - Taking the Five Precepts (121)
  - Taking the Eight Precepts (124)
  - Ordination for an Eight-Precept Nun (127)
  - Requesting a Discourse (131)
  - Requesting Blessings (131)
  - Requesting Forgiveness (132)
- Formal Offerings
  - Food (135)
  - General Items (after noon) (136)
  - "Forest Cloth" (136)
  - Declaration to the Bhikkhu Sa"ngha (137)
  - Rains Bathing Cloth (138)
  - Candles (139)
  - Ka.thina Cloth (139)
  - Lodgings (140)
- Homage
  - Visaakha Puujaa (141)
  - Visaakha A.t.thamii (145)
  - AAsa.lha Puujaa (149)
  - Maagha Puujaa (153)
  - Veneration (156)
  - Homage to the Buddha's Footprints (157)
  - The Buddha's Last Words (158)
- Anumodana
  - Introduction
  - I. Yathaa vaarivahaa puuraa...
  - II. Adaasi me akaasi me...
  - III. Aggato ve pasannaana"m...
  - IV.AAyudo balado dhiiro...
  - V. AAyu"m va.n.na"m yasa"m kitti"m...
  - VI. Bhuttaa bhogaa bha.taa bhaccaa...
  - VII. Daanañca peyya-vajjañca...
  - VIII. Kaale dadanti sapaññaa...
  - IX. Ratanattayaanubhaavena...
  - X. Sabba-buddhaanubhaavena...
  - XI. So attha-laddho sukhito...
  - XII. Yasmi"m padese kappeti...
  - XIII. Bhavatu sabba-ma"ngala"m...
- After the Patimokkha
  - Sacca-kiriyaa gaathaa
  - Siiluddesa-paa.tha
  - Taayana-gaathaa
  - Ovaada-paa.timokkha Gaathaa
- Meditation
  - Breath Meditation: Seven Steps (159)

## A Note About This HTML Edition

In this transcription of A Chanting Guide, Pali diacritical marks are represented using plain ASCII characters according to the "Velthuis scheme," a convention widely used on the Internet by Pali students and scholars. Long vowels (those usually typeset with a bar above them) are doubled: aa ii uu. For consonants, the diacritic mark precedes the letter it affects. Thus, the retroflex (cerebral) consonants (usually typeset with a dot underneath) are: .r .t .th .d .dh .n .m .s .l . The guttural nasals (m or n with a dot above) are represented by "m and "n . The palatal nasal is represented here as ñ.

--JTB

Revised: Wed 6 February 2002