Namo Buddhaya ! “Bhikkhus, there is one thing that, when develop and cultivated, leads exclusively to disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to peace, to direct knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbhana. What is that one thing? Recollection of the Buddha. This is that one thing that, when develop and cultivated, leads exclusively to disenchantment, to dispassion, to cessation, to peace, to direct knowledge, to enlightenment, to Nibbhana.” Great Qualities of the Supreme Buddha Arahan My great teacher / the Supreme Buddha / eradicated sensual desires / and was entirely free of / sensual desires. The Supreme Buddha / eradicated hatred / and was entirely free of / hatred. The Supreme Buddha / eradicated delusion / and was entirely free of / delusion. The Supreme Buddha / eradicated all defilements / and all unwholesome thoughts / speech and actions. The Supreme Buddha / did not commit / any misdeeds / even in secrecy. The Supreme Buddha / eradicated the desire for / seeing images. The Supreme Buddha / eradicated the desire for / hearing sounds. The Supreme Buddha / eradicated the desire for / smelling odors. The Supreme Buddha / eradicated the desire for / tasting flavors. The Supreme Buddha / eradicated the desire for / touching tangibles. The Supreme Buddha / eradicated the desire for / thinking thoughts. The Supreme Buddha / guarded sense faculties / protected sense faculties / tamed sense faculties / and restrained sense faculties. My great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / completely destroyed / all taints / and was fully purified. In this way / my great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / is an Arahanth. /// Samma Sambuddha (the Supreme Buddha is Fully Enlightened) My great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / Understood perfectly / the suffering as a noble truth / without anyone’s help. Eradicated the origin of the suffering as a noble truth / without anyone’s help. Attained the cessation of the suffering as a noble truth / without anyone’s help. Developed the path / leading to the cessation of suffering as a noble truth / without anyone’s help. My great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / realized the four noble truths / as they really are / without anyone’s help. In this way / my great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / is Samma Sambuddha. /// Vijjacarana sampanna (The Supreme Buddha / developed excellent psychic powers.) The Supreme Buddha / had the supernatural powers of o having been one / to become many o having been many / to become one o to disappear and reappear o to dive in and out of the Earth / as though / it was water o to walk on water / as though / it was Earth o seated cross-legged / to travel in the air / like birds o The Supreme Buddha / had the ability to hear / both divine and human sounds / that were far away / as well as those that were near o The Supreme Buddha / had the ability to see / even the smallest of things / at a great distance / by his divine eye. o The Supreme Buddha / had the ability to read / others minds. My great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / had the ability to recollect / the past lives of beings. My great teacher /The Supreme Buddha / had the ability to see / the passing away and rebirth of beings / according to their actions. My great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / had the knowledge of / the destruction of all taints. My great Teacher / the Supreme Buddha / had excellent virtue / excellent concentration / excellent wisdom / excellent mindfulness / extraordinary effort / courage and determination. In this way / my great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / is vijjacarana sampanna /// Sugato (Sublime) My great Teacher / the Supreme Buddha / discovered the correct and clear path / the Noble Eightfold Path / Following the Noble Eightfold Path / my great Teacher / achieved the bliss of Nibbhana. In this way / my great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / is sugato (Sublime) /// Lokavidu (Knower of All Worlds) My great Teacher / the Supreme Buddha / understood all worlds o The Brahma world, the heavenly world, the human World, The Hell, The animal world, the ghost world, and the titans world. The Supreme Buddha / understood the origin of all worlds / and is free from all worlds. In this way / my great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / is Lokavidu /// (Knower of All Worlds) Anuttaro purisadammasirathi (Incomparable Leader of Persons to be tamed) With great compassion / loving kindness / and great wisdom / the Supreme Buddha / tamed immoral humans / gods and Brahmas / to be moral and virtuous / In this way / my great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / is Anuttaro purisadammasirathi /// Sattha devamanussinam – (the teacher of Gods and Humans) My great Teacher / the Supreme Buddha / showed wise gods and wise humans / the way to end suffering / and reach Nibbhana / My great Teacher / the Supreme Buddha / is the teacher of Gods and Humans. In this way / my great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / is sattha devamanussinam /// Buddho The Supreme Buddha / with great compassion / expounded the Dhamma to others / without holding anything back / so that / they may understand suffering / and achieve real happiness. In this way / my great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / is Buddha /// Bhagava (Blessed One) My great Teacher / The Supreme Buddha / is the one and only extraordinary / supreme teacher / with all of these great qualities. My great Teacher / the Supreme Buddha / had these exceptional qualities / and the incomparable virtue / concentration / and wisdom. In this way / my great teacher / The Supreme Buddha / is Bhagava /// (Blessed One) Sadu! Sadu! Sadu! When a noble person recollects the qualities of the Blessed one, the mind of the noble disciple is not addicted with sensual desire, with hatred or with delusion. The mind becomes unshaken towards the Supreme Buddha. With perfect confidence in the Blessed one, inspiration is gained from the truth of Dhamma. Gladness arises in the noble disciple. With gladness towards the Dhamma, rapture and joy are born. With joy, the body becomes tranquil. With a tranquil body, noble disciple feels pleasure. With pleasure, the mind becomes concentrated.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:26:40 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015