Saturday, May 14, 2016

Translated from a traditional Pali chant from Sri Lanka

Greed's the root of negligence, greed's the root of strife,
Greed enslavement brings about, and in the future ghostly birth;
The Buddha who fully knows greed’s nature, I worship Him, the Greed-free One.
Hate's the root of turbulence, of ugliness the cause,
Hate causes much destruction and in the future hellish birth;
That One who's known hate to the end, I honor Him who's free of hate.
Delusion is the root of all this misery, Creator of all ills is ignorant delusion.
Mind's blindness from delusion stems, as a dumb animal one will in future live.
The Buddha who fully knows delusion's nature, I worship Him, the Undeluded One.

Pamadamulako lobho, lobho vivadamulako
dasabyakarao lobha, lobho paramhi petiko
Tam lobham parijanantam vande'ham vitalobhakam
Vihannamulako doso, doso virupakarako,
vinasakarako doso, doso paramhi neraya.
Tam dosam parijanantam vande'ham vitadosakam.
Sabbaghamulako moho, moho sabbitikarako,
sabbandhakarako moho, moho paramhi svadiko.
Tam moham parijanantam vande'ham vitamohakam.

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