An exposition of the ratana sutta the buddha taught this discourse to venerable ananda when vesali was plagued by disease, famine, and evil spirits. October 1, 2018 better audio format following are recordings of three popular sutta by a venerable thero and the corresponding pali texts. Maha piritha maha mangala sutta, ratana sutta, karaniya. According to the pali description, parittanti mahatejavantataya samantato. Maha pirith buddhist spiritual protection chant maha mangala sutta, ratana sutta. Its the kind of place you go in a hurry when you run out at the last moment. The other three are compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. In the kingdom of vesali in the lifetime of lord buddha there broke out all kinds of disasters. Jun 08, 20 d the great compassion mantra sanskrit lyrics 1 hour tibetan eleven faced avalokitesvara dharani duration.
The venerable ananda followed the instructions, and sprinkled the sanctified water from the. May every being be happy athopi sakkacca sunantu bhsita. In the pali it is seventeen verses in length, and in the sanskrit version nineteen. Then the bhikkhus who had gathered there reciting the ratanasutta and pouring out water, walked about the street, not far from the royal palace, near the wall, round which they walked with their right side towards it in the three watches of the night. We used the saddhatissa translationheres a link to that. In theravada buddhism, according to postcanonical pali commentaries, the background story for the ratana sutta is that the town of vesali or. This sutta provides a detail description of the origin of the human kind and the planet earth at the beginning known as world contraction, the human ancestry started with the living beings born from the abhassara brahmas. Bhante mangala chanting the pali protection discourse ratanasutta at bodhi lankarama buddhist temple, taiping, malaysia on may 22nd 2009 10 minutes. The three suttas state the truth and the power of the teaching of the buddha.
Of these paritta, one of the best known is the ratana sutta sn 2. The sutta nipata literally, section of the suttas is a buddhist scripture, a sutta collection in the khuddaka nikaya, part of the pali canon of theravada buddhism. Venerable sangharakshita, lokamitra, dharmamati, viramati, andy friends, alan turner, buddhadasa, bernie tisch. Venerable ananda, and gave him instructions as to how he should tour the. There are several paritta verses that are identified as such within the pali canon.
Teyata om gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi soha praja paramita heart mantra. Venerable ananda walked around inside the walls of vesali sprinkling holy water om the buddhas almsbowl and reciting this ratana su a. Ratana sutta treasures translated from the pali by thanissaro bhikkhu for free distribution only. Due to the presence of decaying corpses the evil spirits began to haunt the city. Whatever spirits have gathered here, on the earth, in the sky may you all be happy and listen intently to what i say. Pali chanting in the theravada buddhist tradition basic pronunciation vandana namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammasambuddhassa 3x homage to the triple gems homage to him, the blessed one, the exalted one, the fully enlightened one. It was created by people as they practised and refers to the wise one, rather than to monks or nuns. The ratana sutta extols the characteristics of the three ratana pali. T he recitation of the ratana sutta is a powerful blessing for protection and an aid for eve ry meditation leading to nibbana. Collection on the development of loving kindness prologue these written words about buddhism which follow are meant for those who wish to take serious note about. The city of vesali was afflicted by a famine, causing death, especially to the poor folks. Bhante devananda, theravada monks, buddhist monks chanting. Preeminent disciples of the buddha mentioned in the udna glossary 144 abbreviations 146 bibliography 147.
Yanidha bhutani samagatani bhummani va yani va antalikkhe sabbeva bhuta sumana bhavantu atho pi sakkacca sunantu bhasitam. Ratana sutta the discourse on jewels samadhi buddhist. Taken from saddhatissa and an unidentified translation of the sutta nipata. Jan 09, 2017 ratana sutta kinh chau bau pa auk sayadawgi t. During the lifetime of our lord buddha the city of vesali was afflicted by famine, which killed thousands of poverty stricken families. Ratana sutta by lord buddhathe occasion for this discourse, in brief, according to the commentary, is as follows. Joyful buddhist ratana sutta chanting with english subtitles. Ratana sutta with english subtitles live chanting of ratana sutta with pali and english subtitles by sri lankan monks of mahamevnawa. Two useful printed translations of the sutta nipata are k.
Sri dhammananda 5 paritta sutta recital for protection and blessings by ven. Whatever beings that are here assembled, whether terrestrial or celestial, may every being be happy and joyful. Maha mangala sutta life highest blessings, ratana sutta the jewel discourse and karaniya metta sutta the discourse of loving kindness. Due to the presence of decaying corpses the evil spirits haunted the city, and led to. The cullavagga or minor section is no less rich and varied in contentk, though perhaps as a work of art less unified. When morning dawned a great cloud poured rain on the earth and all who had suffered from. Piyananda revised edition, december 2011 by buddhist maha vihara, brickfields. Paritta pali, generally refers to the buddhist practice of reciting certain. Teyata om gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi soha. Plagued by these three fears of famine, nonhuman beings and pestilence. Ratana sutta the jewel discourse animated subtitles.
The sangha the monks recite the pirith with loving kindness toward the listeners. Sutra starting with letter, in word document, in pdf. Treasures, by thanissaro bhikkhu is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercial 4. All its suttas, thought to originate from before the buddhas parinibbana, consist largely of verse, though some also contain some prose. Lord chalmers trs buddhas teachings, being the sutta nipata or discourse collection harvard u. Buddha channel best buddhism videos for buddhist 1,186,315 views. The buddha, the lord of peace, recited this sutta in the city of vesali, india, and as a result, calamities caused by famine, evil spirits and disease vanished completely. I have heard that on one occasion the blessed one, on a wandering tour among the kurus with a large community of monks, arrived at thullakotthita, a town of the kurus. Metta sutta not only guides as a meditation technique but also used as a guide for the moral and spiritual progress and serves as a protection technique paritta the buddha saw in his supernormal powers that this was the best place for them to achieve spiritual liberation. Publication date 2009 usage attributionnoncommercialno derivative works 3. Tasma hi bhuta nisametha sabbe mettam karotha manusiya pajaya diva ca ratto ca haranti ye balim tasma hi ne rakkhatha appamatta.
Thereupon the buddha delivered this discourse on the jewels ratana sutta to the. It is found in the pali canons khuddakapatha and sutta nipata with the title metta sutta the discourse on friendliness. The sutta nipata the sutta collection, the fifth book of the khuddaka nikaya, consists of 71 short suttas divided into five chapters. Normans the rhinoceros horn pali text society, 1985 and h. Thereupon the buddha delivered this jewel discourse ratana sutta to the venerable ananda, and gave him instructions as to how he should tour the city with the licchavi citizens reciting the discourse as a mark of protection to the people of vesali. To view an individual sutra, please scroll further down. According to the commentary he also preached the same sutta on the following 6 days, with the same happy result. Vipassana fellowships online meditation course provides a supported introduction to buddhist meditation as found in the theravada tradition. It opens with the ratanaor jewel sutta, probably the latest sutta in the whole anthology, a wardrune, and much used in theravada countries for protective purposes. Next to my place is a market filled with overpriced things like.
The reference is evidently to the chakkavatti sutta q. Ratana sutta with pali and english subtitles youtube. The practice of reciting or listening to the paritta suttas began very early in the history of buddhism. These are mental states or qualities cultivated by buddhist practise. It was preached at vesali, on the occasion of the buddhas visit there at the invitation of the licchavis, who begged him to rid the city of the various dangers which had fallen upon it. The suttanipata is one of the earliest texts of the pali cannon, coming from the same period as the dhammapada, before the monastic tradition was strong. The pathways to unfortunate rebirth destinations duggati have been closed to them. Let us chant ratana sutta paritta to drive and stamp out of. The city ofvesali was afflicted by a famine, causing death, especially to the poor folk. The builder of this house, painful is repeated existence. Plagued by these three fears of famine, nonhuman beings and pestilence, the citizens sought the help of. Metta sutta karaniya metta sutta metta loving kindness is one of the four immeasurables or four divine states of buddhism. Resources and support for meditators and authoritative texts from the earliest buddhist sources. Next to my place is a market filled with overpriced things like almond milk.