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reflections & recollections
verses on respect for the dhamma
Verses on Respect for the Dhamma
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[Ha꜓nda mayaṃ dhamma-gā꜕rav’ādi-gāthā꜓yo bha꜕ṇāmase] Ye ca꜕ atītā sa꜓mbuddhā
ye ca꜕ buddhā a꜕nāga꜓tā
Yo c’eta꜕rahi sambuddho
ba꜕hunnaṃ so꜕ka꜕-nāsa꜕no
All the Buddhas o꜕f th꜕e past, All the Buddhas yet to꜕ come, The Buddha of this cu꜕rrent age — Dispellers of mu꜕ch so꜕rrow.
Sa꜕bbe sa꜕ddhamma-gar꜓uno
viha꜕riṃsu viha꜕ranti ca
A꜕tho pi viha꜕riss꜓anti
esā buddhāna꜓ dha꜕mma꜕tā
Those having lived or living now, Those living in the fu꜕ture, All do revere th꜕e Tru꜕e Dha꜕mma — That is th꜓e nature o꜕f a꜕ll Bu꜕ddhas. Tasmā h꜕i atta-kāmena
mahattam-abhika꜓ṅkh꜕atā
Sa꜕ddhammo ga꜕ru꜓-kāta꜕bbo
s꜕araṃ buddhāna sā꜓sa꜕naṃ
Therefore desiring on꜕e’s ow꜕n welfare, Pursuing greatest a꜕spira꜕tions, One should revere th꜕e Tr꜕ue Dha꜕mma — Reco꜓llecting th꜕e Bu꜕ddha꜕’s teaching.