(Handa mayaṃ ovāda-pāṭimokkha-gāthāyo bhaṇāmase)
Sabba-pāpassa akaraṇaṃ
Avoidance of all evil ways;
Kusalassūpasampadā
Commitment to what’s wholly good;
Sacitta-pariyodapanaṃ
Purifcation of one’s mind:
Etaṃ buddhāna sāsanaṃ
Just this is what the Buddhas teach.
Khantī paramaṃ tapo tītikkhā
Patience is the cleansing flame;
Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ vadanti buddhā
Nibbāna’s supreme, the Buddhas say.
Na hi pabbajito parūpaghātī
Harming others, you’re no recluse;
Samaṇo hoti paraṃ viheṭhayanto
A trouble-maker’s no samana.
Anūpavādo anūpaghāto
To neither insult nor cause wounds;
Pāṭimokkhe ca saṃvaro
To live restrained by training rules;
Mattaññutā ca bhattasmiṃ
To know what’s enough when taking food;
Pantañca sayan’āsanaṃ
To dwell alone in a quiet place;
Adhicitte ca āyogo
And devotion to the higher mind:
Etaṃ buddhāna sāsanaṃ
Every Buddha teaches this.