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If any unwanted sound or image arises in your mind, don't fight against them. Don't feel that you have failed if thoughts keep coming in like waves. Let them pass through the center of your body like a flood of passing views that you happen to see from the window of a moving train. Accept that they are present but don't pay them any attention. Soon, the uninvited guests cannot stand being ignored and will disappear from the door of your mind. Simply con tinue to relax and observe whatever there is to see at the center of your body without thinking. Even if all you see is darkness, it's ok. Just observe the darkness as if you are watching a movie. Be content with your inner experience. Accept it the way you love yourself - unconditiondly. Dwell in the stillness of the mind. Let go of everything. Allow your whole being to be fully absorbed in the present moment. Depending on the degree of stillness and clarity of your mind, after a while you will experience a sense of peacefulness and refreshing joy as if you have just come out of an inner spa. www.kalyanamitra.org

How To Spread Loving Kindness ■»-!- imL!mumu»ui.UJ....mii m-J—\"นนผเ^เ-นเ It is a nice practice of compassion to end your meditation by spreading the inner peace and happiness that you have received to all people regardless oftheir race, nationality and faith, and even your personal feelings towards them: \"May everyone in my country and everj^here else have a share in the peace and happiness that I have received from meditation whether they are Buddhists or followers of other religions, whether they like me or dislike me, whether they see me as an acquaintance, family, friend or foe. May the air of purity resulting from my meditation dissolve all the anger,sadness and suffering in their hearts. May those in pain be free from suffering and those already happy be happier. May people of all races, nationalities and faiths live together in peace, happiness and compassion.\" www.kalyanamitra.org

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Given the necessity of daily meditation practice, why then should we Buddhists take the time to chant the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta at least once a day? The answer lies in the sutta. Kondhanna became Enlightened while he was listening to the Buddha's first sermon. It is not just a bunch of Pali words strung together; otherwise, this debut sutta would not have been the one and only discourse that ail Buddhas delivered in common. It is a garland of holy verses that has the power to cleanse and calm the mind as one chants the sutta with one's mind being fully present with the Buddha. If you chant the sutta with respect and undivided attention (i.e. with your mind being fully www.kalyanamitra.org

present with the Buddha or his teachings as opposed to being absent-minded), you will experience soothing serenity and deepening sense of stillness. As the chanting continues,your mind is being cleansed,calmed and brought to a meditative state. Many who chant the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta with such total absorption that they become one with the sutta have reported experiencing the same inside phenomena that they do when they meditate - sometimes even more so. Their minds are brought to stillness even without them trying. As you chant the sutta with total absorption, you are transmitting a vibrational energy that allows you to connect with all Buddhas. This energy does not come from you but is activated by you through the chanting of the sutta that all the Buddhas delivered. That is why when you emotionally become one with the sutta, you also emotionally become one with the Buddhas. And, that is why chanting the www.kalyanamitra.org

Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta is such an effective warm-up to bring your mind to a meditative state before you begin a sit-down meditation. And, if you chant the sutta with your eyes closed so as to meditate at the same time, that chanting will be even more powerful. Tips for Chanting the First Sutta with Totai Absorption l) Breathe in deeply and then slowly breathe out. Repeat such breathing a few times. Let go of dl your worries, problems and responsibilities just for now. Your mind has been carrying too much for too long. It*s time to give your mind a break from think ing. Relax all your muscles. These are basically the same things that you do to prime your body and mind before meditation. www.kalyanamitra.org

2) Chant with respect as if you are having an audience with the Buddhas. 3) Emotionally connect with the Buddhas by one of three ways that suits you the best: a) Recall one or more virtues of the Buddha such as his unconditional love or metta. While a round of chanting takes less than 20 minutes, it took Gautama Buddha more than 20 asamkhyeyas before he could give us this sutta that led to the birth of Buddhism. The former bodhisattva had sacrificed his life, physical organs, flesh, blood, wealth, power, and many other things countless of times. This alone is enough to prove that no one would sacrifice for us and love us as much as the Buddha. He owes us nothing, and his giving to us is imconditional. Although the five ascetics abandoned him www.kalyanamitra.org

when he stopped practicing self-mortification and did not initially welcome his post-Enlightenment visit, the Buddha did not abandon them. Like a river that does not have water for itself but for others, he freely shared the Dhamma with everyone in the hope that they too would succeed in putting a permanent end to their suffering. The Blessed One wants nothing from us. He only wishes us lasting happiness, and thus shows us the way. b)Reflect upon the Buddha's core teachings. For those who find it difficult to stop think ing, this method will help release your mind from the tight grip of worldly thoughts. One ofthe lessons from the sutta is that people make themselves miserable by holding onto negative thoughts, toxic feelings and hurtful memories or by attaching their minds to other people, places, power and possessions. Chanting helps divert your attention from all the real and imagined problems to the Buddha's www.kalyanamitra.org

teachings. In so doing, it makes it easier for you to let go of worldly concerns and to focus on what really matters - your peace and happiness in the moment. When the mind is released from such grip ping, it becomes relaxed. As you continue to chant the sutta, the melodic and meaningful verses will continue to relax, calm and cleanse your mind, bring ing it closer and closer to a meditative state. By then, you are ready for a sit-down meditation. c) Meditate while chanting the debut sutta. This method is for people who can chant the sutta fluently from their memories. The way to do it is by chanting the sutta as if the sound comes from the center of the body rather than the head. Simply close your eyes softly as you do when you meditate. As you chant, gently channel your attention towards the center of your body. www.kalyanamitra.org

During meditative chanting, you can choose to keep your mind blank. Alternatively, you can visualize a shining Buddha image, a cetiya (pagoda) or a crystal ball at the center of your body. With continued practice, meditating while chanting will become natural to you. As you do, not only you are chanting but also practicing the Middle Way meditation. www.kalyanamitra.org

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Just as the Buddha's utterance of the Dhamma- cakkappavattana Sutta changes the world, chanting his first sermon can change your world. Chanting the Blessed One's most important sermon can improve every area of your life. We know from neuroscience that human beings are feeling beings: we make decisions emotionally, and immediately come up with reasons and logic to Justify our feeling- based decisions. Because of that, the quality of a person's life at any given moment is determined by the quality of his or her feelings. Feelings come from the mind. It thus follows that when you improve the clarity and purity of your mind through chanting and meditation, you become more peaceful, happier and resourceful. With that www.kalyanamitra.org

wholesome state of mind, you are more creative, mindful and resilient. You have more compassion for yourself. You forgive more easily. You have more calm and inner peace, enabling you to optimize your knowledge and wisdom to make wholesome decisions. You are more mindful of what you think, say and do, and are aware of how your behaviour would impact yourself and others. You complain less and appreciate more. You have more patience with people and things, and thus are nicer to be around. You have more resilience in dealing with life's challenges. In short, chanting the sutta helps you mine life's biggest gold mine — your mind. Your external resources - money, formal education, career connec tions and social status - may be severely limited. But your internal resources are limitless. That's why bodhi- sattva Siddhartha could transform himself and change the world - not when he was a prince with wealth and power but when he had no external resources. This is not to say that you should not have material www.kalyanamitra.org

resources or that they are bad. Rather, it means that you can create something out of nothing, using your internal resources such as wholesome beliefs and behaviors. As a human being, you are endowed with the power to transform your inner world, your outer world,and eventually the whole human world. Chanting the sutta is a great place to start mining your infinite internal resources. Just as the Buddha gave the sutta out of loving kindness, we should be kind and lovingly patient with ourselves when it comes to chanting and stilling the mind. After returning home from work, you might start chanting with half presence because your mind is still full of distracting thoughts. However, as you continue to chant with focused attention, you mind will slow down - from 100 miles an hour, to 50 miles an hour, to 15 miles an hour, to stillness. The tip is to let go the reins on your mind. Let your mind float along the rhythm of the sutta and into the flow state. www.kalyanamitra.org

It helps to practice anchoring your mind with the Buddha every top of the hour throughout the day so that when it's time to chant or meditate, it will become easier for you to do so with total presence. To reap full benefits from the chanting, your mind needs to be fully present with Gautama Buddha or all Buddhas. Chanting the sutta with total absorption yields at least 22 benefits. These benefits also apply to the chanting of other verses that pertain to the Buddha and his teachings. 1) Connect with the Buddhas By chanting as if you are having an audience with the Buddhas, you are being connected with the most powerful source of purity, wisdom and uncondi tional love. 2) Plant Seeds of Virtue What you focus on you become, when you www.kalyanamitra.org

focus on one or more virtues of the Buddha while chanting the sutta, you plant seeds of these virtuous qualities in your conscious and subconscious minds. If you water them with focused attention every day, they will blossom in your mind and grow into your behavior. 3) Remind You of Unconditional Love Chanting the sutta helps remind you that you are worthy of unconditional love. There are people who love you enough to sacrifice their convenience, time, wealth, power, flesh and blood so that you have the blueprint for lasting happiness and freedom from suffering. Their love is like the river, the moon and the sun that give equally to all without conditions and expectations. You might have heard that love causes pain but the Buddhas* kind of love never causes tears. Recalling this fact repeatedly will remind you to love yourself unconditionally as well. www.kalyanamitra.org

4) Unclutter Your Mind Chanting the sutta can help divert your atten tion from work, money and relationship problems to something much higher. Thinking about a problem all the time doesn't make it go away. In fact, doing so could make the perceived problem appear worse than it really is and cause unnecessary stress. The mind is wisest when it is still, when the mind is uncluttered - free from worry, fear, anger and attachment, etc. - a solution arises in the absence of thought. 5) De-stress Chanting the sutta helps you de-stress and im prove your mood. It gives you a break from the sights, sounds and stimulation of the material world. Its soothing sound can transport you into a spiritual space that is free from mental chatters. Several scientific studies show that chanting and meditation stimulate the brain's production of alpha waves which boost creativity, reduce depression and promote emotionฝ serenity. They also stimulate the body's production of www.kalyanamitra.org

a happiness hormone called \"serotonin,\" which makes you relaxed and feel good about yourself. 6) Stop Emotional Bleeding Chanting the sutta reminds you of the truths about life; thus, making it easier for you to let go of unwise wanting, negative thoughts and toxic feelings. It will make it easier for you to accept and face the reality with peace instead of getting upset over that which cannot be controlled, changed or undone. Sometimes, we make ourselves unhappy by being attached to other people and possessions and by clinging to past experiences that entered our six senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell, physical touch, and emotional touch). If you want to be happy, you have to be selective about what to keep in your mind. Let go of all junk and keep only jewels. www.kalyanamitra.org

7) Prime Your Mind Before Meditation We tend to think too many thoughts during the day that when we eventually have time for a sit- down meditation, we find it hard to stop thinking. Chanting can soothe and slow down the mind, bringing it to a meditative state or close to a meditative state. 8) Remind You of the Brevity of Life and the Impermanence of Things Life is too short to be miserable. Even Gautama Buddha faced pressure from families and problems from unscrupulous people but he never let anyone or anything take away his purity, inner peace and hap piness. While you cannot always control external events, you have full control over your inner peace. Both problems and pleasures arise and end. Except for Nibbana, everything else is impermanent.The only place that is permanently free from problems is Nibbana. Hence, a line in the sutta says \"Everything that has the nature of arising also has the nature of ceasing.\" It helps to remind yourself that this too shall pass. www.kalyanamitra.org

9) Heighten Mindfulness Chanting the sutta raises your mental awareness so that you can catch yourself faster when a toxic thought or speck of irritation arises. You can then quickly snap out of it. By being more mindful of your thought, you can save yourself a lot of pain and stress as well as from unconsciously hurting other people's feelings, chanting the sutta helps you keep guard of your thoughts and emotions so that you are in control of them rather than being controlled by them. 10) Ask Life-changing Questions Chanting the sutta reminds you to ask yourself questions that could change the course of your day and, as a result, your life. Examples: \"Does what I'm about to do contribute to my long-term happiness or will it cause me pain in the future?\"; \"Did I do my best to practice mindfulness?\"; \"Did I do my best to be kind today?\" or \"what am I trading my life for?\" www.kalyanamitra.org

11) Improve Decision-making Ability The more you chant the sutta, the more you familiarize yourself with the Buddha's core teachings. Provided that you understand the contents of the sutta in its entirety, familiarity through repetition will result in these teachings being imprinted into your subconscious mind. Because over 90% of your decisions are made by your subconscious mind, you are more likely to make decisions that are in line with the Buddha's teachings than otherwise. Repetition helps because we human beings tend to be forgetful and unconsciously make ourselves unhappy every now and then, chant ing the sutta at least once a day will remind you to love yourself the right way; thus, saving yourself a lot of grief. 12) Tlirn Knowing into Doing Meditative chanting is similar to meditation in the sense that it brings the mind towards stillness. In www.kalyanamitra.org

so doing, you are practicing the Buddha's core teachings - which is the whole point of studying the Dhamma. The positive karma of purifying your mind will remain with you through the afterworld and rebirths, and no one can take it away. This virtuous asset will serve as a spiritual capital when you carry on your Middle Wayjourney in your next rebirth. You will be blessed with moral wisdom and the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Meditation will become easier to you the next time round, and you will attract virtuous people and favorable circumstances that lead you to the Buddha's teachings and the Middle Way practice. 13) Bless Your Future We design our destiny with every thought we think, every word we speak and every act we do. Chanting the sutta thus influences our day-to-day decisions. It reminds us to love ourselves, do the right thing and be compassionate to others. For example, we choose to forgive people instead of holding grudges www.kalyanamitra.org

or we replace angry thoughts with kind thoughts and empathy. In so doing, we create a happy future for ourselves. \"Good luck\" is in fact the result of one's good karma. By following the Buddha's teachings, we bless our future. 14) Create A Pleasant Vibe for Yourself and Your Environment Everyone carries around a certain vibe that speaks of their core character or their current emo tional state. Chanting the sutta improves not only your personal vibe but also the vibe of your immediate environment. The same room in your house will feel differently after you chant the sutta with total presence in that room everyday for seven consecutive days. 15) Boost Health and Healing Scientific research studies show that chanting activates the body's healing mechanism through its soothing vibrations. It promotes healing by lifting the www.kalyanamitra.org

emotional health of a psychosomatic patient. It can help reduce physical pain by shifting the patient's attention from the illness to the Buddha and his teachings. 16) Beautify Your Body Cells About two-thirds of our physical body is made up of water. Positive vibrational energies generated from wholesome thoughts and speeches such as chant ing and speaking kind words can significantly improve the molecular structure of water in our body, accord ing to Japanese researcher Masaru Emoto who is the author ofinternationally acclaimed books\"The Hidden Messages in Water\" and \"Love Thyself\". 17) Win Genetic Jackpots Nothing in life is accidental. There is a cause for every effect, chanting produces a multitude of favorable karmic results. By chanting with respect for the Buddha and his teachings, we will be blessed with self-respect and respect from others. Regular chanting www.kalyanamitra.org

of the sutta will result in better rebirths and better physical attributes. We will be blessed with healthy and beautiful physical organs that we use in the chanting - hands, mouth, lips, larynx, tongue, teeth and gum. On top of that, we will be blessed with a pleasant voice and great ears. 18) Draw Wholesome Forces Like attracts like. The wholesome energy generated by the chanting of the sutta has the power to attract wholesome people and circumstances into your life and dispel those that are not. By chanting the sutta daily, you also help keep the Buddha's teachings alive, ensuring that virtue will continue to thrive in this world. 19) Dilute Punishment Each of us carries around karmic time bombs. They are the ugly fmits of unwholesome acts that we did in our previous and present lifetimes. They follow us everywhere like shadows and are due to explode www.kalyanamitra.org

when we least expect so that we get an unexpected illness, losses and other forms of \"bad luck\". Chanting the sutta frequently can help reduce the gravity of negative karmic retribution in propor tion to the degree of your mental stillness and purity. Evil fruits that await to ripen will be diluted while good friiits from your wholesome acts will be hastened to ripen. 20) Nestle in Happiness The Buddha is the greatest embodiment of pure, unconditional love. He and his teachings are the best emotional refuge that you can always rely on. That is why connecting with the Buddha and following his teachings to the letter will guarantee you with inner peace and happiness. There is no surer path to unconditional happiness than connecting with the Buddha within you (Body of Enlightenment) through the Middle Way meditation and meditative chanting. www.kalyanamitra.org

21) Prioritize by Purpose Chanting the sutta reminds you of what matters the most. You were not born to make a living. You were not born to own this or that or anybody. You were bom to make your way towards eternal happiness also known as Nibbana. Your present existence is simply part of a much bigger journey towards that ultimate goal. It is the journey that spans across lifetimes. 22) Closer to Enlightenment Frequent meditative chanting brings you closer to Enlightenmentand eventually Enlightenment because your mind is with those who have gone forth to Nibbana. www.kalyanamitra.org

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Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (leader) Following his Enlightenment, the Buddha went on to proclaim the Dhamma which he had discovered with his own efforts and which is nobler and superior to all other branches of knowledge in the world. He advised all to steer clear from the paths of two extremes: sense-pleasure attachment and self- mortification. He declared the Middle Way as the only right path towards the permanent end of suffering and rebirth. He shared his discovered knowledge of the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path that lead to Enlightenment. Let us chant the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, which was composed in Pali language by learned monks of ancient times, to recall the Buddha's first sermon that laid the foundation for all other subse quent Buddhist teachings. www.kalyanamitra.org

Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (all) Evam me sutam: Ekam samayam Bhagava B^*^£isiyain viharati Isipatane Migadaye. Tatra kho Bhagava pancavaggiye bhikkhu ฌิทantesi. I (Ananda Bhikkhu) have heard that once the Buddha was at the Isipatana Deer Park near the City ofBanares, and gave a sermon to a group of five ascetics. Dve'me, bhikkhave, anta pabbajitena na sevitabba: Bhikkhus,there are two extreme paths that those who left the life of a householder should stay away from. (NOTE: those who left the life of a householder = monks, nuns and novices) Yo cayam kamesu k^nasukhallikanuyogo hmo,gammo, pothujjaniko, anariyo anatthasamhito. www.kalyanamitra.org

what two? One is the path of constant attachment to sense pleasures.Such engagementfuels worldly desires, induces more attachment, and pollutes the mind. It is ignoble, harmful, unbeneficial and the way of worldlings. Yo cayam attakilamath^uyogo dukkho, anariyo anatthasamhito. The other is the path of self-mortification. Such is afflicting pain upon oneself. It is painful, ignoble and useless for ridding oneself of defilements (kilesa in Pali; kleshas or kle^a in Sanskrit). Etc te, bhikkhave, ubho ante anupagamma majjhima patipada Tathagatena abhisambuddha cakkhukarani, nanakaranl, upasamaya, abhinnaya, sambodhaya, nibbariaya samvattati. After veering from these two extremes,the Tathagata* has discovered the Middle Way which gives rise to www.kalyanamitra.org

transcendental vision, which gives rise to supreme knowledge, which leads to unsurpassed peace, to utmost insights, to Enlightenment, to Nibbana. (*Pali note: Tathagata is the word that the Buddha used to call himself.) Katama ca sa, bhikkhave, majjhima patipada Tathagatena abhisambuddha—cakkhukaram nanakarani, upasamaya, abhinnaya, sambodhaya, nibbanaya samvattati? And what, Bhikkhus, is the Middle Way that the Tathagata has awakened to? It is the path that gives rise to transcendental vision, which gives rise to supreme knowledge,which leads to unsurpassed peace, to utmost insights, to Enlightenment, to Nibbana. Ayam'eva ariyo atthangiko maggo seyyathidam: samma ditthi, samma sankappo, samma v^^ samma kammanto, samma ajivo, samma vayamo, samma sati, samma samadhi. www.kalyanamitra.org

The Middle Way involves cultivating the virtues described in the Noble Eightfold Path: the right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right live lihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samadhi. Ayam kho sa, bhikkhave, majjhima patipada Tathagatena abhisambuddha — cakkhukaranT, n^iakaranr, upasamaya, abhinna^ya, sambodhaya, nibb^iaya samvattati. This, Bhikkhus, is the Middle Way awakened to by the Tathagata, which gives rise to transcendental vision, which gives rise to supreme knowledge, which leads to unsurpassed peace, to utmost insights, to Enlightenment, to Nibbana. www.kalyanamitra.org

Dukkha (Suffering) Idam kho pana, bhikkhave, dukkham ariyasaccam. JMipi dukkha. Jarapi dukkha. Maranampi dukkham: Sokaparideva dukkha domanassupayasapi dukkha. Appiyehi sampayogo dukkho. Piyehi vippayogo dukkho. Yampiccham na labhati tampi dukkham. Sankhittena pancupadanakkhandha dukkha. Now this, Bhikkhus, is the Noble Truth of Suffering: birth is suffering; aging is suffering; death is suffering; sorrow, lamentation and despair are suffering; facing with what is displeasing is suffering; separation from what is pleasing is suffering, and not getting what one wants is suffering. In brief, the five aggregates subject to attachment (referring to khandhas in Pali or skandhas in Sanskrit) are suffering. www.kalyanamitra.org

Dukkha Samudaya (Origin of Suffering) Idam kho pana, bhikkhave, dukkhasamudayo ariyasaccam. Yayam tanha ponobbhavika nandiragasahagata tatratatrabhinandim, se3^athidain: kamatanha, bhavatanha, vibhavatanha. Now this, Bhikkhus, is the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering: craving and clinging to impermanent states, people and things keep one trapped in the Cycle of Existence. This leads to rebirth, which in turn leads to craving for sense pleasures, craving to have certain things, craving not to have certain things, craving for becoming, and craving for not becoming. Dukkha Nirodha (Cessation of Suffering) Idam kho pana, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodho ariyasaccam: yo tassa yeva tanhaya asesa-viraganirodho, cago, patinissaggo, mutti, anMayo. www.kalyanamitra.org

Now this, Bhikkhus, is the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering: suffering ceases when one renounces all unwise wanting, craving and clinging until there is none left. It is the complete and permanent purging of craving and attachment. Dukkha Nirodha GaminI Patipada (The Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering) Idam kho pana, bhikkhave, dukkhanirodhagamim patipada ariyasaccam: ayameva ariyo atthangiko maggo, seyyathidam: samma ditthi, samma sankappo, samma vaca, samma kammanto, samma ajlvo, samma vayamo, samma sati, samma samadhi. Now this, Bhikkhus, is the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering. It is this Noble Eightfold Path, which is cultivating the right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right samadhi. www.kalyanamitra.org

Three Phrases and 12 Aspects of Complete Enlightenment Idam dukkham ariyasaccan'ti me. Bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhum udapadi, nanam udapMi, panna udapadi, vijja udapadi, aloko udapadi. This is the Noble Truth of Suffering. Bhikkhus, regarding things unknown before, there arose in me vision, transcendental knowledge, pure wisdom, supreme knowledge, and light. Tarn kho pan'idam dukkham ariyasaccam parifineyyan'ti me.Bhikkhave,pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhum udapadi, nanam udapadi, panna, udapadi, vijja udapadi, Moko udapadi. The Noble Truth of Suffering is to be fully understood. Bhikkhus, regarding things unknown before, there arose in me vision, transcendental knowledge, pure wisdom, supreme knowledge, and light. www.kalyanamitra.org

4 Tarn kho pan'idam dukkham ariyasaccam parinnatan'ti me.Bhikkhave,pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhum udapadi, n^am udap^, paMa udapadi, vijja udapadi, aloko udapadi. The Noble Truth of Suffering has been fully understood. Bhikkhus, regarding things unknown before, there arose in me vision, transcendental knowledge, pure wisdom, supreme knowledge, and light. Idam dukkhasamudayam ariyasaccan'ti me. Bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhum udapadi,n^am udapadi panna udapMi, vijja udapMi, aloko udapadi. This is the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering. Bhikkhus, regarding things unknown before, there arose in me vision, transcendental knowledge, pure wisdom, supreme knowledge, and light. www.kalyanamitra.org

Tain kho panidam dukkhasamudayo ariya saccam pahatabban'ti me. Bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhum udapadi, nanam udapadi, panna udapadi, vijja udapadi, Moko udapadi. All causes of suffering must be renounced. Bhikkhus, regarding things unknown before, there arose in me vision, transcendental knowledge, pure wisdom, supreme knowledge, and light. Tarn kho pan'idam dukkhasamudayo ariyasaccam pahlnan'ti me. Bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhum udapadi, ทฌิ;lam udapadi, panha udapMi, vijja udapadi, Moko udapMi. All causes of suffering have been renounced. Bhikkhus, regarding things unknown before, there arose in me vision, transcendental knowledge, pure wisdom, supreme knowledge, and light. Idam dukkhanirodho ariyasaccan'ti me. Bhikkhave, www.kalyanamitra.org

pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhum udapMi,n^am udapadi, panna udapadi, vijja udapadi, aloko udapadi. This is the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering. Bhikkhus, regarding things unknown before, there arose in me vision, transcendental knowledge, pure wisdom, supreme knowledge, and light. Tarn kho pan'idain dukkhanirodho ariyasaccam sacchikatabban'ti me. Bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhum udapadi, n^am udapMi, panna udapMi, vijja udapMi, aloko udapadi. This Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering has to be realized.Bhikkhus,regarding things unknown before, there arose in me vision, transcendental knowledge, pure wisdom, supreme knowledge, and light. Tarn kho pan'idain dukkhanirodho ariyasaccam sacchikatan'ti me. Bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhum udapadi, n^am udapadi, panna udapadi, vijja udapadi, Moko udapadi. www.kalyanamitra.org

This Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering has been realized. Bhikkhus, regarding things unknown before, there arose in me vision, transcendental knowledge, pure wisdom, supreme knowledge, and light. Idam dukkhanirodhagMnini patipada ariyasaccan'ti me. Bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhuip udapadi, nanam udapadi, panna udapadi, vijja udapM, Moko udapMi. This is the Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering. Bhikkhus, regarding things unknown before, there arose in me vision, trans cendental knowledge, pure wisdom, supreme knowledge, and light. Tain kho pan'idam dukkhanirodhagaminT patipada ariyasaccam bhavetabban'ti me. Bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhum udapadi, nariam udapadi, panna udapadi, vijja udapadi, aloko udapadi. www.kalyanamitra.org

This Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering has to be cultivated. Bhikkhus, regarding things unheard before, there arose in me vision, transcendental knowledge, pure wisdom, supreme knowledge, and light. Tarn kho pan'idain dukkhanirodhagamim patipada ariyasaccam bhavitan'ti me. Bhikkhave, pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu cakkhuin udapadi, nanam udapadi, paMa udapadi, vijja udap^, aloko udapadi. This Noble Truth of the Path Leading to the Cessation of Suffering has been cultivated. Bhikkhus, regarding things unknown before, there arose in me vision, transcendental knowledge, pure wisdom, supreme knowledge, and light. www.kalyanamitra.org

Declaring the Perfect Enlightenment YavakTvanca me, bhikkhave, imesu catusu ariyasaccesu evam tiparivattam dvadasakaram yathabhutam nanadassanam, Na suvisuddham ahosi, neva tavaham, bhikkhave, sadevake loke samarake sabrahmake sassamanabrahmaniyapajayasadevamanussayaanuttaram samma sambodhim abhisambuddho paccann^im. 0 Bhikkhus, while I did not yet achieve complete knowledge and purified vision ofthe Four Noble Truths as they are in their three phases and twelve aspects, 1 never claimed to have awakened to the perfect Enlightenment, which no human being, Mara*, deity of the Brahma world or other celestid being has ever attained before. (^Mara means demons, opponents of spiritual liberation and virtue cultivation) Yato ca kho me, bhikkhave, imesu catusu ariyasaccesu evam tiparivattam dvadasakaram yathabhutam n^adassanam suvisuddham ahosi, athaham, bhikkhave. www.kalyanamitra.org

sadevake loke sam^rake sabrahmake sassamanabrahmaniya pajaya sadevamanussaya anuttaram samma sambodhim abhisambuddho paccaimasim. o Bhikkhus, it is only after achieving complete knowledge and purified vision ofthe Four Noble Truths as they are in their three phases and twelve aspects that I declare that I have awakened to the perfect Enlightenment, which no human being, Mara, deity of the Brahma world or other celestial being has ever attained before. ISl^anca pana me dassanam udapadi £ikuppa me vimutti, ayamantima jati, natthidani punabbhavo ti. The liberation of my mind is permanent and irreversible. This current lifetime is my last. I am no longer subject to rebirth. www.kalyanamitra.org

Impact of the Buddha's Sermon on the Five Ascetics Idam avoca Bhagava, attamana pancavaggiya bhikkhu Bhagavato bhasitaip abhinanduip. All the five ascetics were delighted and enthralled by the Buddha's holy words of wisdom. Imasminca pana veyyakaranasmim bhannamane ayasmato Ko^d^nn^ss^ virajaip vrtamalaip dhammacakkhum udapadi: yaip kinci samudayadhammam, sabbantam nirodhadhammanti. While listening to the Buddha's sermon, there arose in ascetic Kondhanna a pure, spotless vision of the Dhamma: *\"Eveiything that has the nature of arising also has the nature of ceasing.\" *The quoted statement refers to the Three Marks of Existence (Tilakkhana in Pali or Trilaksana in Sanskrit): impermanence(anicca),dissatisfaction orsuffering(dukkha) and non-self(anattd). www.kalyanamitra.org

JubUation among Deities Pavattite ca Bhagavata Dhammacakke bhumma deva sadda-manussavesum: Etain Bhagavata Baranasiyam Isipatane Migadaye anuttaram dhammacakkam pavattitam appativattiyam samanena va brahmanena va devena va m^*ena va brahmuna va kenaci va lokasmin'ti. Now that the wheel of Truth had been set in motion by the Buddha, earth-bound deities raised a joyous cry of Jubilation. They proclaimed: \"At the Isipatana Deer Park near the city of Banares, the incomparable Wheel of Truth is turned by the Buddha, which no recluse, brahmin,deity[from the six classes of Heaven], Mara, deity from the Brahma world* or other being in the world can stop it.\" *(N0TE: the Brahma world = the highest of the celestial worlds in Buddhist cosmology) www.kalyanamitra.org

Bhummanai|i devanam saddain sutva Catummaharajika deva sadda-manussavesum. Upon hearing the joyous cry of earth-bound deities, Catummaharajika (1st and lowest level of Heaven) deities also cried out in glee. Catummaharajikanam devanam saddam sutva,Tavatimsa deva sadda-manussavesum. Upon hearing the joyous ciy of Catummaharajika deities, Tavatimsa (2nd level of Heaven) deities also cried out in glee. Tavatirnsanam devanam saddain sutva, Yama deva sadda-manussavesum. Upon hearing the joyous cry of Tavatimsa deities, Yama (2nd level of Heaven) deities also cried out in glee. www.kalyanamitra.org

Yamanam devanam saddain sutva, Tusita deva sadda-manussavesum. Upon hearing the joyous cry of Yama deities, Tusita (4th level of Heaven) deities also cried out in glee. Tusitanam devanam saddain sutva, Nimm^aratT deva sadda-manussavesum. Upon hearing the joyous cry of Tusita deities, NimmanaratI (5th level of Heaven) deities also cried out in glee. Nimm^aratmam devanam saddain sutva, Paranimmitavasavattr deva sadda-manussavesuip. Upon hearing the joyous cry of NimmanaratI deities, ParanimmitavasavattI(6th level of Heaven) deities also cried out in glee. www.kalyanamitra.org