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CHANTS
Metta Chant I
Sabbe satta all living beings
Sabbe pana all breathing beings
Sabbe bhuta all creatures
Sabbe puggala all individuals
Sabbe attabhavapariyapanna all personalities
Sabba itthiyo all female beings
Sabbe purisa all male beings
Sabbe ariya all noble ones
Sabbe anariya all worldlings
Sabbe deva all devas (celestial beings)
Sabbe manussa all human beings
Sabbe vinipatika all beings in the lower realms
Avera hontu may they be free from enmity
Abbyapajjha hontu may they be free from mental suffering
Anigha hontu may they be free from physical suffering
Sukhi attanam pariharantu may they take care of themselves happily
Dukkha muccantu may they be free from suffering
Yatha laddha sampattito may their belongings not be lost
mavigacchantu
Kammassaka they have kamma as their true property
Puratthimaya disaya in the eastern direction
Pacchimaya disaya in the western direction
Uttaraya disaya in the northern direction
Dakkhinaya disaya in the southern direction
Puratthimaya anudisaya in the south-eastern direction
Pacchimaya anudisaya in the north-western direction
Uttaraya anudisaya in the north-eastern direction
Dakkhinaya anudisaya in the south-western direction
Hetthimaya disaya in the direction below
Uparimaya disaya in the direction above
Metta Chant II
Sabbe satta avera hontu May all living beings be free from enmity.
Sabbe satta abyapajjha hontu May all living beings be free from mental
suffering.
Sabbe satta anigha hontu May all living beings be free from physical
suffering.
Sabbe satta sukhi attanam May all living beings take care of themselves
pariharantu happily.
Atanatiya Parita Gatha
Sabba roga vinimutto, sabba santa pavajjito;
Sabba veramatikkanto, nibbuto ca tuvam bhava;
Sabbitiyo vivajjantu, sabba rogo vinassatu;
ma te bhavatvantarayo, sukhi dighayuko bhava;
Abhivadanasilissa, niccam vuddhapacayino;
cattaro dhamma vaddhanti, ayu vanno sukham balam.
Ways of rejoicing
From all diseases freed, from all grieve escaped,
Overcome all enmity and liberated may you be!
May all distress be averted, may all diseases be destroyed.
May no dangers be for you, may you be happy, living long.
He of respectful nature who ever the elders honouring:
Four qualities for him increase: long life and beauty, happiness and strength.
Sumangala Gatha
Bhavatu sabba mangalam May all good fortune come my way,
Rakkhantu sabba devata may all the devas protect me,
Sabba buddhanubhavena by all the power of the Buddha
Sada sotthi bhavantu me may I always enjoy well-being.
Bhavatu sabba mangalam May all good fortune come my way,
Rakkhantu sabba devata may all the devas protect me,
Sabba dhammanubhavena by all the power of the Dhamma,
Sada sotthi bhavantu me may I always enjoy well-being.
Bhavatu sabba mangalam May all good fortune come my way,
Rakkhantu sabba devata may all the devas protect me,
Sabba sanghanubhavena by all the power of the Sangha
Sada sotthi bhavantu me may I always enjoy well-being.
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