Such indeed is the Blessed One: exalted, omniscient, endowed with knowledge and virtue, well-gone, knower of the worlds, incomparable charioteer for the training of individuals, teacher of gods and men, enlightened and holy. 2. Dhamma Vandana (Homage to the Dhamma)
Well-expounded is the Dhamma by the Blessed One, to be self-realized, with immediate fruit, inviting investigation, leading to Nibbana, to be attained by the wise, each for himself. 3. Sangha Vandana (Homage to the Sangha) Theruwan Namadina Gatha
Vijjācaraṇasampanno Sugato Lokavidū Anuttaro Purisadammasārathi Satthā devamanussānaṃ Buddho Bhagavāti. Such indeed is the Blessed One: exalted, omniscient,
Ujuppaṭipanno Bhagavato Sāvakasaṅgho Ñāyappaṭipanno Bhagavato Sāvakasaṅgho Sāmīcippaṭipanno Bhagavato Sāvakasaṅgho Yadidaṃ cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā Esa Bhagavato Sāvakasaṅgho Āhuneyyo Pāhuneyyo Dakkhiṇeyyo Añjalikaraṇīyo Anuttaraṃ puññakkhettaṃ lokassāti. endowed with knowledge and virtue
Sandiṭṭhiko Akāliko Ehipassiko Opanayiko Paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhīti.
Below are the standard Pali stanzas along with their meanings. 1. Buddha Vandana (Homage to the Buddha) This verse honors the supreme qualities of the Buddha.
In Sri Lanka and other Theravada Buddhist countries, these Gatha are recited daily during . They serve as a meditative reflection (Anussati) to calm the mind and develop Shraddha (devotion/faith) based on understanding.
