Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa

1.4.2 Vandana: Esa Bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho - Inspiration Gained through the Ariyan Disciples

… ‘‘No ce dhammaṃ anussareyyātha, atha saṅghaṃ anussareyyātha –

Supaṭipanno Bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho;

Ujupaṭipanno Bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho;

Ñāyapaṭipanno Bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho;

Sāmīcipaṭipanno Bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho;

Yadidaṃ cattāri purisa-yugāni,

aṭṭha-purisa-puggalā,

esa Bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho;

āhuneyyo, pāhuneyyo,

dakkhiṇeyyo, añjali-karaṇīyo,

anuttaraṃ puññakkhettaṃ lokassā’ti.

Saṅghañhi vo, bhikkhave, anussarataṃ yaṃ bhavissati bhayaṃ vā chambhitattaṃ vā lomahaṃso vā, so pahīyissati.”

Dhajaggasuttaṃ, Paṭhamavaggo, Sakkasaṃyuttaṃ, Sagāthāvaggo, Saṃyuttanikāyo


Vocabulary
  1. āhuneyyo - worthy of gifts, of adoration
  2. anussareyyātha - [anussareti (opt.)] recollect, remember
  3. añjali-karaṇīyo - [añjali + karaṇīyo] folded hands + putting together, doing
  4. aṭṭha-purisa-puggalā - [aṭṭha + purisa + puggalā] eight + man + individuals
  5. chambhitattaṃ - consternation, state of stupefaction
  6. dakkhiṇeyyo - worthy of offerings
  7. lomahaṃso - erection of hair of the body, horripilation
  8. ñāyapaṭipanno - [ñāya + paṭipanno] wisely + practice
  9. pahīyissati - [pahīyati (fut.)] vanish, get abandoned, pass
  10. pāhuneyyo - worthy of hospitality
  11. paṭipanno - [paṭipajjatii (pp)] live, act, practise, obtain, conduct oneself
  12. puññakkhettaṃ - [puñña + k + khettaṃ] merit + field
  13. purisa-yugāni - [purisa + yugāni] man + pairs
  14. sāmīcipaṭipanno - [sāmīci + paṭipanno] proper + practice
  15. supaṭipanno - [su + paṭipanno] good + practice
  16. ujupaṭipanno - [uju + paṭipanno] upright + practice

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