Verse 144

सम्म-आजीवसम्पन्नो,
सुद्धाचरणचारको;
महासीलसिरोमणि,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Samma-ājīvasampanno,
Suddhācaraṇacārako;
Mahāsīlasiromaṇi,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
Of perfect and noble livelihood,
Whose conduct was blameless and pure,
And who upheld the crest-jewel of moral precepts.

Vocabulary

  1. suddhā - pure
  2. caraṇa + cārako - conduct + one who acts
  3. siromaṇi (sira + maṇi) - head + emblem, diadem

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