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Buddhasahassanāmāvali - Verse 10
Verse 10
महासीलो महाचित्तो,
महाबुधो महामुनि;
महामोहोदधिं तिण्णो,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Mahāsīlo mahācitto,
Mahābudho mahāmuni;
Mahāmohodadhiṃ tiṇṇo,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
Who strictly observed all moral precepts,
And practised the highest stage of concentration,
A supreme sage possessing great wisdom,
He crossed the vast ocean of ignorance.
Vocabulary
- mahāsīlo - perfect in observing all moral precepts
- mahācitto - practised the highest stage of concentration
- mahābudho - possessed great wisdom
- mahāmuni - a supreme sage
- mahāmohodadhiṃ - great ocean of ignorance
(mahā+moho+udadhiṃ great+ignorance+sea)
- tiṇṇo (pp. of tarati) - crossed
Last modified: Friday, 14 February 2020, 2:30 PM