Buddhasahassanāmāvali

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

1. mahāsīlo - perfect in observing all moral precepts
2. mahācitto - practised the highest stage of concentration
3. mahābudho - possessed great wisdom
4. mahāmuni - a supreme sage
5. mahāmohodadhiṃ - great ocean of ignorance
   (mahā+moho+udadhiṃ great+ignorance+sea)
6. tiṇṇo (pp. of tarati) - crossed

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