Buddhasahassanāmāvali - Verse 16
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Verse 16
महा-अविज्जा पम्मद्दि, मायाजालविमोचनो; मिच्छावादं निमद्देसि, बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Mahā-avijjā pammaddi, Māyājālavimocano; Micchāvādaṃ nimaddesi, Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha, Who destroyed great ignorance, Smashed the net of conceit and deceit, And shattered false beliefs born out of ignorance.
Vocabulary
- mahā-avijjā - great ignorance
- pammaddi (aor. of pamaddati) - crushed, destroyed, defeated
- māyājālavimocano - smashed the net of conceit and deceit (māyā + jāla + vimocano - conceit + net + release)
- micchāvādaṃ - false beliefs born from false doctrine
- nimaddesi (aor. of ni + maddati) - shattered, subjugated
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