Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa

3.4.15 Buddha-apadānaṃ

Buddha‘s Instruction

Buddha-apadānaṃ Buddha‘s Instruction

Kosajjaṃ bhayato disvā,

Seeing danger in indolence,

vīriyaṃ cāpi khemato;

Security in effort;

Āraddhavīriyā hotha,

Upholding energetic effort,

esā buddhānusāsanī.

This is the teaching of the Buddha.

 

Vivādaṃ bhayato disvā,

Seeing danger in dispute,

avivādañca khemato;

security in concord;

samaggā sakhilā hotha,

Dwelling together in amity,

esā buddhānusāsanī.

This is the teaching of the Buddha.

 

Pamādaṃ bhayato disvā,

Seeing danger in heedlessness,

appamādañca khemato;

security in vigilance;

Bhāvethaṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ,

Cultivating the Eightfold Path,

esā buddhānusāsanī.

This is the teaching of the Buddha.

Buddhavaggo, Therāpadānapāḷi, Khuddakanikāye


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