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คำบูชาพระรัตนตรัย kam buu-chaa prá-rát-dtà-ná-dtrai Words of Offering to the Triple Gem Chanted at the opening of the morning and evening services, with the offerings already set out before the shrine. page 1 9 verses The opening offering of the service: the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha are named by their epithets, and gifts are set out before them.

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คำนมัสการพระรัตนตรัย kam ná-mát-sà-gaan prá-rát-dtà-ná-dtrai Words of Salutation to the Triple Gem Chanted immediately after the opening offering in the morning and evening services, and often on its own as a brief act of homage. page 1 3 verses Three lines of salutation, one to each of the Three Jewels, each followed by a bow made by the assembly together.

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คำเชิญบูชาและสวดนะโม kam chəən buu-chaa lɛ́ sùat ná-moo The Invitation to Make Offering and Chant the Namo Spoken by the leader of the assembly once the offering has been made, to bring the others into the preliminary salutation that follows it. page 2 7 verses The leader's invitation: having gone for refuge and made the offering, the assembly is called to praise the Blessed One and chant the salutation.

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The Preliminary Salutation Chanted three times before nearly any formal recitation, and before a talk, the taking of the precepts, or an ordination. page 2 3 verses The single line of homage to the Blessed One, chanted three times, which opens almost every other chant in the book.

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In Praise of the Buddha Chanted in the morning service, the first of three praises given in turn to the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha. page 2 9 verses Praise of the Buddha by his epithets and by what he did — made this world known, taught the Dhamma, and proclaimed the holy life entire.

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In Praise of the Dhamma Chanted in the morning service, second of the three praises given in turn to the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha. pages 2–3 3 verses Praise of the Dhamma by the six qualities traditionally recollected of it, closing with an offering and a bow.

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In Praise of the Sangha Chanted in the morning service, the last of the three praises given in turn to the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha. page 3 9 verses Praise of the Sangha by the four ways it has practised and the four kinds of honour owed it, closing with an offering and a bow.

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ระตะนัตตะยัปปะณามะคาถา Ratanattayappaṇāmagāthā Verses in Salutation to the Triple Gem Chanted in the morning service after the three praises, sharing one invitation with the passage on urgency that follows it. pages 3–4 16 verses Sixteen verses of salutation, four each to the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha, closing by dedicating the merit of having made them.

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สังเวคะปะริกิตตะนะปาฐะ Saṃvegaparikittanapāṭha The Passage on Spiritual Urgency Chanted in the morning service directly after the verses of salutation, with which it shares a single invitation. pages 4–5 40 verses A long passage stating what the Buddha taught about suffering and impermanence, and why those reciting it have taken up the training.

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ตังขะณิกะปัจจะเวกขะณะปาโฐ Taṅkhaṇikapaccavekkhaṇapāṭho The Reflection at the Moment of Use Chanted in the morning service, and used again by monastics at the moment a requisite is actually taken up. pages 6–7 18 verses Four reflections on the four requisites — robe, almsfood, lodging and medicine — each stating the proper reason for using it.

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ปัตติทานะคาถา Pattidānagāthā The Verses for Sharing Merit Chanted at the very end of the morning service, after which the book marks the service complete. pages 7–8 21 verses Verses sharing the merit of the service with the devas and with all beings, closing in a blessing on the Dhamma, the Sangha, the rains and those who rule.

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The Passage on Spiritual Urgency — lay chanters' version Chanted by lay people in place of the closing lines of the passage on urgency, which are phrased for those who have gone forth. page 8 6 verses The closing of the passage on urgency, reworded for lay chanters who have gone for refuge rather than gone forth.

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The Elaborate Invitation to Revere the Triple Gem Spoken by the leader in place of the ordinary invitation on observance days (วันธรรมสวนะ) and on Sundays. page 9 18 verses The long form of the opening invitation, used on observance days, which stops to explain why an image of the Buddha stands where the offerings are placed.

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คำประกาศอุโบสถ kam bprà-gàat u-boo-sòt The Announcement of the Uposatha Spoken on the observance day before the precepts are requested, to tell the assembly what day it is and what is about to be undertaken. page 10 5 verses The announcement made before the eight precepts are undertaken, stating that today is an observance day and calling those present to keep it.

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คำอาราธนาอุโบสถศีล kam aa-râat-tá-naa u-boo-sòt-sǐin The Request for the Uposatha Precepts Spoken by the lay assembly on the observance day, after the announcement and before the precepts are administered. page 11 3 verses The request made to a monk for the eight-factored Uposatha together with the Three Refuges, spoken three times.

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The Going to the Three Refuges, for the Uposatha Recited on the observance day after the request for the precepts, repeated line by line after the monk who gives them. page 12 6 verses The threefold homage followed by the threefold going for refuge, taken before the eight precepts on the observance day.

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อุโบสถศีล u-boo-sòt-sǐin The Eight Uposatha Precepts Undertaken on the observance day after the refuges, repeated line by line after the monk who administers them. page 12 9 verses The eight precepts undertaken for a single night and day of the observance, with the closing line that binds them to that period.

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The Charge to Guard the Eight Precepts Spoken once by the monk immediately after the eight precepts have been undertaken. page 13 1 verses A single line spoken by the monk after the precepts, charging those who have taken them to guard them with care.

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The Verse on Virtue Chanted at the close of the precept-giving, after the charge to guard them. page 13 2 verses A short verse on what virtue leads to — a good destination, prosperity and peace — closing with the reason to purify it.

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สะระณะคะมะนานุสสะระณะคาถา Saraṇagamanānussaraṇagāthā Verses Recollecting the Going for Refuge Chanted after the refuges and precepts have been taken, as a recollection of what has just been undertaken. page 13 6 verses Verses recalling that one has gone for refuge and declared oneself a lay follower, and resolving to practise as far as strength allows.

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คำขอขมาพระรัตนตรัย kam kɔ̌ɔ kà-maa prá-rát-dtà-ná-dtrai The Request for Forgiveness from the Triple Gem Chanted before undertaking a period of practice or an important occasion, and commonly at the close of the day's chanting. page 14 12 verses A request for pardon for any wrong done by body, speech or mind towards the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha, made to each in turn.

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เสขิยวัตร Sekhiyavatta The Sekhiya Rules of Training Recited by monastics after the morning service, following the book's own instruction, as a periodic review of the training rules. pages 15–16 26 verses The first group of the training observances — twenty-six rules on how a monk wears the robe, walks and sits among houses.

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The Sekhiya Rules — Bhojanapaṭisaṃyutta Recited by monastics after the morning service, with the other three groups of the training observances. pages 16–17 30 verses Thirty training rules on receiving and eating almsfood — how the bowl is taken, how the meal is eaten, and what is not done at it.

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The Sekhiya Rules — Dhammadesanāpaṭisaṃyutta Recited by monastics after the morning service, with the other three groups of the training observances. pages 17–18 16 verses Sixteen training rules on teaching the Dhamma, each declining to teach someone whose posture or conduct shows they are not there to listen.

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The Sekhiya Rules — Pakiṇṇaka Recited by monastics after the morning service, closing the four groups of the training observances. page 18 3 verses The three miscellaneous training rules, on not relieving oneself standing, or on living greenery, or in water.

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ทะสะธัมมะสุตตัง Dasadhammasuttaṃ The Discourse on the Ten Things Recited by monastics among the regular reflections, and printed here as the first numbered chant in the book. pages 19–20 13 verses A discourse listing ten things one who has gone forth should reflect on again and again, from the loss of caste to how the days and nights are passing.

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ปะริตตะกะระณะปาฐะ Parittakaraṇapāṭha The Passage for Making a Protection Chanted when a protection is being made — at a blessing, over a new house, or for someone who is ill. pages 20–22 Composite. The verses are those of ระตะนะสุตตัง ทุติยัง, printed at page 82 of this book with the reference ขุ. ขุ. 25/5 ขุ.สุ. 25/367; the prose passages are those of อัคคัปปะสาทะสุตตัง, printed at page 112 with อํ. จตุกฺก. 21/44. 10 verses A protection text alternating prose declarations that the Buddha, dispassion and the Sangha are foremost with verses invoking the truth of each.

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เมตตานิสังสะสุตตัง Mettānisaṃsasuttaṃ The Discourse on the Benefits of Loving-Kindness Chanted as a protective and auspicious discourse, and recited where the benefits of developing loving-kindness are to be called to mind. page 22 23 verses The Buddha at Jeta's Grove lists eleven benefits to be expected from the liberation of mind through loving-kindness, well developed and firmly undertaken.

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เมตตานิสังสะคาถา Mettānisaṃsagāthā The Verses on the Benefits of Loving-Kindness Chanted following the discourse of the same name, as an auspicious recitation on the rewards of goodwill and constancy to friends. page 23 ขุ.ชา. เตมิย. 401/154 20 verses Ten stanzas of worldly and auspicious rewards, each closing with the same refrain: one who does not betray his friends.

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นิธิกัณฑะคาถา Nidhikaṇḍagāthā The Verses on the Treasure Store Chanted at ceremonies of giving, and commonly after a donation has been made. pages 24–25 33 verses Verses contrasting a buried treasure, which can be lost every way at once, with the store laid up by giving and virtue, which follows a person beyond death.

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ธัมมะคาระวาทิคาถา Dhammagāravādigāthā The Verses on Reverence for the Dhamma Chanted among the general chants of the book, following the verses on the treasure store. pages 25–26 30 verses Verses on revering the Dhamma, and on the fragrance of virtue, which unlike sandalwood or jasmine travels against the wind.

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เทวะตาทิสสะทักขิณานุโมทะนาคาถา Devatādissadakkhiṇānumodanāgāthā The Verses of Rejoicing in Offerings Dedicated to the Devas Chanted as an anumodanā, in acceptance of an offering whose merit the donor dedicates to the devas. page 26 วิ. มหา. 5/92 ที. มหา. 10/105 6 verses Verses on dedicating an offering's merit to the devas of a place: those honoured honour in return, and the one they favour sees good fortune always.

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ติลักขะณาทิคาถา Tilakkhaṇādigāthā The Verses on the Three Characteristics and Others Chanted among the daily reflections, and often as the Pali counterpart to the vernacular reflection on conditioned things. pages 27–28 ขุ.ขุ. 25/51 17 verses Verses on the three characteristics, the few who cross to the far shore, the abandoning of the dark for the bright, and those wholly quenched in the world.

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เทวะตาภิสัมมันตะนะคาถา Devatābhisammantanagāthā The Verses of Address to the Devas Chanted as an address to the unseen beings present at a place, commonly at the opening of a blessing ceremony or the consecration of a site. page 27 ขุ.ขุ. 25/89, ขุ.อุ. 25/221 16 verses An address to all beings gathered, earthbound or in the air: hear this well-spoken word, be kindly to humankind, and guard those who make offerings.

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วิหาระทานะคาถา Vihāradānagāthā The Verses on the Gift of a Dwelling Chanted when a building or a lodging is offered to the Sangha, and at ceremonies marking such a gift. page 29 11 verses Verses in praise of giving a dwelling to the Sangha, listing what shelter keeps off and what follows from providing it.

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สัจจะปานะวิธ์ยานุรูปะคาถา Saccapānavidhyānurūpagāthā The Verses Befitting the Drinking of Truth Chanted at an occasion where truth is pledged, which is what the title's drinking of truth names. pages 29–30 14 verses Verses on truth as the sweetest of flavours, and on the four things — truth, Dhamma, steadfastness, generosity — that keep a householder from grief.

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ปัพพะโตปะมะคาถา Pabbatopamagāthā The Verses on the Simile of the Mountain Recited as a reflection on the inescapability of ageing and death, and on where a wise person places their trust in view of it. pages 30–31 11 verses As mountains reaching the sky would crush all before them from every quarter, so ageing and death roll over every being, sparing no rank.

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อาทิยะสุตตะคาถา Ādiyasuttagāthā The Verses of the Discourse on What is to be Taken Up Chanted at ceremonies of giving, and as a reflection for lay people on the use of wealth. page 30 7 verses Verses in which a householder reviews what his wealth has been used for and finds nothing in the account to regret.

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อะริยะธะนะคาถา Ariyadhanagāthā The Verses on the Noble Wealth Recited among the reflections on the qualities that constitute a person's true wealth, and as an exhortation to the fourfold ground of faith, virtue, confidence and right view. page 31 6 verses One whose faith is unshaken, whose virtue is good, who trusts the Saṅgha and sees uprightly, is called not poor, and his life is not in vain.

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ปะฏิจจะสะมุปปาทะปาโฐ Paṭiccasamuppādapāṭho The Passage on Dependent Origination Recited as a statement of the doctrine of dependent origination, in both its forward and its reverse order. pages 31–32 24 verses The twelve links stated forward, from ignorance to the whole mass of suffering, and then in reverse, from the fading of ignorance to its cessation.

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พุทธะอุทานะคาถา Buddhaudānagāthā The Verses of the Buddha's Utterance of Joy Recited as a recollection of the Buddha's awakening, the three utterances traditionally placed in the three watches of the night beneath the Bodhi tree. page 32 ขุ.อุ. 25/74-5-6, วิ. มหา. 4/2-3-4 12 verses Three stanzas sharing an opening: when things become plain to the ardent meditator, doubt ends — through knowing causes, through knowing the destruction of conditions, and by standing as the sun scattering the host of Māra.

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ภัทเทกะรัตตะคาถา Bhaddekarattagāthā The Verses on the Auspicious Single Night Recited as a reflection on dwelling in the present, and on the urgency of effort in view of death. page 33 8 verses Do not chase the past or hope for the future; see the present clearly, strive today, for who knows death tomorrow — such a one is called auspicious.

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มะหากัสสะปะโพชฌังคะสุตตัง Mahākassapabojjhaṅgasuttaṃ The Discourse on the Factors of Awakening, to Mahākassapa Chanted at the bedside of the sick, the first of three such discourses the book prints together. pages 33–34 27 verses The Buddha visits the gravely ill Mahākassapa, recites the seven factors of awakening, and Mahākassapa rises from the illness.

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มะหาโมคคัลลานะโพชฌังคะสุตตัง Mahāmoggallānabojjhaṅgasuttaṃ The Discourse on the Factors of Awakening, to Mahāmoggallāna Chanted at the bedside of the sick, the second of the three such discourses the book prints together. pages 34–36 27 verses The same visit and the same seven factors, this time to Mahāmoggallāna on the Vulture's Peak, who likewise rises from his illness.

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มะหาจุนทะโพชฌังคะสุตตัง Mahācundabojjhaṅgasuttaṃ The Discourse on the Factors of Awakening, to Mahācunda Chanted at the bedside of the sick, closing the set of three. pages 36–37 21 verses The third of the set, and the one that turns around: here the Buddha is the one who is ill, and Mahācunda recites the factors to him.

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พระวินัยสังเขป prá-wí-nai sǎŋ-kèep The Vinaya in summary Chanted at a funeral, opening the Suat Jaeng service in which the Vinaya, the Suttas and the seven books of the Abhidhamma are recited in turn. page 38 9 verses The Vinaya in summary: where the first grave offence was laid down and concerning whom, followed by the opening of the Verañjā account.

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พระสูตรสังเขป prá-sùut sǎŋ-kèep The Suttas in summary Chanted at a funeral, the second part of the Suat Jaeng service, standing for the whole collection of discourses. page 39 4 verses The Suttas in summary: the opening of a discourse, in which a wanderer abuses the Buddha and his own pupil praises him along the same road.

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พระสังคะณี prá-sǎŋ-ká-nii The Dhammasaṅgaṇī Chanted at a funeral, in the Suat Jaeng service, where the Vinaya, the Suttas and the seven books of the Abhidhamma are each represented in turn. page 39 8 verses The opening of the first book of the Abhidhamma: the threefold division of states into wholesome, unwholesome and indeterminate.

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พระวิภังค์ prá-wí-paŋ The Vibhaṅga Chanted at a funeral, in the Suat Jaeng service, where the Vinaya, the Suttas and the seven books of the Abhidhamma are each represented in turn. page 40 9 verses The opening of the second book of the Abhidhamma: the five aggregates named, and then the first of them taken apart.

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พระธาตุกะถา prá-tâat-gà-tǎa The Dhātukathā Chanted at a funeral, in the Suat Jaeng service, where the Vinaya, the Suttas and the seven books of the Abhidhamma are each represented in turn. page 40 8 verses The opening of the third book of the Abhidhamma: the terms of inclusion and association in which all its questions are put.

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พระปุคคะละบัญญัติ prá-púk-ká-lá-ban-yàt The Puggalapaññatti Chanted at a funeral, in the Suat Jaeng service, where the Vinaya, the Suttas and the seven books of the Abhidhamma are each represented in turn. page 40 18 verses The opening of the fourth book of the Abhidhamma: six kinds of designation, and then the kinds of person set out in pairs.

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พระกะถาวัตถุ prá-gà-tǎa-wát-tù The Kathāvatthu Chanted at a funeral, in the Suat Jaeng service, where the Vinaya, the Suttas and the seven books of the Abhidhamma are each represented in turn. pages 40–41 5 verses The opening of the fifth book of the Abhidhamma: a debate over whether a person is apprehended as a real and ultimate fact.

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พระยะมะกะ prá-yá-má-gà The Yamaka Chanted at a funeral, in the Suat Jaeng service, where the Vinaya, the Suttas and the seven books of the Abhidhamma are each represented in turn. page 41 4 verses The opening of the sixth book of the Abhidhamma: paired questions, each put forwards and then immediately backwards.

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พระมะหาปัฏฐาน prá-má-hǎa-bpàt-tǎan The Mahāpaṭṭhāna Chanted at a funeral, the last of the seven books of the Abhidhamma, after which the book marks the whole Suat Jaeng service complete. page 41 24 verses The last book of the Abhidhamma, represented by its list of the twenty-four conditions by which anything stands in relation to anything else.

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ธัมมะสังคะณีมาติกาปาโฐ Dhammasaṅgaṇīmātikāpāṭho The Matika of the Dhammasaṅgaṇī Chanted at funerals and memorial services, where it is known simply as the Mātikā. pages 41–43 22 verses The table of headings of the first book of the Abhidhamma — the triads under which every state is classified, recited in full.

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วิปัสสะนาภูมิปาโฐ Vipassanābhūmipāṭho The Passage on the Grounds of Insight Chanted among the general chants, following the Abhidhamma material, which it restates as the ground for practice. page 43 5 verses The five sets that insight practice works over — aggregates, sense bases, elements, faculties and the four noble truths — named in full.

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ถวายพรพระ tà-wǎai pɔɔn prá Offering blessings to the Buddha Chanted by monks at the offering of a meal, before the food is taken, and at ceremonies where a blessing is given. page 44 3 verses The three recollections — of the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha by their standard qualities — which open the blessing given at a meal offering.

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ชะยะมังคะลัฏฐะกะคาถา Jayamaṅgalaṭṭhakagāthā The Eight Verses of Victory and Blessing Chanted after the recollections at a meal offering, and at almost any ceremony of blessing; widely known by its opening word, พาหุง. pages 44–45 9 verses Eight verses on eight occasions when the Buddha overcame an adversary, each by a different quality, with a closing verse on reciting them.

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ชะยะปะริตตะคาถา Jayaparittagāthā The Victory Protection verses Chanted after the verses of victory, continuing the sequence of blessing at a meal offering or a ceremony. page 46 18 verses Verses of blessing spoken over the hearer — victory at the Bodhi tree, a good dawn, and auspicious acts of body, speech and mind.

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มงคลจักรวาฬน้อย moŋ-kon jàk-grà-waan nɔ́ɔi The Lesser Universal Blessing Chanted at the close of a sequence of blessing, and wherever a comprehensive blessing is wanted. pages 46–47 32 verses A blessing invoking every power in turn, that all illness, fear, danger and ill omen be destroyed and every good thing grow.

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กาละทานะสุตตะคาถา Kāladānasuttagāthā Verses from the Kāladāna Sutta — giving at the right time Chanted at ceremonies of giving, particularly where many people have had a hand in one offering. page 47 7 verses Verses on giving at the right time, and on how those who rejoice in a gift or help with it share its merit without lessening it.

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สังคะหะวัตถุคาถา Saṅgahavatthugāthā Verses on the grounds of kindness Chanted in thanksgiving at occasions of communal giving; the book prints a Thai line beneath the title naming when it is used. page 48 7 verses Four grounds of kindness — giving, kindly speech, helpful conduct and treating others as equals — called the linchpin that holds the world together.

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โมกขุปายะคาถา Mokkhupāyagāthā Verses on the way to liberation Chanted among the general chants; a summary of the practice rather than a chant belonging to any one occasion. pages 48–49 30 verses A whole course of practice compressed into thirty verses — the fourfold purity, the four protections, the three characteristics and the four truths.

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ระตะนัตตะยัปปะภาวะสิทธิคาถา Ratanattayappabhāvasiddhigāthā Verses on the accomplishing power of the Triple Gem Chanted on state and national occasions, and wherever a blessing on the country is wanted. pages 49–50 30 verses Verses on the power of the Triple Gem which turn, halfway through, into a prayer for the Thai nation, its sovereign and the standing of the dispensation.

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คาถาบูชาพระรัตนตรัย kaa-tǎa buu-chaa prá-rát-dtà-ná-dtrai The Verse of Offering to the Triple Gem Chanted when an offering is made to the Triple Gem outside the daily services, where the opening of the morning service is not being used. page 51 9 verses The offering to the Triple Gem, printed a second time under a different title, and set here to be used on its own rather than to open a service.

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คำนมัสการพระรัตนตรัย kam ná-mát-sà-gaan prá-rát-dtà-ná-dtrai Words of Salutation to the Triple Gem Chanted at the opening of the evening service, as its counterpart opens the morning. page 51 3 verses The threefold salutation to the Triple Gem, each line followed by a bow, opening the evening service.

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คำเชิญบูชาและสวดนะโมและพระพุทธคุณ kam chəən buu-chaa lɛ́ sùat ná-moo lɛ́ prá-pút-tá-kun The Invitation to Make Offering and Chant the Namo and the Qualities of the Buddha Spoken by the leader at the opening of the evening service, after the salutation and its bows. pages 51–52 7 verses The leader's invitation for the evening: refuge and going forth recalled, the offering made, and the assembly called on to the salutation.

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The Preliminary Salutation Chanted three times at the opening of the evening service, after the leader's invitation calls for it. page 52 3 verses The homage to the Blessed One, chanted three times, opening the evening service as it opens the morning.

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The Qualities of the Buddha Chanted in the evening service, the first of three recollections, each answered immediately by a hymn. page 52 4 verses The good report of the Buddha and his nine epithets, recited as the first of the three recollections of the evening service.

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The Hymn to the Buddha Chanted in the evening service immediately after the recollection of the Buddha's qualities. pages 52–53 18 verses The hymn answering the recollection of the Buddha — salutation, refuge, the surrender of one's life, and a request for pardon.

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The Qualities of the Dhamma Chanted in the evening service after the hymn to the Buddha, as the second recollection. page 53 3 verses The six qualities of the Dhamma, recited as the second of the three recollections of the evening service.

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The Hymn to the Dhamma Chanted in the evening service immediately after the recollection of the Dhamma's qualities. pages 53–54 18 verses The hymn answering the recollection of the Dhamma, built on the same pattern as the hymn to the Buddha before it.

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The Qualities of the Sangha Chanted in the evening service after the hymn to the Dhamma, as the third recollection. page 54 8 verses The qualities of the Sangha — four ways of practising, the four pairs, and the honours due — the third of the evening recollections.

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The Hymn to the Sangha Chanted in the evening service immediately after the recollection of the Sangha's qualities. pages 54–55 18 verses The last of the three hymns, answering the recollection of the Sangha and closing the central movement of the evening service.

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พุทธะมังคะละคาถา Buddhamaṅgalagāthā The Auspicious Verses of the Buddha Chanted for blessing and protection, where the arrangement of the eight directions is being invoked. pages 55–56 12 verses Verses placing the Buddha at the centre and eight great disciples in the eight directions, and asking a blessing by their power.

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สีลุทเทสะปาโฐ Sīluddesapāṭho The Summary of Virtue Recited by monastics among the regular reflections, as a periodic restatement of what the training asks. page 56 9 verses The Buddha's instruction to dwell accomplished in virtue, quoted in full and then taken up by the reciters as their own undertaking.

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บทขัดสิกขาบท 10 bòt-kàt sìk-kǎa-bòt sìp The Introductory Verse to the Ten Training Rules Chanted immediately before the ten training rules, as the piece that introduces them. page 57 8 verses The introductory verse to the ten training rules, setting out how the Buddha came to allow them for novices.

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สิกขาบท 10 sìk-kǎa-bòt sìp The Ten Training Rules Chanted after its introductory verse, and recited when novices take or renew their training. page 57 14 verses The ten training rules of a novice, from refraining from killing to refraining from accepting gold and silver.

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บทขัดนาสะนังคะ bòt-kàt naa-sà-naŋ-ká The Introductory Verse to the Grounds of Expulsion Chanted immediately before the ten grounds for expelling a novice. page 58 5 verses The introductory verse to the grounds of expulsion, naming the incident that led the Buddha to allow a novice to be expelled.

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นาสะนังคะ 10 สิกขาบท naa-sà-naŋ-ká sìp sìk-kǎa-bòt The Ten Grounds for Expelling a Novice Chanted after its introductory verse, among the passages on novice discipline. page 58 16 verses The ten grounds on which a novice may be expelled — the five gravest offences, dispraise of the Three Jewels, wrong view, and seducing a nun.

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บทขัดทัณฑะกรรม bòt-kàt tan-tá-gam The Introductory Verse to the Penalties Chanted immediately before the five grounds for imposing a penalty on a novice. pages 58–59 5 verses The introductory verse to the penalties, on novices who were without respect towards the monks.

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ทัณฑะกรรม 5 สิกขาบท tan-tá-gam hâa sìk-kǎa-bòt The Five Grounds for Imposing a Penalty on a Novice Chanted after its introductory verse, completing the passages on novice discipline. page 59 11 verses The five grounds on which a novice may be given a penalty, all of them acts against the monks rather than breaches of virtue.

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อะตีตะปัจจะเวกขะณะปาโฐ Atītapaccavekkhaṇapāṭho The Reflection on the Requisites Already Used Recited by monastics in the evening, on the requisites used during the day. page 60 20 verses The reflection made at the end of the day on the four requisites that were used during it without reflecting at the time.

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ธาตุปะฏิกูละปัจจะเวกขะณะปาโฐ Dhātupaṭikūlapaccavekkhaṇapāṭho The Reflection on the Elements and on Repulsiveness Recited by monastics among the reflections on the requisites, alongside those made at the time of use and at the end of the day. page 61 16 verses A reflection that the four requisites and the person using them are alike merely elements, and that what is not repulsive becomes so on reaching the body.

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อุททิสสะนาธิฏฐานะคาถา Uddissanādhiṭṭhānagāthā The Verses of Dedication and Resolve Chanted at the close of a period of practice or a ceremony, where merit is dedicated and a resolve made. page 62 16 verses Verses dedicating merit to a very long list of beings, then resolving on the cutting off of craving and asking that Māra find no opening.

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คำเชิญบูชาพระรัตนตรัยพิเศษ kam chəən buu-chaa prá-rát-dtà-ná-dtrai pí-sèet The Special Invitation to Worship the Triple Gem Spoken by the leader on festival days, in place of the ordinary invitation, opening the section of the book kept for them. pages 64–65 37 verses The long form of the opening invitation, which pauses to give an outline of the Buddha's life before handing over to the salutation.

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คาถาอาราธนาธรรม kaa-tǎa aa-râat-tá-naa tam The Verses Inviting the Teaching of the Dhamma Chanted by the lay assembly before a sermon, to request it. page 65 6 verses Six lines asking the Sangha to give a Dhamma talk, on the ground that today is one of the days appointed for hearing it.

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คำถวายดอกไม้ ธูป เทียน ในวันวิสาขบูชา kam tà-wǎai dɔ̀ɔk-máai tûup tiian nai wan wí-sǎa-kà-buu-chaa The Words for Offering Flowers, Incense and Candles on Visākha Pūjā Day Chanted on Visākha Pūjā while flowers, incense and candles are offered, usually before the circumambulation. pages 66–67 60 verses The offering made on Visākha Pūjā, the day that commemorates the Buddha's birth, awakening and final passing together.

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สะระภัญญะคาถา สำหรับสวดในวันวิสาขบูชา sà-rá-pan-yá-kaa-tǎa sǎm-ràp sùat nai wan wí-sǎa-kà-buu-chaa The Saraphañña Verses for Chanting on Visākha Pūjā Day Chanted on Visākha Pūjā after the offering, in the saraphañña manner rather than the ordinary reciting tone. pages 67–68 30 verses Verses in the saraphañña style for Visākha Pūjā, on the one who was born, awakened and quenched on the same full moon.

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คำถวายดอกไม้ ธูป เทียน ในวันอัฏฐมีบูชา kam tà-wǎai dɔ̀ɔk-máai tûup tiian nai wan àt-tà-mii-buu-chaa The Words for Offering Flowers, Incense and Candles on Aṭṭhamī Pūjā Day Chanted on Aṭṭhamī Pūjā while flowers, incense and candles are offered. pages 68–69 60 verses The offering made on Aṭṭhamī Pūjā, the eighth day after Visākha, which commemorates the cremation of the Buddha's body.

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สะระภัญญะคาถา สำหรับสวดในวันอัฏฐมีบูชา sà-rá-pan-yá-kaa-tǎa sǎm-ràp sùat nai wan àt-tà-mii-buu-chaa The Saraphañña Verses for Chanting on Aṭṭhamī Pūjā Day Chanted on Aṭṭhamī Pūjā after the offering, in the saraphañña manner. pages 69–71 30 verses Sung verses for Aṭṭhamī Pūjā, on the pyre of the Mallas and the burning of the Buddha's final body.

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คำถวายดอกไม้ ธูป เทียน ในวันมาฆบูชา kam tà-wǎai dɔ̀ɔk-máai tûup tiian nai wan maa-ká-buu-chaa The Words for Offering Flowers, Incense and Candles on Māgha Pūjā Day Chanted on Māgha Pūjā while flowers, incense and candles are offered. page 71 28 verses The offering made on Māgha Pūjā, which commemorates the gathering of twelve hundred and fifty arahants who came unsummoned.

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สะระภัญญะคาถา สำหรับสวดในวันมาฆบูชา sà-rá-pan-yá-kaa-tǎa sǎm-ràp sùat nai wan maa-ká-buu-chaa The Saraphañña Verses for Chanting on Māgha Pūjā Day Chanted on Māgha Pūjā after the offering, in the saraphañña manner. pages 71–72 20 verses Sung verses for Māgha Pūjā, on the Buddha at Rājagaha delivering the Pāṭimokkha to the assembly that came unsummoned.

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โอวาทะปาติโมกขาทิปาฐะ สำหรับสวดในวันมาฆบูชา oo-waa-tá-bpaa-dtì-môok-kǎa-tí-bpaa-tà sǎm-ràp sùat nai wan maa-ká-buu-chaa The Passage of the Exhortation Pāṭimokkha and What Follows, for Chanting on Māgha Pūjā Day Chanted on Māgha Pūjā after the sung verses, as the longest chant of the day. pages 72–75 85 verses The exhortation the Buddha gave to the Māgha assembly, followed by a long exposition of virtue, concentration and wisdom.

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คำถวายดอกไม้ ธูป เทียน ในวันอาสาฬหบูชา kam tà-wǎai dɔ̀ɔk-máai tûup tiian nai wan aa-sǎan-hà-buu-chaa The Words for Offering Flowers, Incense and Candles on Āsāḷha Pūjā Day Chanted on Āsāḷha Pūjā while flowers, incense and candles are offered. pages 75–76 25 verses The offering made on Āsāḷha Pūjā, the day of the first teaching, and the shortest of the four festival offerings.

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บทขัดชุมนุมเทวดา bòt-kàt chum-num tee-wá-daa The Prefatory Verse for Assembling the Devas Chanted at the very start of a paritta service, before the salutation, to summon those who are to listen. page 77 11 verses The verse that opens paritta chanting by inviting the devas of every world-system to come and hear the Dhamma.

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ปุพพะภาคะนะมะการะปาโฐ Pubbabhāganamakārapāṭho The Preliminary Salutation Chanted three times at the opening of a paritta service, after the devas have been assembled. page 77 3 verses The homage to the Blessed One, chanted three times, opening the Twelve Tamnan as it opens the daily services.

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สะระณะคะมะนะปาโฐ Saraṇagamanapāṭho The Going for Refuge Chanted after the salutation at the opening of a paritta service. pages 77–78 9 verses The going for refuge, each of the three said three times over, taken at the opening of the paritta chanting.

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สัมพัทเธ Sambaddhe The Perfectly Awakened Ones Chanted in the paritta service among the opening verses, before the suttas themselves. page 78 15 verses Homage to an immense number of Buddhas, counted in thousands and hundreds of thousands, with a request that all dangers be destroyed.

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นะมะการะสิทธิคาถา Namakārasiddhigāthā The Verses on the Success of Paying Homage Chanted in the paritta service after the homage verses. pages 78–79 24 verses Verses saluting the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha in turn, each salutation closing in a wish for victory and the ending of danger.

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นะโมการะอัฏฐะกะคาถา Namokāraaṭṭhakagāthā The Eightfold Homage Verses Chanted in the paritta service among the opening homages. pages 79–80 8 verses Eight lines of homage, each opening with the word namo, closing in a wish for well-being and for strength in the task at hand.

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บทขัดต้นตำนาน bòt-kàt dtôn-dtam-naan The Prefatory Verse Opening the Tamnan Chanted at the start of the Tamnan collection, after the opening homages. page 80 12 verses The verse opening the Tamnan proper, calling the peaceful devas of every world-system to come in harmony and listen.

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บทขัดมังคะละสุตตะ bòt-kàt maŋ-ká-lá-sùt-dtà The Prefatory Verse for the Maṅgala Sutta Chanted immediately before the Maṅgala Sutta, introducing it. page 80 7 verses The prefatory verse to the Maṅgala Sutta, on the twelve years of argument about what a blessing is.

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มังคะละสุตตัง ปะฐะมัง Maṅgalasuttaṃ paṭhamaṃ The Maṅgala Sutta, the First Chanted in the paritta service after its prefatory verse; among the best known of all Buddhist texts. pages 81–82 28 verses The Discourse on Blessings: a deity asks what the highest blessing is, and is answered with a list running from good company to an unshaken mind.

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บทขัด ระตะนะสุตตัง bòt-kàt rá-dtà-ná-sùt-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Ratana Sutta Chanted immediately before the Ratana Sutta, introducing it. page 82 16 verses The prefatory verse to the Ratana Sutta, which recounts the Buddha's whole career and the three fears the sutta is said to have dispelled.

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ระตะนะสุตตัง ทุติยัง Ratanasuttaṃ dutiyaṃ The Ratana Sutta, the Second Chanted in the paritta service after its prefatory verse; among the most used of all protective texts. pages 82–86 89 verses The Discourse on the Jewels: seventeen verses each closing on the truth of the Buddha, the Dhamma or the Sangha, and a wish for well-being.

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บทขัด กะระณียะเมตตะสุตตัง bòt-kàt gà-rá-nii-yá-mêet-dtà-sùt-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Karaṇīya-metta Sutta Chanted immediately before the Karaṇīya-metta Sutta, introducing it. page 86 4 verses The prefatory verse to the discourse on loving-kindness, on what its practice keeps away and what it gives.

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กะระณียะเมตตะสุตตัง ตะติยัง Karaṇīyamettasuttaṃ tatiyaṃ The Karaṇīya-metta Sutta, the Third Chanted in the paritta service after its prefatory verse, and widely used on its own as a meditation text. pages 86–87 20 verses The discourse on loving-kindness: what a practitioner should be like, whom to extend it to, and how to sustain it.

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บทขัด ขันธะปะริตตัง ฉัททันตะปะริตตัง bòt-kàt kǎn-tá-bpà-rít-dtaŋ chàt-tan-dtà-bpà-rít-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Khandha Paritta and the Chaddanta Paritta Chanted immediately before the Khandha and Chaddanta parittas, which it introduces as a pair. page 87 4 verses One prefatory verse introducing two parittas together, on warding off venom and every remaining danger.

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ขันธะปะริตตัง จะตุตถัง Khandhaparittaṃ catutthaṃ The Khandha Paritta, the Fourth Chanted in the paritta service, and traditionally used as a protection against snakes and venomous creatures. pages 87–88 19 verses A declaration of loving-kindness towards the four royal families of snakes and towards all creatures, asking that none come to harm.

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ฉัททันตะปะริตตัง Chaddantaparittaṃ The Chaddanta Paritta Chanted in the paritta service, paired with the Khandha Paritta and closed by the same colophon. page 88 8 verses A few verses from the story of the elephant who, pierced by a hunter's dart, sees the ochre robe and will not strike back.

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บทขัด โมระปะริตตัง bòt-kàt moo-rá-bpà-rít-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Mora Paritta Chanted immediately before the Mora Paritta, introducing it. page 88 4 verses The prefatory verse to the peacock's paritta, on the Great Being whom hunters could never catch.

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โมระปะริตตัง ปัญจะมัง Moraparittaṃ pañcamaṃ The Mora Paritta, the Fifth Chanted in the paritta service; traditionally said at dawn and at dusk, as the peacock is said to have said it. pages 88–89 18 verses The peacock's salutation to the rising and setting sun, and to the Buddhas, chanted morning and evening for a safe day and night.

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บทขัด วัฏฏะกะปะริตตัง bòt-kàt wát-dtà-gà-bpà-rít-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Vaṭṭaka Paritta Chanted immediately before the Vaṭṭaka Paritta, introducing it. page 89 4 verses The prefatory verse to the quail's paritta, on the forest fire that turned aside from a helpless chick.

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วัฏฏะกะปะริตตัง ฉัฏฐัง Vaṭṭakaparittaṃ chaṭṭhaṃ The Vaṭṭaka Paritta, the Sixth Chanted in the paritta service, and traditionally used as a protection against fire. pages 89–90 9 verses The quail's act of truth: having neither wings that fly nor feet that walk, it states what is so, and the fire turns aside.

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บทขัด ธะชัคคะสุตตัง bòt-kàt tá-chák-ká-sùt-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Dhajagga Sutta Chanted immediately before the Dhajagga Sutta, introducing it. page 90 4 verses The prefatory verse to the Dhajagga Sutta, on the recollection that gives a footing to those with nothing to stand on.

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ธะชัคคะปะริตตัง ธะชัคคะสุตตัง สัตตะมัง Dhajaggaparittaṃ dhajaggasuttaṃ sattamaṃ The Dhajagga Paritta, the Dhajagga Sutta, the Seventh Chanted in the paritta service after its prefatory verse, and used wherever fear needs answering. pages 90–92 80 verses The Buddha tells how the devas were told to look at their king's banner in battle, and gives his followers a better thing to look at.

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บทขัด อาฏานาฏิยะปะริตตัง bòt-kàt aa-dtaa-naa-dtì-yá-bpà-rít-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Āṭānāṭiya Paritta Chanted immediately before the Āṭānāṭiya Paritta, introducing it. page 92 4 verses The prefatory verse to the Āṭānāṭiya Paritta, on the fierce non-human beings who were never persuaded.

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อาฏานาฏิยะปะริตตัง อัฏฐะมัง Āṭānāṭiyaparittaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ The Āṭānāṭiya Paritta, the Eighth Chanted in the paritta service, and used where protection from unseen harm is wanted. pages 92–96 90 verses Homage to the seven Buddhas by name, followed by a long protective formula against harm from non-human beings.

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บทขัด อังคุลิมาละปะริตตัง bòt-kàt aŋ-kú-lí-maa-lá-bpà-rít-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Aṅgulimāla Paritta Chanted immediately before the Aṅgulimāla Paritta, introducing it. page 96 5 verses The prefatory verse to the Aṅgulimāla Paritta, on the words that bring about a safe delivery.

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อังคุลิมาละปะริตตัง นะวะมัง Aṅgulimālaparittaṃ navamaṃ The Aṅgulimāla Paritta, the Ninth Chanted for a woman in labour, and in the paritta service in its place as the ninth. page 96 9 verses Aṅgulimāla's act of truth, spoken to a woman in difficult labour, said three times over.

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บทขัด โพชฌังคะปะริตตัง bòt-kàt poot-chaŋ-ká-bpà-rít-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Bojjhaṅga Paritta Chanted immediately before the Bojjhaṅga Paritta, introducing it. page 97 6 verses The prefatory verse to the Bojjhaṅga Paritta, calling the seven factors of awakening both a medicine and a spell.

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โพชฌังคะปะริตตัง ทะสะมัง Bojjhaṅgaparittaṃ dasamaṃ The Bojjhaṅga Paritta, the Tenth Chanted for the sick, and in the paritta service in its place as the tenth. page 97 17 verses The seven factors of awakening recited as a paritta, with the three occasions on which reciting them is said to have ended an illness.

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บทขัด อะภะยะปะริตตัง bòt-kàt à-pá-yá-bpà-rít-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Abhaya Paritta Chanted immediately before the Abhaya Paritta, introducing it. page 98 3 verses The prefatory verse to the paritta against fear, on a text said to have arisen for the good of self and others alike.

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อะภะยะปะริตตัง เอกาทะสะมัง Abhayaparittaṃ ekādasamaṃ The Abhaya Paritta, the Eleventh Chanted for someone troubled by omens or bad dreams, and in the paritta service in its place as the eleventh. page 98 12 verses A short chant asking that ill omens, unwelcome bird-cries, evil planets and bad dreams come to nothing, by the power of each of the Three Jewels in turn.

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เทวะตาอุยโยชะนะคาถา Devatāuyyojanagāthā The Verses for Taking Leave of the Devas Chanted at the very end of a paritta service, after the last paritta. page 98 8 verses The verses that close a paritta service by sharing its merit with the devas and sending them away.

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บทขัด ชะยะปะริตตัง bòt-kàt chá-yá-bpà-rít-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Jaya Paritta Chanted immediately before the Jaya Paritta, introducing it. page 99 6 verses The prefatory verse to the paritta of victory, on Māra's army scattered by patience and loving-kindness.

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ชะยะปะริตตัง ท์วาทะสะมัง Jayaparittaṃ dvādasamaṃ The Jaya Paritta, the Twelfth Chanted at the close of the paritta service as the last of the twelve, and at ceremonies where a blessing is given. page 99 18 verses The paritta of victory, which turns the Buddha's victory at the Bodhi tree into a blessing spoken over the hearer.

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ระตะนัตตะยัปปะภาวาภิยาจะนะคาถา Ratanattayappabhāvābhiyācanagāthā Verses Entreating the Power of the Triple Gem Chanted after the paritta service, among the verses of entreaty that close a formal chanting. page 100 22 verses Verses arguing that the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha are three in name and one in meaning, closing in a threefold entreaty.

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สุขาภิยาจะนะคาถา Sukhābhiyācanagāthā Verses Entreating Happiness Chanted at the close of a formal chanting, after the verses entreating the power of the Triple Gem. page 101 20 verses Verses asking happiness for the royal house, honouring the guardian devas of the place, and asking that rulers guard their people as parents guard a child.

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มงคลจักรวาฬใหญ่ moŋ-kon jàk-grà-waan yài The Greater Universal Blessing Chanted where a full blessing is wanted, and at the close of a major chanting. pages 102–103 14 verses The longer of the two universal blessings, invoking the marks of a Great Man and the guardian devas of every kind of place.

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บทขัด ทะสะนาถะกะระณะธัมมะสุตตัง bòt-kàt tá-sà-naa-tà-gà-rá-ná-tam-má-sùt-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Discourse on the Ten Refuge-Makers Chanted immediately before the Dasanāthakaraṇa Dhamma Sutta, introducing it. page 103 6 verses The prefatory verse to the discourse on the ten states that make a person one who has a refuge.

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ทะสะนาถะกะระณะธัมมะสุตตัง Dasanāthakaraṇadhammasuttaṃ The Discourse on the Ten Refuge-Makers Chanted after its prefatory verse, among the discourses in the collection. pages 103–105 13 verses Ten qualities that make a monk one who has a refuge, from virtue and learning to good friends and being easy to admonish.

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บทขัด อะภิณหะปัจจะเวกขะณะปาฐะ bòt-kàt à-pin-hà-bpàt-jà-wêek-kà-ná-bpaa-tà The Prefatory Verse for the Constant Reflections Chanted immediately before the constant reflections, introducing them. page 106 5 verses The prefatory verse to the five subjects for constant recollection, on what reflecting on them accomplishes.

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อะภิณ์หะปัจจะเวกขะณะปาฐะ Abhiṇhapaccavekkhaṇapāṭha The Recitation of the Constant Reflections Chanted after its prefatory verse; the fuller of the book's two printings of the five reflections. pages 106–107 25 verses The five themes to be reflected on constantly, given with the Buddha's own explanation of why each is worth reflecting on.

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บทขัด มัคคะวิภังคะสุตตัง bòt-kàt mák-ká-wí-paŋ-ká-sùt-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Discourse on the Analysis of the Path Chanted immediately before the Maggavibhaṅga Sutta, introducing it. pages 107–108 11 verses The prefatory verse to the analysis of the eightfold path, on the Buddha as the one who points out the way he went himself.

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มัคคะวิภังคะสุตตัง Maggavibhaṅgasuttaṃ The Discourse on the Analysis of the Path Chanted after its prefatory verse, among the discourses in the collection. pages 108–110 10 verses The noble eightfold path defined factor by factor, each introduced by the same question and answered in the same form.

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อัฏฐังคิกะมัคคะคาถา Aṭṭhaṅgikamaggagāthā Verses on the Eightfold Path Chanted among the discourses in the collection, following the analysis of the path. page 110 8 verses Verses declaring the eightfold path the best of paths, and telling the hearer that the walking of it is theirs to do.

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บทขัด กะระณียากะระณียะสุตตัง bòt-kàt gà-rá-nii-yaa-gà-rá-nii-yá-sùt-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Discourse on What Should and Should Not Be Done Chanted immediately before the Karaṇīyākaraṇīya Sutta, introducing it. page 111 4 verses The prefatory verse to a short discourse on what is to be done and what abandoned, addressed to Ānanda.

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กะระณียากะระณียะสุตตัง Karaṇīyākaraṇīyasuttaṃ The Discourse on What Should and Should Not Be Done Chanted after its prefatory verse, among the short discourses. pages 111–112 2 verses A short exchange with Ānanda: good conduct of body, speech and mind should be done, and bad conduct abandoned.

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บทขัด อัคคัปปะสาทะสุตตัง. bòt-kàt àk-kàp-bpà-sǎa-tà-sùt-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Discourse on Faith in the Foremost Chanted immediately before the Aggappasāda Sutta, introducing it. page 112 6 verses The prefatory verse to the discourse on faith in what is foremost, and what such faith brings.

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อัคคัปปะสาทะสุตตัง Aggappasādasuttaṃ The Discourse on Faith in the Foremost Chanted after its prefatory verse, among the discourses in the collection. pages 112–113 14 verses The four foremost objects of faith — the Tathāgata, dispassion, the eightfold path and the Sangha — each argued from a whole class.

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บทขัด ฉะสาราณียะธัมมะสุตตัง bòt-kàt chà-sǎa-raa-nii-yá-tam-má-sùt-dtaŋ The Prefatory Verse for the Discourse on the Six States to be Remembered Chanted immediately before the Chāsarāṇīyadhamma Sutta, introducing it. page 114 8 verses The prefatory verse to the discourse on the six states that make a community cohere.

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ฉะสาราณียะธัมมะสุตตัง Chasārāṇīyadhammasuttaṃ The Discourse on the Six States to be Remembered Chanted after its prefatory verse, among the discourses in the collection. pages 114–115 8 verses Six principles of cordiality — acts of loving-kindness by body, speech and mind, sharing gains, common virtue and common view.

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บทขัด ภิกขุอะปะริหานิยะธัมมะสุตตัง bòt-kàt pík-kù-à-bpà-rí-hǎa-ní-yá-tam-má-sùt-dtaŋ Chanted immediately before the Bhikkhu Aparihaṇiyadhamma Sutta, introducing it. page 115 4 verses The introductory verse to the discourse on the things that lead to no decline for a community.

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ภิกขุอะปะริหานิยะธัมมะสุตตัง Bhikkhuaparihāniyadhammasuttaṃ Chanted after its introductory verse, among the discourses in the collection. pages 116–117 10 verses Seven conditions under which a community can be expected to grow rather than decline, from meeting often to protecting its guests.

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บทขัด ปะหานะภาวะนาสุตตัง bòt-kàt bpà-hǎa-ná-paa-wá-naa-sùt-dtaŋ Chanted immediately before the Pahānabhāvanā Sutta, introducing it. page 117 4 verses The introductory verse to the discourse on what is to be abandoned and what developed.

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ปะหานะภาวะนาสุตตัง Pahānabhāvanāsuttaṃ Chanted after its introductory verse, among the short discourses. pages 117–118 4 verses A four-line discourse: abandon the unwholesome and develop the wholesome, because both can be done.

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บทขัด จะตุรัปปะมัญญาปาฐะ bòt-kàt jà-dtù-ràp-bpà-man-yaa-bpaa-tà Chanted immediately before the Caturappamaññā passage, introducing it. page 118 5 verses The introductory verse to the passage on the four immeasurables, naming what each of them abandons.

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จะตุรัปปะมัญญาปาโฐ Caturappamaññāpāṭho Chanted after its introductory verse, among the passages on practice. pages 118–119 6 verses The four immeasurables set out in full: loving-kindness, compassion, gladness and equanimity pervading every direction.

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บทขัด ธัมมะนิยามะสุตตัง bòt-kàt tam-má-ní-yaa-má-sùt-dtaŋ Chanted immediately before the Dhammaniyāma Sutta, introducing it. page 119 6 verses The introductory verse to the discourse on the lawfulness of things, on the knowledge that comes before the knowledge of Nibbāna.

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ธัมมะนิยามะสุตตัง Dhammaniyāmasuttaṃ Chanted after its introductory verse; also used at the second and third seven-day observances after a death. pages 119–120 5 verses Three statements that hold whether or not a Buddha arises: all formations are impermanent, all are suffering, all things are not-self.

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บทขัด อะนัตตะลักขะณะสุตตัง bòt-kàt à-nát-dtà-lák-kà-ná-sùt-dtaŋ Chanted immediately before the Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta, introducing it. page 120 8 verses The introductory verse to the discourse on the mark of not-self, called hard for beings to know.

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อะนัตตะลักขะณะสุตตัง Anattalakkhaṇasuttaṃ Chanted after its introductory verse, and at merit-making seven days after a death. pages 121–123 18 verses The discourse on not-self, argued through each of the five aggregates in turn, at the end of which the five monks were liberated.

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บทขัด อาทิตตะปะริยายะสุตตัง bòt-kàt aa-tít-dtà-bpà-rí-yaa-yá-sùt-dtaŋ Chanted immediately before the Ādittapariyāya Sutta, introducing it. page 124 8 verses The introductory verse to the Fire Sermon, on a discourse taught to men who had tended the fire.

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อาทิตตะปะริยายะสุตตัง Ādittapariyāyasuttaṃ Chanted after its introductory verse, and at merit-making fifty days after a death. pages 124–126 9 verses The Fire Sermon: everything is burning — the senses, their objects, the consciousness and the feeling that arise from them.

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บทขัด สะติปัฏฐานะปาฐะ bòt-kàt sà-dtì-bpàt-tǎan-ná-bpaa-tà Chanted immediately before the Satipaṭṭhāna passage, introducing it. page 126 8 verses The introductory verse to the passage on the foundations of mindfulness, calling it the one way.

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สะติปัฏฐานะปาโฐ Satipaṭṭhānapāṭho Chanted after its introductory verse, and at merit-making a hundred days after a death. pages 127–128 8 verses The four foundations of mindfulness in brief: body, feelings, mind and mental objects, contemplated internally and externally.

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มะหาสะติปัฏฐานะสุตตะปาโฐ Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasuttapāṭho Chanted where the full text is wanted; the longest single discourse in the book. pages 128–158 209 verses The Great Discourse on the Foundations of Mindfulness in full: the one-way path set out at length, ending in a promise about seven days.

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บทขัด ธัมมะจักกัปปะวัตตะนะสุตตัง bòt-kàt tam-má-jàk-gàp-bpà-wát-dtà-ná-sùt-dtaŋ The Preliminary Chant to the Discourse on Setting the Wheel of Dhamma Rolling Chanted immediately before the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta, introducing it. page 159 8 verses The preliminary chant to the first sermon, naming the two extremes, the middle way and the four truths.

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ธัมมะจักกัปปะวัตตะนะสุตตัง Dhammacakkappavattanasuttaṃ The Discourse on Setting the Wheel of Dhamma Rolling Chanted at birthday merit-making and wherever the first teaching is wanted; among the most chanted discourses in the tradition. pages 159–163 42 verses The first sermon: the two extremes, the middle way, the four noble truths in three phases, and Koṇḍañña's understanding.

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บทขัดชุมนุมเทวดา bòt-kàt chum-num tee-wá-daa The Prefatory Verse for Assembling the Devas Chanted at the very start of a Seven Tamnan service, before the salutation. page 164 10 verses The verse assembling the devas at the opening of the Seven Tamnan.

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ปุพพะภาคะนะมะการะปาโฐ Pubbabhāganamakārapāṭho The Preliminary Salutation Chanted three times at the opening of a Seven Tamnan service, after the devas have been assembled. page 164 3 verses The homage to the Blessed One, chanted three times, opening the Seven Tamnan.

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สะระณะคะมะนะปาโฐ Saraṇagamanapāṭho The Going for Refuge Chanted after the salutation at the opening of a Seven Tamnan service. pages 164–165 9 verses The going for refuge at the opening of the Seven Tamnan, each of the three said three times.

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นะมะการะสิทธิคาถา Namakārasiddhigāthā The Verses on the Success of Homage Chanted in the Seven Tamnan after the opening homages. pages 165–166 24 verses Verses saluting the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha in turn, each closing in a wish for victory and the ending of danger.

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นะโมการะอัฏฐะกะคาถา Namokāraaṭṭhakagāthā The Eight Verses of Homage Chanted in the Seven Tamnan among the opening homages. page 166 8 verses Eight lines of homage, each opening with namo, closing in a wish for well-being and strength in the undertaking.

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มังคะละสุตตัง Maṅgalasuttaṃ The Discourse on Blessings Chanted in the Seven Tamnan; among the best known of all Buddhist texts. pages 166–167 24 verses The Discourse on Blessings in the Seven Tamnan printing: a deity's question, answered with a list from good company to an unshaken mind.

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ระตะนะสุตตัง Ratanasuttaṃ The Discourse on the Jewels Chanted in the Seven Tamnan; among the most used of all protective texts. pages 167–169 41 verses The Discourse on the Jewels in the Seven Tamnan printing, each verse closing on a truth and a wish for well-being.

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กะระณียะเมตตะสุตตัง. Karaṇīyamettasuttaṃ The Discourse on Loving-Kindness Chanted in the Seven Tamnan, and widely used on its own as a meditation text. page 169 6 verses The Discourse on Loving-Kindness in the Seven Tamnan printing, beginning at the extension to the whole world.

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ขันธะปะริตตัง Khandhaparittaṃ The Aggregates Protection Chanted in the Seven Tamnan, and used as a protection against snakes and venomous creatures. page 169 11 verses The Aggregates Protection in the Seven Tamnan printing, opening on the measurelessness of the Three Jewels.

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ธะชัคคะปะริตตัง (แบบย่อ) tá-chák-ká-bpà-rít-dtaŋ (bɛ̀ɛp yɔ̂ɔ) The Banner Crest Protection (abridged form) Chanted in the Seven Tamnan, and wherever fear needs answering. pages 169–170 13 verses The Banner Crest Protection abridged: the Buddha's instruction to recollect him, the Dhamma or the Sangha when afraid.

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อาฏานาฏิยะปะริตตัง Āṭānāṭiyaparittaṃ The Āṭānāṭiya Protection Chanted in the Seven Tamnan, where protection from unseen harm is wanted. pages 170–171 13 verses The Āṭānāṭiya Protection in the Seven Tamnan printing: homage to the seven Buddhas by name.

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อังคุลิมาละปะริตตัง Aṅgulimālaparittaṃ The Aṅgulimāla Protection Chanted in the Seven Tamnan, and for a woman in labour. page 171 3 verses Aṅgulimāla's act of truth in the Seven Tamnan printing, said once rather than three times.

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โพชฌังคะปะริตตัง Bojjhaṅgaparittaṃ The Factors of Awakening Protection Chanted in the Seven Tamnan, and for the sick. page 171 17 verses The Factors of Awakening Protection in the Seven Tamnan printing, with the three recoveries it reports.

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อะภะยะปะริตตัง Abhayaparittaṃ The Fearlessness Protection Chanted in the Seven Tamnan, and for somebody troubled by omens or bad dreams. page 172 12 verses The Fearlessness Protection in the Seven Tamnan printing: that ill omens and bad dreams come to nothing.

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เทวะตาอุยโยชะนะคาถา Devatāuyyojanagāthā The Verses for Dismissing the Devas Chanted at the very end of a Seven Tamnan service. page 172 8 verses The verses dismissing the devas at the close of the Seven Tamnan, ending by binding a protection on every side.

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ชะยะปะริตตัง Jayaparittaṃ The Victory Protection Chanted at the close of the Seven Tamnan, and at ceremonies where a blessing is given. pages 172–174 51 verses The Victory Protection closing the Seven Tamnan, turning the Buddha's victory into a blessing spoken over the hearer.

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บทขัด มะหาสะมะยะสุตตัง bòt-kàt má-hǎa-sà-má-yá-sùt-dtaŋ The Introductory Verses to the Mahāsamaya Sutta Chanted immediately before the Mahāsamaya Sutta, introducing it. page 175 9 verses The introductory verses to the discourse on the great gathering, on how rare the sight of a Buddha is.

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มะหาสะมะยะสุตตัง Mahāsamayasuttaṃ The Discourse on the Great Gathering Chanted where the largest possible assembly is invoked; the longest discourse in the Thai-script collection. pages 175–182 167 verses The great gathering: deities from ten world-systems assembling to see the Buddha and five hundred arahants, named host by host.

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คิริมานันทะสุตตัง Girimānandasuttaṃ The Discourse to Girimānanda Chanted for the sick, and among the longer discourses in the collection. pages 183–186 14 verses The ten perceptions the Buddha gave Ānanda to recite to the sick Girimānanda, on hearing which his illness subsided.

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บทขัด โลกะธัมมะสุตตะ bòt-kàt loo-gà-tam-má-sùt-dtaŋ The Introductory Verses to the Lokadhamma Sutta Chanted immediately before the Lokadhamma Sutta, introducing it. page 187 11 verses The introductory verses to the discourse on the eight worldly conditions, on the states that turn about the world.

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โลกะธัมมะสุตตัง Lokadhammasuttaṃ The Discourse on the Eight Worldly Conditions Chanted after its introductory verses, among the discourses in the collection. pages 187–190 24 verses The eight worldly conditions — gain and loss, fame and obscurity, blame and praise, pleasure and pain — and what separates the noble disciple from the ordinary person.

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คาถาจุดเทียนชัย kaa-tǎa jùt tiian-chai The Verse for Lighting the Victory Candle Chanted at the lighting of the victory candle; this is the printing that carries a Thai translation. page 193 4 verses The verse for lighting the victory candle, in the book's translated printing with Thai beside the Pali.

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คำบูชาพระรัตนตรัย kam buu-chaa prá-rát-dtà-ná-dtrai The Offering of Homage to the Triple Gem Chanted at the opening of a service; this is the printing that carries a Thai translation. pages 193–194 8 verses The offering of homage to the Triple Gem in the translated printing, with Thai beneath each Pali line.

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คำนมัสการพระรัตนตรัย kam ná-mát-sà-gaan prá-rát-dtà-ná-dtrai Homage to the Triple Gem Chanted at the opening of a service after the offering; this is the printing that carries a Thai translation. page 194 6 verses The threefold salutation to the Triple Gem in the translated printing, each line followed by a bow.

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ปุพพะภาคะนะมะการ pùp-pá-paa-ká-ná-má-gaan The Preliminary Homage Chanted three times at the opening of a service; this is the printing that carries a Thai translation. page 195 3 verses The preliminary homage in the translated printing, the single line said three times.

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พุทธาภิถุติ Buddhābhithuti Praise of the Buddha Chanted in the morning service after the preliminary homage; this is the printing that carries a Thai translation. pages 195–196 18 verses Praise of the Buddha in the translated printing: one long sentence of epithets and deeds, landing on an offering and a bow.

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ธัมมาภิถุติ Dhammābhithuti Praise of the Dhamma Chanted in the morning service after the recollection; this is the printing that carries a Thai translation. pages 196–197 8 verses Praise of the Dhamma in the translated printing, on the six qualities recollected of it.

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สังฆาภิถุติ Saṅghābhithuti Praise of the Sangha Chanted in the morning service after the recollection; this is the printing that carries a Thai translation. pages 197–198 14 verses Praise of the Sangha in the translated printing: four ways of practising, the four pairs, and the honours owed.

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ระตะนัตตะยัปปะณามะคาถา Ratanattayappaṇāmagāthā Verses of Homage to the Triple Gem Chanted in the morning service after the three praises; this is the printing that carries a Thai translation. pages 198–199 13 verses The verses of homage to the Triple Gem in the translated printing, four stanzas each ending in an act of reverence.

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สังเวคะปะริกิตตะนะปาฐะ Saṃvegaparikittanapāṭha The Passage on Spiritual Urgency Chanted in the morning service after the verses of homage; this is the printing that carries a Thai translation. pages 199–203 53 verses The passage on spiritual urgency in the translated printing, at fifty-three units the longest chant of the morning service.

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พุทธชัยมังคลคาถา (ถวายพรพระ) pút-tá-chai-maŋ-ká-lá-kaa-tǎa (tà-wǎai pɔɔn prá) Chanted at the offering of a meal and at almost any ceremony of blessing; this is the translated printing. pages 203–205 9 verses The eight verses of the Buddha's victory in the translated printing, each naming an adversary and the quality that overcame him.

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ตังขะณิกะปัจจะเวกขะณะปาโฐ Taṅkhaṇikapaccavekkhaṇapāṭho Recited by monastics at the moment a requisite is taken up, and in the morning service; this is the translated printing. pages 205–207 25 verses The reflection at the moment of use, in the translated printing: the four requisites and the proper reason for using each.

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ธาตุปะฏิกูละปัจจะเวกขะณะปาโฐ Dhātupaṭikūlapaccavekkhaṇapāṭho Recited by monastics among the reflections on the requisites; this is the translated printing. pages 207–209 36 verses The reflection on the elements and on repulsiveness, in the translated printing: the requisites and their user alike are merely elements.

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ปัตติทานะคาถา Pattidānagāthā Chanted at the end of the morning service; this is the translated printing. pages 210–211 20 verses The verses for sharing merit in the translated printing, from the devas of the monastery outward to every living thing.

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สัพพะปัตติทานะคาถา Sabbapattidānagāthā Chanted at the close of a service where merit is dedicated; this is the translated printing. page 212 5 verses The verses sharing merit with all beings without exception, including those who will never know of it.

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ปัฏฐะนะฐะปะนะคาถา Paṭṭhanaṭhapanagāthā Chanted after the sharing of merit, where an aspiration is being made; this is the translated printing. pages 213–214 12 verses Verses setting out an aspiration: swift realisation if possible, and if not, a long list of conditions for the lives in between.

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เขมาเขมะสะระณะทีปิกะคาถา Khemākhemasaraṇadīpikagāthā Chanted among the reflections; this is the translated printing. page 215 5 verses Verses distinguishing the refuges that are not safe from the one that is, in the translated printing.

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อะภิณหะปัจจะเวกขะณะ ๕ Abhiṇhapaccavekkhaṇa 5 Recited among the daily reflections by lay people and monastics alike; this is the translated printing. page 216 13 verses The five constant reflections in the translated printing, closing with the instruction to reflect on them often.

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ท์วัตติงสาการะปาโฐ Dvattiṃsākārapāṭho The Passage on the Thirty-Two Parts of the Body Recited as a reflection on the body, commonly in the evening service and as a support for meditation on its constituent parts. pages 217–218 43 verses A reflection on the body from the soles of the feet up and the crown of the hair down: bounded by skin, full of impurities, and enumerated part by part.

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ภาระสุตตะคาถา Bhārasuttagāthā The Verses of the Discourse on the Burden Recited among the reflections on the five aggregates, and as a short teaching on clinging and its laying down. pages 218–219 8 verses The five aggregates are a burden, the person their bearer; taking it up is suffering in the world, and setting it down is happiness.

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ติโลกะวิชะยะราชะปัตติทานะคาถา Tilokavijayarājapattidānagāthā The Verses on Dedicating Merit, of the King Victorious in the Three Worlds Recited as a dedication of merit, sharing the fruit of one's good actions with all beings whether they know of it or not. pages 220–221 8 verses A dedication of all merit done by body, speech and mind to every being, percipient or not, with the wish that all obtain excellent food.

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บทพิจารณาสังขาร bòt pí-jaa-rá-naa sǎŋ-kǎan Reflection on Conditioned Phenomena (Sabbe) At every morning chanting service and before sleeping. page 222 Dhammapada 277–279, 41 13 verses Reflections on impermanence, unsatisfactoriness and not-self, ending with the body laid on the ground like a discarded log.

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อะภิณหะปัจจะเวกขะณะ Abhiṇhapaccavekkhaṇa The Subjects for Frequent Recollection Recited as part of the daily reflections, commonly in the evening chanting and by lay and monastic alike. page 223 16 verses Five things to be recollected constantly — ageing, sickness, death, separation from all that is dear, and ownership of one's own kamma.

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คำบูชาพระรัตนตรัย kam buu-chaa prá-rát-dtà-ná-dtrai The Words of Offering to the Triple Gem Chanted at the opening of the evening service; this is the printing that carries a Thai translation. pages 224–225 8 verses The offering to the Triple Gem for the evening service, in the translated printing.

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คำนมัสการพระรัตนตรัย kam ná-mát-sà-gaan prá-rát-dtà-ná-dtrai The Words of Homage to the Triple Gem Chanted at the opening of the evening service after the offering; this is the translated printing. page 225 9 verses The threefold salutation for the evening service, in the translated printing, each line followed by a bow.

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ปุพพะภาคะนะมะการ pùp-pá-paa-ká-ná-má-gaan The Preliminary Homage Chanted three times at the opening of the evening service; this is the translated printing. page 225 4 verses The preliminary homage for the evening service, in the translated printing, said three times.

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พุทธานุสสติ Buddhānussati The Recollection of the Buddha Chanted in the evening service as the first recollection; this is the translated printing. page 226 11 verses The recollection of the Buddha in the translated printing: the good report and the nine epithets.

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พุทธาภิคีติ Buddhābhigīti The Chant in Praise of the Buddha Chanted in the evening service after the recollection of the Buddha; this is the translated printing. pages 226–228 19 verses The hymn in praise of the Buddha in the translated printing, the first of the three evening hymns.

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ธัมมานุสสติ Dhammānussati The Recollection of the Dhamma Chanted in the evening service as the second recollection; this is the translated printing. page 228 6 verses The recollection of the Dhamma in the translated printing: the six qualities, one to a line.

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ธัมมาภิคีติ Dhammābhigīti The Chant in Praise of the Dhamma Chanted in the evening service after the recollection of the Dhamma; this is the translated printing. pages 229–230 19 verses The hymn in praise of the Dhamma in the translated printing, the second of the three evening hymns.

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สังฆานุสสติ Saṅghānussati The Recollection of the Sangha Chanted in the evening service as the third recollection; this is the translated printing. page 231 12 verses The recollection of the Sangha in the translated printing: the four ways of practising and the honours owed.

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สังฆาภิคีติ Saṅghābhigīti The Chant in Praise of the Sangha Chanted in the evening service after the recollection of the Sangha's qualities; this is the translated printing. pages 232–233 19 verses The hymn in praise of the Sangha in the translated printing, completing the three hymns of the evening service.

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อะตีตะปัจจะเวกขะณะปาโฐ Atītapaccavekkhaṇapāṭho The Passage of Reflection After the Fact Recited by monastics in the evening on the requisites used during the day; this is the translated printing. pages 234–236 29 verses The reflection on requisites already used, in the translated printing, with a bracketed note naming each occasion.

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นมัสการพระอรหันต์ 8 ทิศ ná-mát-sà-gaan prá à-rá-hǎn bpɛ̀ɛt tít Homage to the Arahants of the Eight Directions Chanted for blessing and protection, where the arrangement of the eight directions is invoked. page 236 12 verses Homage to the arahants of the eight directions: the Buddha at the centre and eight named disciples around him.

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อุณ์หิสสะวิชะยะคาถา Uṇhissavijayagāthā The Uṇhissavijaya Verses Chanted for protection and for long life, particularly where untimely death is feared. page 237 10 verses The Uṇhissavijaya verses, said to ward off punishment, wild animals, poison and untimely death, and to lengthen life.

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พระคาถาชินบัญชร prá-kaa-tǎa chin-ná-ban-chɔɔn The Verses of the Victor's Cage Chanted for protection; the most widely recited of all such texts in Thailand. pages 237–238 37 verses The Jinapañjara in Thai script: the Buddhas and great disciples stationed at every part of the body, forming a cage of protection.

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อุททิสะนาธิฏฐานะคาถา Uddisanādhiṭṭhānagāthā The Verses of Dedication and Resolve Chanted at the close of a period of practice or a ceremony; this is the printing that carries a Thai translation. pages 239–240 34 verses The verses of dedication and resolve in the translated printing, dedicating merit to a very wide list of beings.

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ยอดพระกัณฑ์ไตรปิฎก yɔ̂ɔt prá-gan dtrai-bpì-dòk The Peak of the Tipiṭaka Chanted where a condensed form of the whole canon is wanted; this is the Thai-script printing. pages 241–245 86 verses The Peak of the Tipiṭaka in Thai script, the same chant the appendix prints in roman.

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วิปัสสิต Vipassit Chanted as a brief blessing; this is the Thai-script printing. page 245 1 verses The one-line Vipassit blessing in Thai script, asking that all suffering, fear and illness perish.

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คำอาราธนาศีล 5 ปรกติ The Words for Requesting the Ordinary Five Precepts Spoken by lay people asking a monk for the five precepts. page 249 3 verses The request for the ordinary five precepts, each to be kept separately, said three times.

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คำอาราธนาศีล 5 พิเศษ คือนิจศีล The Words for Requesting the Special Five Precepts, the Constant Precepts Spoken by lay people undertaking the five precepts as a permanent commitment rather than for an occasion. page 249 3 verses The request for the constant precepts, complete in their five factors, taken as a single undertaking.

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คำอาราธนาศีล 8 ปรกติ The Words for Requesting the Ordinary Eight Precepts Spoken by lay people asking a monk for the eight precepts outside an observance day. page 249 3 verses The request for the ordinary eight precepts, each to be kept separately, said three times.

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คำอาราธนาศีล 8 พิเศษ คืออุโบสถศีล The Words for Requesting the Special Eight Precepts, the Uposatha Precepts Spoken by lay people on an observance day, asking for the eight precepts as an uposatha. page 250 3 verses The request for the uposatha observance complete in its eight factors, distinguished from the ordinary eight precepts.

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คำอาราธนาสวดพระปริตร The Words for Requesting the Chanting of the Parittas Spoken by a lay person to the Sangha to request a paritta chanting, before the monks begin. page 250 6 verses The lay request for the chanting of the parittas, made three times with a different danger named each time.

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คำอาราธนาแสดงธรรม The Words for Requesting a Teaching of the Dhamma Spoken by a lay person before a sermon, requesting it. page 250 4 verses The short request for a Dhamma teaching, recalling Brahmā Sahampati's request that the Buddha teach at all.

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คำอาราธนาแสดงธรรมอย่างพิสดาร The Words for Requesting a Teaching of the Dhamma, the Elaborate Form Spoken before a sermon on formal occasions, in place of the short request. pages 250–251 30 verses The long form of the request for a teaching, telling the whole story of Brahmā's entreaty before asking.

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คำบังสุกุลศพหรืออัฐิ The Words of the Paṃsukūla for a Body or for Relics Chanted by the monks as they take hold of the cloth at a funeral or at a bone-relic ceremony. page 252 8 verses The verse chanted while drawing the paṃsukūla cloth over a body or relics, given in both the Mahānikāya and Dhammayut forms.

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คำบังสุกุลคนเป็น The Words of the Paṃsukūla for the Living Chanted at a paṃsukūla performed for somebody still alive, commonly at a long-life or life-extension ceremony. page 252 2 verses The paṃsukūla verse for the living: that before long this body will lie on the earth like a useless log.

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คำขอขมาโทษพระรัตนตรัย The Words for Asking Pardon of the Triple Gem Spoken by lay people or monastics before a ceremony, or wherever a period of practice is about to begin. page 252 9 verses The formula for asking pardon of the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha for every disrespect shown since birth.

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คำขอขมาโทษแด่พระมหาเถระ The Words for Asking Pardon of a Great Elder Spoken to a Great Elder by monks asking pardon, on formal occasions. page 253 11 verses The formal address asking a Great Elder to accept a transgression as a transgression, for the sake of future restraint.

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คำรับขมาโทษของพระมหาเถระ The Great Elder's Words Accepting the Asking of Pardon Spoken by a Great Elder in reply to monks asking pardon. page 253 15 verses The Great Elder's reply, which grants the pardon and repeats the fault back before naming what makes amends possible.

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คำอนุโมทนาของพระมหาเถระ The Great Elder's Words of Rejoicing Spoken by a Great Elder after accepting the asking of pardon. page 253 7 verses The Great Elder's dedication of his own merit to those who asked pardon, closing the exchange.

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คำขอขมาโทษพระเถรานุเถระทั่วไป The Words for Asking Pardon of the Elders and Junior Elders Generally Spoken to the assembled elders, commonly before the rains or at occasions where the community gathers. page 254 4 verses The short form for asking pardon of the elders as a body, with the elder's reply and a note on the singular.

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คาถาจุดเทียนชัย The Verses for Lighting the Victory Candle Chanted at the lighting of the victory candle, at the start of a major auspicious ceremony. page 254 4 verses Four lines chanted as the victory candle is lit, naming the Three Jewels and asking that dangers perish.

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คาถาดับเทียนชัย The Verses for Quenching the Victory Candle Chanted at the quenching of the victory candle, closing a major auspicious ceremony. pages 254–256 41 verses The long chant for putting out the victory candle, ending by wishing the hearer quenched as the lamp is quenched.

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ระเบียบสวดมนต์งานพิธีมงคล The Order of Chanting at an Auspicious Ceremony Followed at a birthday merit-making ceremony. pages 256–258 24 verses The order for a birthday merit-making, in which the Dhammacakka is chanted with the short Seven Tamnan added at the end.

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ระเบียบสวดมนต์ในงานพิธีมงคลอื่น ๆ The Order of Chanting at Other Auspicious Ceremonies Consulted when planning the chanting for an auspicious occasion other than a birthday. pages 258–259 6 verses A short note that for auspicious occasions other than a birthday, the Seven Tamnan alone is chanted, in one of its three forms.

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ระเบียบสวดเจ็ดตำนานอย่างเต็มที่ The Order of Chanting the Seven Tamnan, the Full Form Followed when the Seven Tamnan is chanted in full, at a major auspicious ceremony. pages 259–260 26 verses The complete order for the Seven Tamnan, from the assembling of the devas to the closing verses.

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ระเบียบสวดเจ็ดตำนานอย่างปานกลาง The Order of Chanting the Seven Tamnan, the Middling Form Followed when there is not time for the full Seven Tamnan but more than for the short form. page 261 9 verses The middling order, which keeps the same opening and closing and shortens the suttas in the middle.

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ระเบียบสวดเจ็ดตำนานอย่างย่อ The Order of Chanting the Seven Tamnan, the Short Form Followed where the Seven Tamnan is wanted but time is short. pages 261–264 30 verses The shortest order, cutting each sutta to a few lines while keeping the same opening and closing.

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ระเบียบสวดถวายพรพระก่อนฉัน The Order of Chanting the Blessing of the Buddha before the Meal Followed by the Sangha after the precepts have been given and before the meal is taken. page 264 5 verses The short running order for the chanting before a meal, four items long.

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ระเบียบสวดมนต์ในงานพิธีอวมงคล The Order of Chanting at Inauspicious Ceremonies Followed at merit-making for the dead, and at the funeral itself. pages 264–266 21 verses Which discourse is chanted at which stage of mourning, from the seventh day to the hundredth, and how each is broken.

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อธิบายระเบียบสวดมนต์พิเศษ An Explanation of the Special Chanting Procedures Read by those learning to conduct ceremonies, alongside the orders it explains. pages 266–268 11 verses The explanation behind the running orders: what the chanting is for, and how the lustral water and the sacred thread are handled.

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ระเบียบสวดมนต์นพเคราะห์ The Procedure for the Navagraha Chanting Followed when the Navagraha chanting is requested, usually at the instance of an astrologer. pages 268–270 21 verses The order for the Navagraha chanting, in which nine monks chant the parittas in the order of the nine planets.

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ระเบียบถวายพรพระ The Procedure for the Blessing of the Buddha Followed by the Sangha before the meal at a ceremony; read rather than chanted. pages 270–271 6 verses The running order for the chanting before a meal, naming each chant by its first and last words.

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ระเบียบอนุโมทนา The Procedure for the Anumodanā Followed by the Sangha when chanting the anumodanā; read rather than chanted. pages 271–272 7 verses The running order for the blessing after a meal, and what to substitute for auspicious and inauspicious occasions.

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อนุโมทนาวิธี The Method of Rejoicing Chanted by the Sangha after a meal or a gift, as the standard blessing. page 272 5 verses The core anumodanā verses: rivers filling the ocean, wishes swiftly fulfilled, and misfortunes turned aside.

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มงคลจักรวาฬน้อย (ย่อ) The Lesser Maṅgala Cakkavāḷa (abbreviated) Chanted where the full blessing would be too long, particularly at the close of a short anumodanā. page 272 1 verses The Lesser Universal Blessing reduced to a single sentence invoking the power of the Triple Gem against every misfortune.

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อัคคัปปะสาทะสุตตะคาถา The Verses of the Aggappasāda Sutta Chanted in the anumodanā after a gift, particularly where an offering has been made to the Sangha. page 273 8 verses Verses on confidence in the highest, and on what grows for those who give to the highest.

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ติโรกุฑฑะกัณฑะปัจฉิมภาค The Latter Part of the Tirokuḍḍa Kaṇḍa Chanted in the anumodanā at a funeral or memorial, where merit is being dedicated to somebody who has died. page 273 10 verses Verses on giving for the dead: that weeping does not reach them, and a gift established in the Sangha does.

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โภชะนะทานุโมทะนาคาถา The Verses of Rejoicing in the Gift of Food Chanted in the anumodanā after a meal has been offered. page 273 4 verses Four lines on what the giver of food gives, and what returns to them.

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อาฏานาฏิยะปะริตตัง (ย่อ) The Āṭānāṭiya Paritta (abbreviated) Chanted where a short blessing is wanted, in place of the full paritta. page 274 6 verses The closing blessing of the Āṭānāṭiya Paritta on its own, wishing freedom from disease, torment and enmity.

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ระเบียบบังสุกุล The Procedure for the Paṃsukūla Followed by the Sangha at a funeral or memorial where the paṃsukūla is drawn. pages 274–275 9 verses The order of the funeral chanting, listing which passages are recited and what the monks do with their fans and the cloth.

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คาถาศราทธพรต The Verses of the Śrāddha Rite Chanted by the Sangha in response to the sermon at a royal cremation ceremony. pages 275–276 21 verses Verses chanted in response to the sermon at a royal cremation, opening with the Buddha's last words.

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คำอธิบายประกอบ Accompanying Explanation Read by those conducting a funeral chanting, alongside the procedure it explains. page 276 5 verses Notes on how to shorten the funeral chanting, what to use when the cloth is missing, and how to hold the hand when drawing the paṃsukūla.

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วิธีบรรพชาอุปสมบทแบบอุกาสะ The Method of Going Forth and Ordination, the Ukāsa Form Followed as the order of service at an ordination conducted in this form. pages 279–284 110 verses The same ceremony in the form that opens with ukāsa, beginning with homage and a request for forgiveness.

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วิธีบรรพชาอุปสมบทแบบเอสาหัง The Method of Going Forth and Ordination, the Esāhaṃ Form Followed as the order of service at an ordination conducted in this form. pages 284–289 97 verses The whole ordination ceremony written out as a single continuous procedure, in the form that opens with the words esāhaṃ.

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คำขอบรรพชานาคคู่ The Words of Requesting the Going Forth, for a Pair Spoken by two candidates together at an ordination, asking for the going forth. pages 289–290 40 verses The request for the going forth in its two-candidate form, printed only where it differs from the versions already given.

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คำขอนิสสัยนาคคู่ The Words of Requesting Dependence, for a Pair Spoken by candidates to their preceptor before ordination, asking to be taken under his dependence. page 290 10 verses The request for dependence on a teacher, made three times by two candidates together.

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คำขออุปสมบทพร้อมกัน The Words of Requesting Ordination Together Spoken by the candidates to the assembly, asking for ordination. page 290 12 verses The request for ordination, made three times by two candidates together, asking the Sangha to raise them up out of compassion.

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คำบอกอนุศาสน์ The Words of the Admonition Spoken to a newly ordained monk by the preceptor, immediately after the formal act. pages 290–293 63 verses What a monk is told immediately after ordination: the four supports he lives on, and the four acts that would end his monkhood.

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แบบสวดกรรมวาจาในอุปสมบทกรรม สำหรับนาคเดี่ยว The Form of Chanting the Kammavācā in the Act of Ordination, for a Single Candidate Read before an ordination begins, as the instruction for setting the ceremony up. page 293 2 verses The stage direction opening the single-candidate ordination, describing where everyone stands and kneels before the homage.

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คำสมมติตนเพื่อสอนซ้อม The Words of Appointing Oneself to Rehearse the Instruction Spoken at an ordination with one candidate, before the rehearsal. page 293 6 verses The motion by which a monk is appointed to rehearse a single candidate, opening with the specimen names the book uses throughout.

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คำสอนซ้อม The Words of the Rehearsal Spoken to a candidate at an ordination, before he is questioned in the assembly. pages 293–294 41 verses The rehearsal of the questions a candidate will face, ending with him naming his own name and his preceptor's.

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คำเรียกอุปสัมปทาเปกขะเข้ามา The Words of Calling the Candidate In Spoken at an ordination with one candidate, after he has been instructed outside. page 294 7 verses The motion asking permission to bring the single candidate before the assembly, ending in the call to come forward.

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คำพระอุปัชฌายะกล่าวเผดียงสงฆ์ The Words of the Preceptor Informing the Saṅgha Spoken at an ordination with one candidate, before the formal act is put. page 294 10 verses The preceptor's address presenting a single candidate to the assembly and asking that he be received.

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คำสมมติตนเพื่อถามอันตรายิกธรรม The Words of Appointing Oneself to Ask the Obstructing Conditions Spoken at an ordination with one candidate, before the questioning. page 295 5 verses The same motion for appointing a questioner, in the form used when there is a single candidate.

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คำถามอันตรายิกธรรม The Questions on the Obstructing Conditions Asked of each candidate individually at an ordination, once the questioner has been appointed. page 295 8 verses The questions put to a candidate before ordination, opening by telling him that this is the time for truth.

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กรรมวาจาอุปสมบท The Kammavācā of Ordination Chanted by the appointed monks at an ordination with one candidate. pages 295–296 63 verses The formal act of ordination in its single-candidate form: the motion, the three announcements, and the silence that carries it.

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คำสวดสมมติและคำสอนซ้อม The Words of Appointment and of Rehearsing the Instruction Spoken at an ordination before the candidates are questioned in the assembly. page 296 6 verses The motion appointing a monk to instruct the candidates, followed immediately by the rehearsal itself.

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คำขอเรียกอุปสัมปทาเปกขะเข้ามา The Words of Asking to Call the Candidates In Spoken at an ordination, after the candidates have been instructed outside the assembly. page 297 6 verses The formal request for permission to bring the ordination candidates before the assembly, ending in the call to come forward.

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คำสมมติตนและคำถามอันตรายิกธรรม The Words of Appointing Oneself and Asking the Obstructing Conditions Spoken at an ordination once the candidates have come before the assembly. page 297 5 verses The motion by which one monk is appointed to question the candidates, with the note that they are asked one at a time.

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คำพระอุปัชฌาย์กล่าวเผดียงสงฆ์ The Words of the Preceptor Informing the Saṅgha Spoken at an ordination by the preceptor, before the formal act is put. page 297 14 verses The preceptor's address to the assembly presenting his candidates and asking the Sangha to receive them, answered with a single word.

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คำสวดกรรมวาจาอุปสมบท The Words of Chanting the Kammavācā of Ordination Chanted by the appointed monks at an ordination; the act that makes somebody a bhikkhu. pages 297–298 68 verses The formal act of ordination: the motion, the three announcements, and the silence that carries it.

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คำขอบวชชี The Words of Requesting the Going Forth Spoken by a woman requesting the going forth, before the precepts are given. page 299 1 verses The single formula by which a woman asks to go forth as a มีชี, declaring refuge and asking for the precepts.

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คำอาราธนาศีล ๘ The Words of Requesting the Eight Precepts Spoken by those about to take the eight precepts, before the monk administers them. page 299 4 verses The request for the eight precepts together with the three refuges, said three times, with a note on the singular form.

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คำนมัสการพระพุทธเจ้า The Words of Homage to the Buddha Repeated after the monk at the giving of the refuges, before the precepts. pages 299–300 13 verses The homage and the threefold going for refuge as they are given at an ordination, closing with the monk confirming that refuge is complete.

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คำสมาทานศีล The Words of Undertaking the Precepts Repeated line by line after the monk who administers them, once the precepts have been requested. page 300 9 verses The eight precepts undertaken one by one, each with a Thai gloss beside it, closing with a line taking all eight together.

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วิธีแสดงอาบัติ The Method of Confessing an Offence Used between two monks, commonly before the uposatha, so that offences are cleared before the community meets. pages 301–302 26 verses The exchange between two monks by which a lesser offence is confessed and undertaken not to be repeated.

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คำพินทุผ้า The Words of Marking the Cloth Spoken by a monk when marking a newly acquired robe, before wearing it. page 302 1 verses The five words said while making the small mark that renders a new robe allowable to use.

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คำอธิษฐาน The Words of Determining Spoken when a bowl or a robe is taken into use, naming which requisite it is to be. page 302 5 verses Five short formulas by which a monk determines each of his requisites as the one he is entitled to keep.

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คำเสียสละ The Words of Forfeiting Spoken by a monk who has been separated from a determined robe overnight, before the offence can be confessed. page 302 5 verses The formula for forfeiting a robe that has been kept apart from its owner past dawn, with a note on the plural forms.

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คำคืน The Words of Returning Spoken by the monk who received a forfeited robe, immediately after the forfeiture. page 302 1 verses The one line by which a forfeited robe is given back to the monk who forfeited it.

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คำวิกัปป์ The Words of Shared Ownership Spoken when a monk holds cloth beyond his allowance and wishes to keep it lawfully. page 302 2 verses The formula by which a monk assigns a robe to another in shared ownership, so that he may keep it without offence.

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คำถอน The Words of Withdrawing Spoken by the monk who holds a share in a robe, releasing his claim so the other may use it freely. pages 302–303 5 verses The formula by which shared ownership of a robe is released, in two versions according to who is senior.

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คำอธิษฐานเข้าพรรษา The Words of Determining the Rains Residence Spoken at the start of the rains retreat, three times, in the monastery where the three months will be spent. page 303 1 verses The single sentence by which a monk commits himself to one monastery for the three months of the rains.

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คำปวารณาออกพรรษา The Words of Invitation at the End of the Rains Spoken at the end of the rains retreat, by each monk in turn, in place of the usual uposatha recitation. page 303 3 verses The invitation by which a monk asks the community to tell him anything they have seen, heard or suspected of him, said three times.

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คำสัตตาหะ The Words of the Seven-Day Absence Spoken before leaving the monastery during the rains, when business requires an absence. page 303 1 verses The sentence by which a monk leaves the rains residence for up to seven days without breaking it.

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คำอนุโมทนากฐิน The Words of Rejoicing in the Kathina Spoken by the Sangha when the recipient of the kathina invites them to rejoice in it. page 303 1 verses The Sangha's half of the kathina exchange, printed on its own among the short monastic formulas.

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คำลาสิกขา The Words of Leaving the Training Spoken before a witness by a monk who is leaving the monastic life. page 303 1 verses The single sentence by which a monk disrobes and asks to be regarded as a householder again.

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คำแสดงตนเป็นอุบาสก The Words of Declaring Oneself a Lay Follower Spoken before the Sangha by a lay person formally taking up the position of a follower. page 303 1 verses The formula by which somebody declares themselves a lay follower of the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha.

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กิจวัตร ๑๐ อย่าง The Ten Duties Read and memorised rather than chanted; printed among the practical material at the back of the book. page 304 11 verses A list in Thai of the ten routine duties of a monk, from attending the uposatha to reflecting on the requisites.

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คำอปโลกน์กฐิน แบบ ๒ รูป The Words of Announcing the Kathina, the Form for Two Monks Spoken at the kathina ceremony before the formal act, where two monks are available. page 305 6 verses The shorter announcement, for a ceremony where only two monks divide the speaking between them.

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คำอปโลกน์กฐิน แบบ ๔ รูป The Words of Announcing the Kathina, the Form for Four Monks Spoken at the kathina ceremony before the formal act, where four monks are available to divide the announcement between them. pages 306–307 15 verses The announcement made before a kathina is assigned, spoken in turn by four monks, each taking one part of the case.

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แบบกรรมวาจาสวดให้ผ้ากฐิน The Form of the Kammavācā for Giving the Kathina Cloth Recited by the Sangha at the kathina ceremony, once a year at the end of the rains. page 308 27 verses The formal act by which the Sangha assigns the kathina cloth to one monk, put as a motion and carried by silence.

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คำอธิษฐานผ้ากฐิน The Words for Determining the Kathina Cloth Spoken by the monk who has been given the kathina cloth, immediately after the formal act. page 308 3 verses Three short formulas by which the monk who receives the kathina cloth determines it as one of his three robes.

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คำอนุโมทนากฐิน The Words of Rejoicing in the Kathina Spoken immediately after the kathina cloth has been determined, closing the ceremony. pages 308–309 2 verses The two-part exchange in which the recipient of the kathina invites the Sangha to rejoice, and the Sangha answers that it does.

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PHRAGATHACHINBANCHORN The Verses of the Victor's Cage Chanted with the longer Victor's Cage verses that follow it on the same page. page 310 3 verses Three lines printed in the appendix under the Victor's Cage heading, opening with a promise of sons and wealth.

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gāthājinabañjara The Verses of the Victor's Cage Chanted for protection, and among the most widely recited texts in Thailand; printed here in the roman-script appendix. pages 310–311 34 verses The Jinapañjara: the Buddhas and the great disciples stationed at every part of the body and every direction, forming a cage of protection.

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YOD PHRAKANTRAIPIDOK The Peak of Tipitaka Chanted where a condensed form of the whole canon is wanted; printed in the book's roman-script appendix. pages 312–316 86 verses A chant built from the epithets of the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha broken down to their heart syllables.

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VIPASSIT The Vipassit Blessing Chanted as a brief blessing, often closing a longer sequence. page 316 1 verses A single line asking that all suffering, all fear and all illness perish; printed in the book's roman-script appendix.

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Mahāsamayasutta The Discourse on the Great Assembly Chanted on occasions where the largest possible assembly is being invoked; printed here in the book's roman-script appendix. pages 317–325 192 verses The great gathering of devas from ten world-systems who came to see the Buddha and the five hundred arahants at Kapilavatthu.

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เขมาเขมะสะระณะทีปิกาคาถา Khemākhema-saraṇadīpikā-gāthā Verses on the Secure and Insecure Refuge After the Recollection Verses. Dhammapada 188–192 5 verses Five verses contrasting the refuges people run to when frightened — mountains, forests, shrines — with the only refuge that actually ends suffering.

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ธาตุปะฏิกูละปัจจะเวกขะณะปาโฐ Dhātupaṭikūlapaccavekkhaṇapāṭho The Reflection on the Elements and on Repulsiveness Recited over the four requisites — robe, almsfood, lodging and medicinal support — at the time of receiving or using them, and included in the evening chanting of many Thai monasteries. 36 verses A fourfold reflection at the moment of receiving robe, almsfood, lodging and medicine: requisite and user alike are mere elements, empty of self, made foul by the body.

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