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Āṭānāṭiya Paritta — homage to the seven Buddhas
Paritta (protective chants)

Āṭānāṭiya Paritta — homage to the seven Buddhas

Āṭānāṭiyaparittaṃ

Homage to the seven Buddhas, an extract from the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta, commonly chanted to close the set of seven protective texts.

When it is chanted

Chanted to close the set of seven protective texts, and used when one feels unsafe or unsettled — in a new house, for instance, or staying somewhere unfamiliar.

Many people in Thailand chant it before sleep, since it is short and easy to remember.

Background

The Āṭānāṭiya Sutta is in the Dīgha Nikāya, Pāṭika Vagga, volume 11. King Vessavaṇa asks the Buddha to accept the Āṭānāṭiya protection so that monks, nuns and lay followers living in remote forest places may live at ease, and then recites it to him.

What is chanted in Thai temples is an extract, not the whole sutta, which is very long and includes the four great kings of the four directions and their many retinues. The part taken is the opening verses: homage to the seven Buddhas, from Vipassī through to Gotama. That is what this page gives.

In some temples the last line is chanted as vijjācaraṇasampannaṃ buddhaṃ vandāma gotamanti, a closing used in chanting books. This page keeps the wording of the Pali Tipiṭaka in this site's database, volume 11.

Pali

  1. Vipassissa namatthu cakkhumantassa sirīmato Homage to Vipassī, the one with vision, the glorious.
  2. Sikhissapi namatthu sabbabhūtānukampino Homage to Sikhī, compassionate to all beings.
  3. Vessabhussa namatthu nhātakassa tapassino Homage to Vessabhū, cleansed of defilement, ardent.
  4. Namatthu kakusandhassa mārasenappamaddino Homage to Kakusandha, crusher of the armies of Māra.
  5. Konāgamanassa namatthu brāhmaṇassa vusīmato Homage to Koṇāgamana, the brahmin who completed the holy life.
  6. Kassapassa namatthu vippamuttassa sabbadhi Homage to Kassapa, released in every way.
  7. Aṅgīrasassa namatthu sakyaputtassa sirīmato Homage to Aṅgīrasa, son of the Sakyans, the glorious,
  8. Yo imaṃ dhammamadesesi sabbadukkhā panūdanaṃ who taught this Dhamma that dispels all suffering.
  9. Ye cāpi nibbutā loke yathābhūtaṃ vipassisuṃ Those in the world who have gone out, who saw things as they are,
  10. Te janā apisuṇā mahantā vītasāradā those people speak no malice; they are great, without timidity.
  11. Hitaṃ devamanussānaṃ yaṃ namassanti gotamaṃ Gotama, of benefit to gods and humans, to whom people pay homage,
  12. Vijjācaraṇasampannaṃ mahantaṃ vītasāradaṃ accomplished in knowledge and conduct, great, without timidity.
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