Ovāda-pāṭimokkha Gāthā
Khantī paramaṁ tapo tītikkhā.
Nibbānaṁ paramaṁ vadanti buddhā.
Na hi pabbajito parūpaghātī;
Samaṇo hoti paraṁ viheṭhayanto.
Patient forbearance is the highest austerity.
Unbinding is highest: That’s what the Buddhas say.
He is no monk who harms another;
nor a contemplative, he who oppresses another.
Sabba-pāpassa akaraṇaṁ,
Kusalassūpasampadā,
Sacitta-pariyodapanaṁ:
Etaṁ buddhāna-sāsanaṁ.
The non-doing of all evil,
the performance of what is skillful,
the cleansing of one’s own mind:
This is the Buddhas’ teaching.
Anūpavādo anūpaghāto
Pāṭimokkhe ca saṁvaro
Mattaññutā ca bhattasmiṁ
Pantañ-ca sayan’āsanaṁ.
Adhicitte ca āyogo:
Etaṁ buddhāna-sāsananti.
Not reviling, not injuring,
restraint in line with the monastic code,
moderation in food,
dwelling in seclusion,
devotion to the heightened mind:
This is the Buddhas’ teaching.
