LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

PUPPHA WAGGAYA (4:5)

PALI:
PUPPHANI HEVA PACINANTAM
BYASATTAMANASAM NARAM
ATITTAM YEVA KAMESU
ANTAKO KURUTE VASAM.

MEANING:
For one of desire in satiate
who gathers only pleasure-flowers,
for one who has a clinging mind
Death the sovereign overpowers.

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

PUPPHA WAGGA (4:4)

PALI:
PUPPHANI HEVA PACINANTAM
BYASATTAMANASAM NARAM
SUTTAM GAMAM MAHOGHOVA
MACCU ADAYA GACCHATI.

MEANING:
For one who has a clinging mind
and gathers only pleasure-flowers,
Death does seize and carry away
as great flood a sleeping village.

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

PUPPA WAGGAYA (4:3)

PALI:
PHENUPAMAM KAYAM IMAM VIDITVA
MARICIDHAMMAM ABHISAMBUDHANO
CHETVANA MARASSA PAPUPPHAKANI
ADASSANAM MACCURAJASSA GACCHE.

MEANING:
Having known this froth like body
and wakening to its mirage- nature,
smashing mara's flowered shafts
unseen beyond the Death - king go.

Mara - The death

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

PUPPA WAGGA (4:2)

PALI:
SEKHO PATHAVIM VIJESSATI
YAMALOKANACA IMAM SEDEVAKAM
SEKHO DHAMMAPADAM SUDESITAM
KUSALO PUPHAM IVA PACESSATI.

MEANING:
One trained will comprehend this earth,
the world of Yama, and the gods,
One trained discerns the well- taught Dhamma
as one who's skilled selects a flower

("Yama" - The devil)

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

PUPPA WAGGA (4:1)

PALI:
KO IMAN PATHAVIM VIJESSATI
YAMALOKANCA IMAM SADEVAKAM?
KO DHAMMAPADAM SUDESITAM
KUSLAO PUPPHAM INA PACESSATI?

MEANING:
Who will comprehend this earth
the world of Yama, and the gods?
Who discerns the well taught Dhamma
as one who's skilled select a flower

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGA (3:11)

PALI:
NA TAM MATA PITA KAYIRA
ANNE VAPI CA NATAKA
SAMMAPANIHITAM CITTM
SEYYASO NAM TATO KARE

MEANING:
What one's mother , what one's father
whatever other kin may do,
the well-directed mind indeed
can do one greater good.

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGA (3:10)

PALI:
DISO DISAM YAM TAM KAYIRA
VERI VA PANA VERINAM
MICCHAPANIHITAM CITTAM
PAPIYO NAM TATO KARE.

MEANING:
Whatever foe may do to foe,
or haters those they hate
the ill-directed mind indeed
can do one grater harm.

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA
CITTA WAGGA (3:9)

PALI:
ACIRAM VAT AYAM KAYO
PATHAVIM ADHISESSATI
CHUDDHO APETAVINNANO
NIRATTHAM VA KALINGARAM

MEANING:
Not long alas, and it will lie
this body, here upon the earth.
Discarded, void of consciousness,
useless as rotten log.

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGA (3:8)

PALI:
KUMBHUPAMAM KAYAMIMAM VIDITVA
NAGARUPAMAM CITTAMIDAM THAPETVA
YODHETHA MARAM PANNAVAUDHENA
JITANCA REKKHE ANIVESANO SIYA.

MEANING:
Having known this urn- like body,
made firm this  mind as fortress town
with wisdom - weapon one fights Mara
while guarding booty, unattached.


(Mara - The devil)

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGA (3:7)

PALI:
ANAVASSUTA CITTASSA
ANANVAHATACETASO
PUNNAPAPA PAHAINASSA
NATTHI JAGARATO BHAYAM

MEANING:
One of flooded mind,
a mind that is not battered,
abandoning evil, merit too,
no fear for One Awake.

BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGAYA (3:6)

PALI:
ANAVATTHITACITTASSA
SADDHAMMAM AVIJANATO
PARIPLAVAPASADASSA
PANNA NA PARIPURATI.

One of unsteady mind,
who doesn't know True Dhamma,
who is of wavering confidence
wisdom fails to win.

BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGA (3:5)

PALI:
DURANGAMAN EKACARAM
ASARIRAM GUHASAYAM
YE CITTAM SANNAMESSANTI
MOKKHANTI MARABANDHANA.

MEANING:
Drifting far, straying all alone,
formless, recumbent in a cave.
they will be free from Mara's bonds
who do restrain this mind.

BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGA (3:4)

PALI:
SUDUDDASAM SUNIPUNAM
YATTHAKAMANIPATINAM
CITTAM RAKKHETHA MEDHAVI
CITTAM GUTTAM SUKHAVAHAM.

MEANING:
The mind is very hard to see
and fine, it falls on what it wants.
One who's wise should guard the mind
a guarded mind brings happiness.

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGAYA (3:3)

PALI:
DUNNIGGAHASSA LAHUNO
YATTHAKAMANIPATINO
CITTASSA DAMATHO SADHU
CITTAM DANTAM SUKHAVAHAM.

MEANING:
The mind is very hard to check
and swift, it falls on what it wants.
The training of the mind is good,
a mind so tamed brings happiness.

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING

DHAMMAPADYA

CITTI WAGGAYA (3:2)

PALI:
VARIJO VA THALE KHITTO
OKAMOKATA UBBAHATO
PARIPHANDAT IDAM CITTAM
MARADHEYYEM PAHATAVE.


MEANING:
As fish from watery home
is drawn and cast upon the land,
even so flounders this mind
while Mara's Realm abandoning.

(Mara - The evil one)

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

CITTA WAGGAYA (3:1)
PALI:

PHANDANAM CAPALAM CITTAM
DURAKKHAM DUNNIVARAYAM
UJUM KAROTI MEDHAVI
USUKARO VA TEJANAM.

MEANNING:
Mind agitated, wavering,
hard to guard and hard to check
one of wisdom renders straight
as arrow - maker with a shaft.

LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA
APPAMADA WAGGAYA (2:11)

PALI:
APPAMADARATO BHIKKU
PAMADE BHAYADASSI VA
SANNOJANAM ANUM THULAM
DAHAM AGGI VA GACCHATI.

MEANING:
The bhikkhu liking heedfulness,
seeing fear in heedlessness
advances as a conflagration
burning fetters great and small.