(OPRC) Lesson 14 (August 31, 2023) | Ratana Sutta (Gems) 7-8 | Bhante Dr. G. Chandima

Khuddakapāṭha 6
(Minor Texts)

Ratana Sutta
(Gems)

7.  Ye suppayuttā manasā daḷhena,
Those who have firm minds that are devoted to

Nikkāmino gotamasāsanamhi;
Gotama’s teaching, being free from sense desire—

Te pattipattā amataṁ vigayha,
having attained and entered the deathless—

Laddhā mudhā nibbutiṁ bhuñjamānā;
are enjoying the stillness, obtained for free—

Idampi saṅghe ratanaṁ paṇītaṁ;

This sublime gem is in the saṅgha:

Etena saccena suvatthi hotu.
by this truth, may you be well!

8.  Yathindakhīlo pathavissito siyā,
Just as a locking post stuck fast in the earth

Catubbhi vātehi asampakampiyo;

does not waver on account of the four winds,

Tathūpamaṁ sappurisaṁ vadāmi,
just like this, I say, is the person who is true,

Yo ariyasaccāni avecca passati;
the one who sees the noble truths completely—

Idampi saṅghe ratanaṁ paṇītaṁ;

This sublime gem is in the saṅgha:

Etena saccena suvatthi hotu.
by this truth, may you be well!