Āṭānāṭiya Paritta Homage to the Seven Past Buddhas

Vipassissa namatthu

Cakkhumantassa sirīmato

Sikhissa pi namatthu

Sabba-bhūtānukampino

Homage to Vipassī, possessed of vision & splendor.

Homage to Sikhī, sympathetic to all beings.

Vessabhussa namatthu

Nhātakassa tapassino

Namatthu Kakusandhassa

Māra-senappamaddino

Homage to Vesabhū, cleansed, austere.

Homage to Kakusandha, crusher of Mara's host.

Konāgamanassa namatthu

Brāhmaṇassa vusīmato

Kassapassa namatthu

Vippamuttassa sabbadhi

Homage to Konāgamana, the Brahman who lived the life perfected.

Homage to Kassapa, entirely released.

Aṅgīrasassa namatthu

Sakya-puttassa sirīmato

Yo imaṃ dhammam-adesesi

Sabba-dukkhāpanūdanaṃ.

Homage to Aṅgīrasa, splendid son of the Sakyans,

who taught this Dhamma — the dispelling of all stress.

Ye cāpi nibbutā loke

Yathābhūtaṃ vipassisuṃ

Te janā apisuṇā

Mahantā vītasāradā

Those unbound in the world, who have seen things as they are,

Great Ones of gentle speech, thoroughly mature,

Hitaṃ deva-manussānaṃ

Yaṃ namassanti Gotamaṃ

Vijjā-caraṇa-sampannaṃ

Mahantaṃ vītasāradaṃ

Even they pay homage to Gotama, the benefit of human & heavenly beings,

Consummate in knowledge & conduct, the Great One, thoroughly mature.

Vijjā-caraṇa-sampannaṃ

Buddhaṃ vandāma Gotamanti

We revere the Buddha Gotama, consummate in knowledge & conduct.