Ovāda-pāṭimokkha Gāthā

Khantī paramaṃ tapo tītikkhā

Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ vadanti buddhā,

Na hi pabbajito parūpaghātī

Samaṇo hoti paraṃ viheṭhayanto

Patient forbearance is the foremost austerity.

Liberation is foremost: that's what the Buddhas say.

He is no monk who injures another;

nor a contemplative, he who mistreats another.

Sabba-pāpassa akaraṇaṃ,

Kusalassūpasampadā,

Sacitta-pariyodapanaṃ:

Etaṃ buddhāna-sāsanaṃ.

The non-doing of any evil,

The performance of what's skillful,

The cleansing of one's own mind:

This is the Buddhas' teaching.

Anūpavādo anūpaghāto

Pāṭimokkhe ca saṃvaro

Mattaññutā ca bhattasmiṃ

Pantañca sayan'āsanaṃ.

Adhicitte ca āyogo:

Etaṃ buddhāna-sāsananti.

Not disparaging, not injuring,

Restraint in line with the monastic code,

Moderation in food,

Dwelling in seclusion,

Commitment to the heightened mind:

This is the Buddhas' teaching.