Evening Chanting (English)

Verses on the Buddha’s First Exclamation

[ Ha꜓nda mayaṃ paṭhama-bu꜕ddha-bhāsi꜕ta-gāthāyo bh꜕aṇāmase ] A꜕neka꜕-jāti꜕-sa꜓ṃsā꜓raṃ sa꜕ndhāviss꜓aṃ a꜕nibbi꜕saṃ Ga꜕ha-kā꜕raṃ ga꜕vesa꜓nto dukkhā jāt꜕i pu꜕nappu꜕naṃ For many lifetimes in the ro꜕und o꜕f birth, Wandering on e꜓ndle꜕ssly, For the bu꜕ilde꜕r o꜕f th꜕is ho꜕use I꜕ searched — How painful is repe꜓ated꜕ birth. Ga꜕ha-kā꜕raka꜕ diṭṭho꜓’si pu꜕na gehaṃ na kā꜓hasi Sa꜕bbā te phāsu꜕kā bhaggā gaha-kūṭa꜓ṃ vi꜕saṅkh꜕ataṃ Visa꜓ṅkhā꜕ra-ga꜕taṃ ci꜕ttaṃ taṇhānaṃ kh꜕aya꜕m-ajjh꜕agā House-builder yo꜕u’ve be꜕en seen, Another home you w꜓ill no꜕t build, All your ra꜕fte꜕rs ha꜕ve be꜕en snapped, Dismantle꜓d is your ri꜕dge-pole; The non-co꜓nstructing mi꜕nd Ha꜕s co꜕me to꜕ cra꜕vi꜕ng’s end.