Chanting Book Contents (TOC)



The chanting book is a guide that is freely available to visitors of the temple. In it we discuss chanting, sitting mediation, walking meditation and Dhamma practice.

Please review the Chanting Book Project Notes for progress on this.
  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. PDF of the Current
  4. Inside Cover Page
  5. Credits
  6. Introduction
  7. The Pālī Alphabet
  8. PART 1: Morning Chanting
    1. 1.1 Dedication of Offerings
    2. 1.2 Buddha Namatthu
    3. 1.3 Praise for the Buddha
    4. 1.4 Praise for the Dhamma
    5. 1.5 Praise for the Saṅgha
    6. 1.6 Salutation to the Triple Gem
    7. 1.7 Buddhajaymaṇgal (Bāhuṃ)
    8. 1.8 Dvādasamaṃjayaparittagāthā
    9. 1.9 Paṭisaṅkhāyoniso
    10. 1.10 Dhātupaṭikūlapaccavekkhaṇāpāṭha
    11. 1.11 Pattidānagāthā
    12. 1.12 The Sublime Attitudes (Sharing the Loving Kindness)
  9. PART 2: Evening Chanting
    1. 2.1 Dedication of Offerings
    2. 2.2 Buddha Namatthu (Homage to the Buddha)
    3. 2.3 Buddhanussati (The Recollection of the Buddha)
    4. 2.4 Buddhaguṇa (Celebration of the Buddha)
    5. 2.5 Dhammanussati (The Recollection of the Dhamma)
    6. 2.6 Dhammaguṇa (Celebration of the Dhamma)
    7. 2.7 Saṅghānussati (The Recollection of the Saṅgha)
    8. 2.8 Saṅghaguṇa (Celebration of the Saṅgha)
    9. 2.9 Karaṇīyamettasuttaṃ (Sharing on Good Will)
    10. 2.10 Maṅgalasuttaṃ (The Supreme Blessing)
    11. 2.11 Atītapaccavekkhaṇa (Reflection on the Four Requisites)
    12. 2.12 Udissanādiṭṭhānagāthā (Iminā) (Sharing Blessings)
    13. 2.13 The Sublime Attitudes (Sharing the Loving Kindness)
  10. PART 3: Special Sutta
  11. PART 4: Meditation
  12. Addendum 20180820 Chanting Book Project Notes

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Part 1 - Morning Chanting

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Morning Chanting
1.1 Dedication of OfferingsYo so bhagavā araham sammāsambuddho
To the Blessed One, the Buddha, who fully attained perfect Awakening, svākkhāto yena bhagavatā dhammo
to the Teaching, which he expounded so well, supaṭipanno yassa bhagavato sāvakasaṇgho
and to the Blessed One's disciples, who have practiced well, tammayaṃ bhagavantaṃ sadhammaṃ sasaṅghaṃ
to these,the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha, imehi sakkhārehi yathārahaṃ āropitehi abhipūjayāma
we respect with offerings, our rightful homage. sādhu no bhante bhagavā suciraparinibbutopi
It is well for us that the Blessed One, having attained liberation, pacchimājanatānukampamānasā
still had compassion for future generations. ime sakkāre duggatapaṇṇākārabhūte paṭiggaṇhātu
May these simple offerings be accepted amhākaṃ dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya
for our long-lasting benefit and for the happiness it gives us, Arahaṃ sammāsambuddho bhagavā
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The Pālī Alphabet

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The Romanized Pālī Alphabet (Pālī Phonology)
The Romanized Pālī Alphabet is divided into eight vowels and thirty-two consonants:  1. Vowelsaāiīuūe0 2. Grouped Consonants Gutturalskkh g gh ṅPalatalsc ch j jh ñLingualsṭṭhḍḍh ṇDentalstth ddh n Labialspph bbh m 3. Ungrouped ConsonantsFricativey     r     l     ḷ    v  SibilantsAspiratehNasal / Anusvara ṃ 4. Pālī Pronunciation The principals of pronunciation employed in this book are in accordance with the Pālī chanting in the Thai of the Mahānikāya tradition in Thailand.
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Dedication

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This blog is dedicated to the those who take refuge in the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha. It is dedicated to those who have supported and continue to support Wat Pasantidhamma. It is also dedicated to our teacher Ajan Udom. Finally it is dedicated to all those who wish to end suffering.

This blog is about the Chanting Book for English practitioners of the Theravada Forest tradition that can be found at Wat Pasantidhamma. This book was generously produced and given to those who want it. It is a simple guide in practice. The chants are in Pali and translated into English. This chanting is meant to awaken those into the practice of meditation. 

This book will be reproduced fully here and made available to anyone who is interested. We will also provide digital recordings of the chants and video as time progresses.


Ajan Udom has given his permission this project. Gratefully we undertake this project with joy!

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