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Dhajagga Sutta
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Translated from the Pali by Piyadassi TheraFor free distribution
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Thus have I heard:
On one occasion the Blessed One was living near Savatthi at
etavanaat the monastery of !natha"indi#a$ Then he addressed the
mon#ssaying% &O mon#s$& '' &(enerable Sir%& said
the mon#s by way of re"lyto the Blessed One$ Thereu"on he s"o#e as
follows:
&)on#s% I shall relate a former incident$ There arose a
battle betweenthe Devas *gods+ and !suras$ Then Sa##a% the ,ord of
the devas%addressed the devas of the Tavatimsa heaven thus:
&-.a""y ones% if the devas who have gone to the battle
shoulde/"erience fear or terror or su0er from hair standing on end%
let thembehold the crest of my own banner$ If you do so% any fear%
terror or hairstanding on end arising in you will "ass away$
&-If you fail to loo# u" to the crest of my banner% loo# at
the crest of thebanner of Paja"ati% 1ing of gods$ If you do so% any
fear% terror or hair
standing on end arising in you will "ass away$
&-If you fail to loo# u" to the crest of Paja"ati% 1ing of
the gods% loo# atthe crest of the banner of (aruna% 1ing of the
gods$ If you do so% anyfear% terror or hair standing on end arising
in you will "ass away$-
&)on#s% any fear% terror or hair standing on end arising in
them wholoo# at the crest of the banner of Sa##a$$$ The ,ord of the
gods% ofPaja"ati$$$ of (aruna$$$ of Isana% the 1ing of the gods%
any fear terror orhair standing on end% may "ass away% or may not
"ass away$ 2hat isthe reason for this3
&Sa##a% the ,ord of gods% O mon#s% is not free from lust%
not free fromhate% not free from delusion% and is therefore liable
to fear% terror%fright% and 4ight$ I also say unto you O mon#s ''
if any fear% terror orhair standing on end should arise in you when
you have gone to theforest or to the foot of a tree% or to an em"ty
house *lonely "lace+% thenthin# only of me thus:
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&-Such Indeed is the Blessed One% !rahant *5onsummate
One+%su"remely enlightened% endowed with #nowledge and virtue%
welcomebeing% #nower of worlds% the "eerless trainer of "ersons%
teacher ofgods and men% the Buddha% the Blessed One$- )on#s% if you
thin# ofme% any fear% terror% or standing of hair on end that may
arise in you%
will "ass away$
&If you fail to thin# of me% then thin# of the Dhamma *the
Doctrine+thus: -2ell e/"ounded is the Dhamma by the Blessed One% a
Dhammato be reali6ed by oneself and gives immediate results% a
Dhammawhich invites investigation and leads u" to 7ibb8na% a Dhamma
to beunderstood by the wise each for himself$- )on#s% if you thin#
of theDhamma% any fear% terror or hair standing on end that may
arise inyou% will "ass away$
&If you fail to thin# of the Dhamma% then thin# of the
Sangha *the
Order+ thus: -Of good conduct is the Order of Disci"les of the
BlessedOne% of u"right conduct is the Order of Disci"les of the
Blessed One% ofwise conduct is the Order of Disci"les of the
Blessed One% of dutifulconduct is the Order of Disci"les of the
Blessed One$ This Order ofDisci"les of the Blessed One '' namely
those four "airs of "ersons% 91the eight #inds of individuals 92 ''
is worthy of o0erings% is worthy ofhos"itality% is worthy of gifts%
is worthy of reverential salutations% is anincom"arable ;eld of
merit for the world$- )on#s% if you thin# of theSangha% any fear%
terror or hair standing on end that may arise in you%will "ass
away$ 2hat is the reason for this3 The Tath8gata% O mon#s%who is
!rahant% su"remely enlightened% is free from lust% free from
hate% is free from delusion% and is not liable to fear% terror%
fright or4ight$&
So said the Blessed One$ .aving thus s"o#en% the teacher%
the&2elcome Being& (Sugata),further said:
2hether in forest or at foot of tree%Or in some secluded s"ot% O
mon#s%
Do call to mind that Buddha Su"reme
