Fwd: Some verses chanted by Lord budha

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hinducivilization , " sreedhar.nambiar "

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dear grp

 

 

 

i got this frm a senior teacher of budhist monks frm srilanka ,so this

is frm atleast 2500 yrs old as srilanka keeps all budhist texts with max

reverence and no body will say brahmins distorted it .

 

 

 

regrds sreedhar

 

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if you are interested have a look. These two suttas are supposed to be

have been chanted by Buddha. You may be interested.

blessings

In Indian cosmology the major planets are regarded as deities or gods.

This view,

 

at times, extends to the common parlance of today, e. g., `rain

god', `sun god', etc. the

 

Buddha was not disposed to comment on these views. and so he contented

himself with

 

merely expressing the message of the Dhamma through the medium of these

views ). - Ven Piyadassi thera

 

 

The Moon Deity's Prayer for Protection // Thus have I heard:

On one occasion the Blessed One was living near Savatthi, at Jetavana at

Anathpindika's monastery. At that time Candima, the moon deity, was

seized by Rahu, lord of Asura. Thereupon calling to mind the Blessed

One, Candima, the moon deity, recited this stanza:

 

i. " O Buddha, the Hero, thou art wholly free from all evil. My adoration

to thee. I have fallen into distress. Be thou my refuge. "

 

Thereupon the Blessed One addressed a stanza to Rahu, Lord of Asuras, on

behalf of Candima, thus:

 

ii. " O Rahu, Candima has gone for refuge to the Tathagata, the

Consummate One. Release Candima. The Buddhas radiate compassion on the

world (of beings). "

 

Thereupon Rahu, Lord of Asuras, released Candima, the deity, and

immediately came to the presence of Vepacitta, Lord of Asuras, and stood

beside him trembling with fear and with hair standing on end. Then

Vepacitta addressed Rahu in this stanza.

 

iii. " Rahu. Why did you suddenly release Candima? Why have you come

trembling, and why are you standing here terrified? "

 

" I have been spoken to by the Buddha in a stanza (requesting me to

release Candima). If I had not released Candima my head would have split

into seven pieces. While yet I live, I should have had no happiness.

(Therefore I released Candima). " //

 

 

Suriya Sutta The Sun Deity's Prayer for Protection

//Thus have I heard:

 

On one occasion the Blessed One was living near Savatthi at Jetavana at

Anathapindika's monastery. At that time Suriya, the sun deity, was

seized by Rahu, Lord of Asuras. Thereupon calling to mind the Blessed

One, Suriya, the Sun deity, recited this stanza:

 

i. " O Buddha, the Hero, thou art wholly free from all evil. My adoration

to thee. I have fallen into distress. Be thou my refuge. "

 

Thereupon the Blessed One addressed a stanza to Rahu, Lord of Asuras, on

behalf of Suriya thus:

 

ii. " O Rahu, Suriya has gone for refuge to the Tathagata, the Consummate

One. Release Suriya. The Buddhas radiate compassion on the world (of

beings).

 

iii. " O Rahu, swallow not the dispeller of darkness, the shining one,

the radiant and effulgent traveler through the sky. Rahu, release

Suriya, my son. "

 

Thereupon Rahu, Lord of Asuras, released Suriya, and immediately came to

the presence of Vepacitta, Lord of Asuras, and stood beside him

trembling with fear and with hair standing on end. Then Vepacitta

addressed Rahu in this stanza:

 

iv. " Rahu, why did you suddenly release Suriya? Why have you come

trembling, and why are you standing here terrified? "

 

" I have been spoken to by the Buddha in a stanza (requesting me release

Suriya). If I had not released Suriya my head would have split into

seven pieces. While yet I live, I should have had no happiness.

(Therefore I released Suriya). " //

 

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