At the Multi-faith Prayer Gathering for Peace in Burma, 2007/10/6, outside the Hong Kong City Hall (in response to the Global Day of Action for Burma):
Rev. Li Ding-xin of Hong Kong Christian Council leads a prayer
Ven. Dhammapala Bikkhu, my Sanskrit teacher, chants Metta
Metta ("compassion and loving kindness" in Pali, the Indian dialect with which the Buddha is believed to have taught) is what the Burmese monks advocate,
and is probably what was going through their minds when they were whacked by soldiers with rifle-butts, to remind themselves to never return the violence.
Download a heavenly rendition of Metta by Ms. Imee Ooi, Malaysia. (mp3)
Metta
| Pali | English |
| Aham avero homi | May I be free from hostility |
| abyāpajjho homi | May I be free from affliction |
| anīgho homi | May I be free from distress |
| sukhī-attānam pariharāmi | May I live happily. |
| Mama mātāpitu ca ācariya ca ñatimitta ca sabrahmacārino ca averā hontu | May my parents, teachers, relatives and friends, fellow Dhamma-farers, may they be free from hostility |
| abyāpajjhā hontu | May they be free from affliction |
| anīghā hontu | May they be free from distress |
| sukhī-attānam pariharantu | May they live happily. |
| Imasmim ārāme sabbe yogino averā hontu | May all yogis in this compound, may they be free from hostility |
| abyāpajjhā hontu | May they be free from affliction |
| anīghā hontu | May they be free from distress |
| sukhī-attānam pariharantu | May they live happily. |
| Imasmim ārāme sabbe bhikkhu-sāmaņerā ca upāsaka-upāsikāyo ca averā hontu | May all monks in this compound, novice monks, laymen and laywomen disciples, may they be free from hostility |
| abyāpajjhā hontu | May they be free from affliction |
| anīghā hontu | May they be free from distress |
| sukhī-attānam pariharantu | May they live happily. |
| amhākam catupaccayā-dāyakā averā hontu | May our donors of the four requisites, may they be free from hostility |
| abyāpajjhā hontu | May they be free from affliction |
| anīghā hontu | May they be free from distress |
| sukhī-attānam pariharantu | May they live happily. |
| amhākam ārakkha devatā imasmim vihāre imasmim āvāse imasmim ārāme ārakkha devatā averā hontu | May our guardian devas in this monastery, in this dwelling, in this compound, may they be free from hostility |
| abyāpajjhā hontu | May they be free from affliction |
| anīghā hontu | May they be free from distress |
| sukhī-attānam pariharantu | May they live happily. |
| Sabbe sattā averā hontu | May all beings be free from hostility |
| abyāpajjhā hontu | May they be free from affliction |
| anīghā hontu | May they be free from distress |
| sukhī-attānam pariharantu | May they live happily. |
Please say a prayer with us for these oppressed folks living in lack and fear in Burma.
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