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Ceitya Vandanā
Shrine Homage

Vandāmi cetiyaṃ sabbaṃ
I pay reverence to every shrine
sabbaṭhānesu patiṭṭhitaṃ
That may stand in any place,
Sārīrikadhātumahābodhiṃ
The bodily relics, the Bodhi Tree,
buddharūpaṃ sakalaṃ sadā.
And all images of the Buddha.

Pali text:

  • Nārada Thera & Bhikkhu Kassapa; rev. by Bhikkhu Khantipālo (1963; BPS Online Edition 2008). The Mirror of the Dhamma: A Manual of Buddhist Chanting and Devotional Texts (Wheel No. 54 A/B). Kandy: Buddhist Publications Society. Retrieved Oct. 6, 2009 from "BPS" at http://www.bps.lk/new_wheels_library/wh054.pdf. The Pali text for this chanting guide is found on p. 14.
  • Indaratana Maha Thera, Ven. Elgiriye (2002). Vandanā: The Album of Pali Devotional Chanting and Hymns. Retrieved Oct. 6, 2009 from "BuddhaNet" at http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/vandana02.pdf. The Pali text for this chanting guide is found on pp. 9-10.

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