1867.] copied in the temple of Nakhon Vat. 79 



(sila) well and thoroughly, that I may never break them, nor commit 

 trespasses. May wisdom be with me always. May I never be* in want 

 of relations ; nay, may I be blessed with many of them. May I possess 

 plenty of servants. May no slanders pollute me. May I never do a 

 stupid thing. May I speak kindly and softly to every one I chance 

 to meet. May I be preserved from dealings with fools. May I never 

 be born poor and indigent, but only in rich and noble families. May I 

 well understand my business. May my memory be a good one. 

 May nothing frightful happen to me. May nobody hate me. May 

 the punishments, awaiting for sinful deeds of former vices, not hurt 

 me. In speaking to nobles and monks, may my words be right and 

 proper. Should animals be killed unknowingly, may I be pardoned. 

 May there be an end of grief and sorrow. May I depart life, 

 surrounded by my friends, not abandoned and alone. May the sins 

 I might have committed in the present existence, not call for retribu- 

 tion in the next one. May I never be tempted to treat great men 

 and learned teachers in an insolent and impudent manner. I beg 

 pardon for all errors I might be guilty against the holy priesthood, 

 Phra-Phuttha, Phra-Thamr (Dhamma). I beg pardon for all my 

 faults. I beg pardon for any breach of the precepts. I beg pardon 

 for rudeness and roughness of mind. I beg pardon, if ever I have 

 fostered revenge. I beg pardon for lies I have spoken. May I be 

 prosperous in every existence, and always meet with people of rank 

 and dignity. I beg pardon for all errors, committed in words or in 

 acts. May I be secured against evil and misfortunes in my next 

 existences. May there be no terror, no fear and trembling. May 

 never aristocratic tyrants bully me. May I never be threatened by 

 enemies in any of the existences to come. May I not suffer 

 complaints in the next existence, neither baldness nor elephantiasis. 

 May no sores or ulcers disfigure my body. May I not be ugly. I beg 

 pardon, if I have allowed to be tempted by bad inclinations. May 

 evil never come upon me, neither now nor in future. May I always 

 enjoy handsome women. May nothing bad cross my way. When 

 this existence shall be finished, may there never be any more sorrow, 

 may I roll in undisturbed bliss. May the sinful consequences of former 

 deeds, may the torments threatening therefrom, be delayed and put 

 off. May I be re-born handsome and fine. May I never be imprisoned 3 



