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The priest then says 



Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa. 

 [Praise be to the Blessed One, the Holy One, the Author of 

 all Truth.] 



This he says three times, and then recites some favourite 

 passage from the sayings of Buddha. The one generally 

 selected is the 



Nidhikanda Suttam, 



1. Nidhim nidheti puriso gambhire odakantike 

 Atthe kicce samuppanne atthaya me bhavissati. 



2. Rajato va duruttassa corato pili tassa va. 

 Inassa va pamokkhaya dubbhikkbe apadasu va 

 Etadatthaya lokasmim nidhi nama nidhiyate 



3. Tava sunihito santo gambhire odakantike 

 Na sabbo sabbada eva tassa tarn, upakappati. 



4. Nidhi va thana cavati sanna vassa vimuyhati 

 Naga va apanamenti yakkha va pi haraati nam. 



5. Appiya va pi dayada uddharanti apassato 

 Yada punnakkayo hoti sabbam etam vinassati, 



6. Yassa danena silena saihyamena damena ca 

 Nidhi sunihito hoti itthiya purisassa va. 



7. Cetiyamhi ca sanghe va puggale atitisu va 

 Matari pitari va pi atho jetthamhi bhatari. 



8. Eso nidhi sunihito ajeyyo anugamiko 

 Pahaya gamaniyesu etam adaya gacchati. 



9. Asadharanam. annesarh acoraharano nidhi 

 Kayiratha dhiro punnani yo nidhi anugamiko. 



10. Esa devamanussanaih sabbakamadado nidhi 

 Yam yad evabhipatthenti sabbam etena labbhati. 



11. Suvannata sussarata susanthanasumpata 

 A'dhipaccaparivara sabbam etena labbhati. 



12. Padesarajjam issariyam cakkavattisukham piyam 

 Devarajjaih pi dibbesu sabbam etena labbhati. 



13. Manussika ca sampatti devaloke ca ya rati 

 Ya ca nibbanasampatti sabbam etena labbhati. 



14. Mittasampadam agamma yoniso ve payunjato 

 Vijja vimutti vasibhavo sabbam etena labbhati. 



15. Patisambhida vimokkha ca ya ca savakaparami 

 Paccekabodhi buddhabhumi sabbam. etena labbhati. 



16. Evam mahiddhika esa yadidam punnasampada 

 Tasma dhira pasamsanti pandita katapunnata. 



