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of flowers. He then meditates on the ten objects {Dasa 

 Dhammd), by aid of the Dasa Dhamma suttam^ which is 

 as follows : — 



Evam me sutam. Ekam samayam Bhagava Savatthiyam 

 viharati Jetavane Anathapindikassa arame. Tatra kho Bhagava 

 bhikkhu amantesi bhikkhavo ti bhadante ti te bhikkhu bhagavato 

 paccassosum Bhagava etad avoca. Dasa ime bhikkhave dhamma 

 pabbajitena abhinham paccavekkhitabba katame dasa. 



1. Vevanniyamhi ajjhupagato ti 

 Pabbajitena abhinham paccavekkhitabbam. 



2. Parapatibaddha me jivika ti 

 Pabbajitena abhinhaih paccavekkhitabbam. 



Z, Anno me akappo karani yo ti 



Pabbajitena abhinham paccavekkhitabbam. 



4. Kacci nu kho me atta silato n'upavadatiti 

 Pabbajitena abhinham paccavekkhitabbam. 



5. Kacci nu kho mam anuvicca vinfiu 

 Sabrahmacari silato n'upavadantiti 

 Pabbajitena abhinham paccavekkhitabbam. 



6. Sabbehi me piyehi manapehi 

 Nana bhavo vina bhavo ti 

 Pabbajitena abhinham paccavekkhitabbam. 



7. Kammassa ko'mhi kammadayado 

 Kammayoni kammabandhu 

 Kammapatisarano yam kammam karissami 

 Kalyanam va papakam va tassa 

 Dayado bhavissamiti 



Pabbajitena abhinhaih paccavekkhitabbam. 



8. Katham bhutassa me rattimdiva vitipatantiti 

 Pabbajitena abhinham paccavekkhitabbam. 



9. Kacci nu kho'ham sunfiagare abhiramaimti 

 Pabbajitena abhinham paccavekkhitabbam. 



10. Atthi nu kho me uttarimanussadhamma 

 Alamariyananadassanu viseso adhigato 

 So'ham paccime kale sabrahmacanhi puttho na maAku 



bhavissamiti 

 Pabbajitena abhinham paccavekkhitabbam. 

 Ime kho bhikkhave dasadhamma pabbajitena abhinham pacca- 

 kkhitabba ti. Idam avoca bhagava. Attamaua te bliikku 

 bhagavato bhasitam abhinandun ti. 



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