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APPENDIX
तस्स खमा-समणो ! पडिक्कमामि, निंदामि, गरिहामि, अप्पाणं वोसिरामि..
Suguru Vandanä Sutra icchämi khamä-samano! vandium jävanijjäe, nisihiäe, anujänaha me miuggaham, nisihi, aho-käyam käya-samphäsam-khamanijjo bhe! kilämo? appa-kilantänam bahu-subhena bhe! divaso vaikkanto? jattä bhe? javanijjam ca bhe? khämemi khamä-samano! devasiam vaikkamam, ävassiäe padikkamämi, khamäsamanänam, devasiäe äsäyanäe tittisanna yaräe jam kinci micchäe, mana-dukkadäe, vaya-dukkadäe, käyadukkadäe, kohäe, mänäe, mäyäe, lobhäe, savva-käliäe, sawa-miccho-vayöräe, savva-dhammä-ikkamanäe äsäyanäe jo me aiyaro kao, tassa khamä-samano ! padikkamämi, nindämi, garihämi, appänam vosirämi........1. Meaning Oh! Forgiving Gurudev, I want to bow to you, by keeping away all faults and by surrendering myself to you. By bowing my head, I ask your forgiveness for the faults that I may have committed while undertaking any religious activities. While discarding all non-virtuous activities, I touch your feet. Please pardon me, if that has discomforted you in any way. I want to bow to you while inquiring about your wellbeing and atoning for any disrespect. Has your day passed peacefully and without much distress or discomfort?
Oh ! Gurudev, I beg your pardon for any violations of vows committed by me and I will refrain from any unworthy acts like anger, pride, deception, greed, hate, and dislike that violate the right practices of religion. I will atone for whatever faults I might have indulged in at any time. In your presence I atone for the same, and I will keep my soul away from all such sins in the future.
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