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The Mantra of Namothunam
namotthunam arihantanam bhagavantanam aigaranan titthayaranam sayamsambuddhanam purisuttamanam, purisa-sihanam, purisavara-pundariyanam purisavara-gandhahatthinam, loguttamanam loganahanam logahiyanam logapaivanam logapajjoyagaranam abhayadayanam chakkhudayanam maggadayanam saranadayanam jivadayanam bohidayanam dhammadayanam dhammadesiyanam dhammanayaganam dhammasarahinam dhammavaracauranta chakkavattinam, divo-tana-saranam-gai-paitthanam, appadihaya-vara-nanam-dansana dharanam, viattachaumanam, jinanam javayanam, tinnanam tarayanam, buddhanam bohayanam, muttanam moyaganam, savvannunam savvadarisinam, siva-mayalamarua-mananta-makkhaya-mavvabaha, mapunaravitti siddhigai-namadheyam thanam sampattanam namo jinanam jiyabhayanam
Obeisance to the arihantas who destroy the inner enemies. The venerable ones who are the founders of religion, who have established the four-fold order, and who have attained the right knowledge on their own. Who are supreme amongst men, the lions amongst men, the lotuses amongst men, and the elephants of the gandhana species amongst men. Who are supreme in the universe, masters of the universe, benefactors of the universe, beacons of the universe, and who illuminate the universe. Who are bestowers of fearlessness, bestowers of vision, givers of the divine path, givers of refuge, givers of life and givers of divine vision. Who are benefactors of religion, preceptors of religion, leaders of religion, charioteers of religion, superior in religion and who help to conquer the journey of the fourfold existence. Who uproot wrong belief, who are givers of knowledge, and who are devoid of deceit. Who are conquerors of attachment and aversion, who make others win over, who have crossed the ocean of life and help others to go across, who are self-enlightened and bring enlightenment to others, who attained liberation and help others attain that liberation. Who are all-knowing and all-seeing, who are without disturbance, who are stable, free of disease, without end, without decay, without obstacle, free from transmigration, and who have attained the perfect state. Salutations to those who have conquered fear and who are venerable omniscient beings.
