The Termite Mound
☸ Efficacy & Blessings
The Udana scriptures contain the inspired utterances of the Buddha. Regularly chanting or listening to these suttas brings immense spiritual blessings, purifies the mind, and invites profound peace and wisdom into one’s life.
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Evaṁ me sutaṁ ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā kumārakassapo andhavane viharati.
Atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ andhavanaṁ obhāsetvā yenāyasmā kumārakassapo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā āyasmantaṁ kumārakassapaṁ etadavoca:
Bhikkhu bhikkhu, ayaṁ vammiko rattiṁ dhūmāyati, divā pajjalati. Brāhmaṇo evamāha: abhikkhaṇa, sumedha, satthaṁ ādāyāti.
Abhikkhaṇanto sumedho satthaṁ ādāya addasa laṅgiṁ laṅgī, bhadanteti. Brāhmaṇo evamāha: ukkhipa laṅgiṁ; abhikkhaṇa, sumedha, satthaṁ ādāyāti.
Abhikkhaṇanto sumedho satthaṁ ādāya addasa uddhumāyikaṁ. Uddhumāyikā, bhadanteti.
Brāhmaṇo evamāha: ukkhipa uddhumāyikaṁ; abhikkhaṇa, sumedha, satthaṁ ādāyāti. Abhikkhaṇanto sumedho satthaṁ ādāya addasa dvidhāpathaṁ.
Dvidhāpatho, bhadanteti. Brāhmaṇo evamāha: ukkhipa dvidhāpathaṁ; abhikkhaṇa, sumedha, satthaṁ ādāyāti.
Abhikkhaṇanto sumedho satthaṁ ādāya addasa caṅgavāraṁ. Caṅgavāro, bhadanteti. Brāhmaṇo evamāha: ukkhipa caṅgavāraṁ; abhikkhaṇa, sumedha, satthaṁ ādāyāti.
Abhikkhaṇanto sumedho satthaṁ ādāya addasa kummaṁ. Kummo, bhadanteti. Brāhmaṇo evamāha: ukkhipa kummaṁ; abhikkhaṇa, sumedha, satthaṁ ādāyāti….