Maṅgala Sutta
The Maṅgala Sutta is a discourse (Pali: sutta) of Gautama Buddha on the subject of 'blessings' (mangala, also translated as 'good omen' or 'auspices' or 'good fortune'). In this discourse, Gautama Buddha describes 'blessings' that are wholesome personal pursuits or attainments, identified in a progressive manner from the mundane to the ultimate spiritual goal. In Sri Lanka, this sutta considered to be part of "Maha Pirith".
| Translations of Maṅgala Sutta | |
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| English | Discourse of 'good omen','auspices' or 'good fortune' |
| Sanskrit | महामङ्गलसूत्र mahāmaṅgalasūtra |
| Burmese | မင်္ဂလသုတ် (MLCTS: Mingala Thok) |
| Japanese | 吉祥経 |
| Khmer | មង្គលសូត្រ (UNGEGN: Mongkolasot) |
| Sinhala | මහා මංගල සූත්රය (mahā maṅgala sūtraya) |
| Tibetan | བཀྲ་ཤིས་ཆེན་པོའི་མདོ། |
| Tamil | மகா மங்கள சூத்திரம் |
| Thai | มงคลสูตร |
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This discourse is recorded in Theravada Buddhism's Pali Canon's Khuddaka Nikaya in two places: in the Khuddakapāṭha (Khp 5), and in the Sutta Nipāta (Sn 2.4). In the latter source, the discourse is called the Mahāmangala Sutta. It is also traditionally included in books of 'protection' (paritta). It is also found in the Tibetan Canon, in the Kangyur (བཀའ་འགྱུར།).