Sutta Chanting (with Pāli Text)

Revised August 14, 2016; October 1, 2018 (better audio format)

May 16, 2024: It is essential to chant suttās at a regular pace  without “too much dragging.” In the following discourse (in Sinhala language), Waharaka Thero explains why it is necessary. That introduction is 14 minutes long, and then Thero chants all three suttās in #1 through #3 in one sitting to illustrate how to chant them properly. 

  • Following are recordings of three popular suttās by a Venerable Thero and the corresponding Pāli texts. At some point, I will do English translations. Most existing translations provide only the mundane (“padaparama“) meanings.

Please note that a few suttās are translated and discussed in the section “Sutta Interpretations.”

1. Karaniya Metta Sutta

 

Download: Karaniya Metta Sutta

Pāli text with English translation (click to open):

Karaniya Metta Sutta

2. Ratana Sutta

 

Download: Ratana Sutta

Pāli text (click to open):

Ratana Sutta

3. Maha Mangala Sutta

 

Download: Maha Mangala Sutta

Pāli text (click to open):

Maha Mangala Sutta

4. 75 minutes of pirith (Sutta chanting)

(includes Dhamma Cakka Pavattana Sutta)

 

Click to download (when it opens, right-click on the screen of the new window to save to file):

5. More Popular Suttās

Dammacakkappavattana Sutta

Sachchavibhanga Sutta

Girimananda Sutta

Bojjhaṅga Piritha (Maha Moggalana)

Bojjhaṅga Piritha (Maha Kassapa)

Khandha Sutta (Piritha)

Mora Sutta

Mettanisansa Sutta

Vasala Sutta

Atanatiya Sutta

Alavaka Sutta