O beings gathered near and far,
Open your hearts and listen well.
May loving-kindness light the world,
May wisdom break the chains of fear.
[Verse 1]
The Buddha is the light of wisdom,
Showing us the path beyond defilement.
No treasure in the worlds can equal
The Precious Buddha, pure and bright.
[Chorus]
Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha,
The Three Jewels in our hearts.
By the truth that shines so purely,
May peace and safety bless all beings.
Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha,
Keep our hearts from being shaken.
From suffering to Dhamma,
From Dhamma to Nibbana,
With wisdom and compassion in our hearts.
[Verse 2]
The Dhamma is the path of truth,
Seeing suffering, its cause, and its ending.
Through concentration, calm and clarity,
We let each defilement fade away.
[Verse 3]
The Sangha walks the path of wisdom,
Noble disciples, four pairs, eight persons.
Leaving behind wrong views and doubt,
They journey toward liberation.
[Chorus]
Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha,
The Three Jewels in our hearts.
By the truth that shines so purely,
May peace and safety bless all beings.
Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha,
Keep our hearts from being shaken.
From suffering to Dhamma,
From Dhamma to Nibbana,
With wisdom and compassion in our hearts.
[Bridge]
Like a pillar firmly rooted in the earth,
Unshaken by the winds from every side,
One who sees the Noble Truths with wisdom
Will not be shaken by the world's changing tides.
[Verse 4]
When the seeds of future birth are ended,
When no new karma leads to birth again,
Like a lamp whose fuel is exhausted,
The mind rests peacefully in Nibbana.
[Final Chorus]
Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha,
The Three Jewels, precious and sublime.
May peace and safety bless the world,
May loving-kindness reach all life.
Beings of earth and beings of heaven,
May we walk the path as one.
With the Three Jewels in our hearts,
May the light of Dhamma shine forever.
[Outro]
May peace and safety
Be with every living being.
May peace and safety
Be with every living being.
The Ratana Sutta: The Three Jewels as a Foundation for Peace, Stability, and Well-Being
The Ratana Sutta in the Khuddaka Nikaya presents the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha as the supreme jewels, while emphasizing loving-kindness, the Noble Truths, moral integrity, and liberation from defilements.
The Ratana Sutta, preserved in the Khuddaka Nikaya, Khuddakapatha, Tipitaka Volume 25, presents a profound teaching on the qualities of the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha. The discourse repeatedly invokes the truth of these qualities as a blessing for the welfare and safety of all beings.
The discourse begins by addressing beings and earth-dwelling deities gathered in the area and in the surrounding space. They are invited to cultivate goodwill, listen respectfully, and extend loving-kindness toward human beings.
The central theme then turns to the Buddha Jewel. The Buddha is described as a supreme jewel, incomparable to any treasure found in the human world or the heavenly realms. The Buddha discovered and taught the profound Dhamma leading to the destruction of defilements and the realization of the deathless.
The Dhamma Jewel refers to the noble teaching realized by the Buddha, particularly the path leading toward the abandonment of defilements and liberation from suffering. The discourse also praises pure concentration and its beneficial results when developed according to the Dhamma.
The Sangha Jewel refers to the noble disciples, traditionally described as the eight individuals forming four pairs. They are praised by the wise and regarded as worthy of offerings because they have entered the path of spiritual realization. Offerings made to such noble practitioners are said to bear great fruit.
One of the most memorable images in the Ratana Sutta compares a person who has truly seen the Noble Truths to a firmly planted pillar that cannot be shaken by winds from the four directions. The image represents inner stability in the face of worldly conditions.
The discourse also describes noble disciples who have abandoned self-identity view, doubt, and attachment to mere rites and rituals. They are said to be freed from the four states of deprivation and incapable of committing certain grave actions.
Another significant theme is moral honesty. Even if a noble practitioner commits an unwholesome action through body, speech, or mind, the teaching emphasizes that such wrongdoing should not be concealed. Seeing the Dhamma entails a commitment to truthfulness and ethical responsibility.
Toward the conclusion, the Ratana Sutta presents the image of a lamp going out when its fuel is exhausted. This illustrates the ending of the causes that sustain continued existence and points toward the ultimate liberation of Nibbana.
The Ratana Sutta therefore represents more than a traditional blessing. It presents a comprehensive vision of loving-kindness, truth, wisdom, inner stability, ethical integrity, the Noble Truths, and liberation from suffering.
For contemporary life, its teachings can be understood as an invitation to cultivate goodwill, live truthfully, develop mental stability, avoid being overwhelmed by changing worldly conditions, and cultivate wisdom to understand suffering and its causes.
At its heart, the Ratana Sutta expresses a movement from faith toward wisdom, and from wisdom toward transformation. Its recurring aspiration—that well-being and safety may come to all beings—expresses a universal spirit of compassion extending beyond individuals to all living beings.
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