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   Ratana Sutta

   The Ratana Sutta is a Buddhist discourse (Pali, sutta) found in the Pali Canon's Sutta Nipata (Sn 2.1) and Khuddakapatha (Khp 7). Seventeen verses in length, the Ratana Sutta extols the characteristics of the three ratana (Pali for "gem" or "jewel" or "treasure") in Buddhism: the Enlightened One (Buddha), the Teaching (Dhamma) and the noble community of disciples (ariya Sangha).
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   Paritta

   Of these paritta, one of the best known is the Ratana Sutta (Sn 2.1) where, for instance, it states in part:
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   Three Jewels

   In the Ratana-sutta, all the qualities of the Sangha mentioned are attributes of the Buddha's enlightened disciples:
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   List of Khuddaka Nikaya suttas

   | Sn II.1 | Ratana Sutta | |
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   Uposatha

   Ratana Sutta: The Jewel Discourse [Sn 2.1].
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   Vaishali (ancient city)

   The Buddha himself recited the Ratana Sutta to the assembled people, and eighty four thousand beings were converted.
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   Licchavi

   In the Buddhist Pali canon, the Licchavi are mentioned in a number of discourses, most notably the Licchavi Sutta, the popular Ratana Sutta and the fourth chapter of the Petavatthu.
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   Khuddakapatha

   "Discourse on Treasures" (Ratana Sutta)
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   Imee Ooi

   Ratana Sutta, Discourse of the Jewels
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    Mantra

    Particularly in the case of the Ratana Sutta the efficacy of the verses seems to be related to the concept of "truth".

Explore the following pages on Powerset:

• Ratana Sutta,
• Paritta,
• Three Jewels,
• List of Khuddaka Nikaya suttas,
• Uposatha,
• Vaishali (ancient city),
• Licchavi,
• Khuddakapatha,
• Imee Ooi,
• Mantra