They are available as parittas or protection
(spells?):-
DhajjagaSutta, Atanatiya Sutta
8. ATANATIYA
SUTTA
The Discourse on
Atanatiya
On one occasion, Lord
Buddha was staying on the Vulture's Peak
near Rajagaha. And four great kings, the
guardian spirits of four quarters in the celestial regions, came to
tell the Buddha that there were many demons in the land who neither
believing in the Buddha nor abiding by the Five Precepts,
frightened and attacked the disciple-monks and lay devotees who
retire to lonely places for meditation.
Therefore the great
king Vessavanna (or Kuvera) wanted
to present the Atanata paritta to the Lord that
it may be recited to make the displeased demons to be pleased; and
consequently the monks, nuns, lay devotees may be at ease, guarded,
protected and unharmed.
The Lord Buddha gave
consent by his silence to approve the recitation of the said
discourse. So King Vessavanna recited
this paritta sutta.
Then the four great kings
departed. When the night had passed the Buddha addressed the monks
to learn the Atanata paritta by heart, to
constantly use of it, and to bear it in mind.
This Atanata
paritta pertains to the welfare of mankind and by virtue
of it all the disciples and lay devotees can live at ease, guarded,
protected and unharmed.
According to the
commentary, King Vessvannahad a town
called Atanata where the four great kings of the
celestial regions assembled and recited
thisParitta. Hence this discourse is known
as Atanatiya Sutta.
The ancient Burmese monks
who were experts in Pali language composed
thirty stanzas of this sutta based upon six
verses in the original text mentioned inDigha nikaya,
Pathikavagga, Atanata sutta, concluding with an original
verse from Dhammapada Pali (109).
Introduction
102.
In order that the hostile
inhuman beings, who are always evil-doers and who do not have faith
in this well-esteemed religion of the
Lord (Buddha),
103.
may not injure the four
social classes and may protect the society from dangers, the
Almighty Hero has expounded this discourse of protection. Oh thou!
Let us recite this Atanata paritta now.
104.
Homage to Vipassi
Buddha, possessed of the eyes of enlightenment and of
glory. And Homage to Sikhi Buddha, the most
compassionate towards all beings.
105.
Homage also
to Vessabhu Buddha, washed clean from all
defilements and endowed with ascetic spirit. Homage
to Kakusandha Buddha too, the conqueror of the
army of Death (Mara).
106.
Homage
to Konagamana Buddha, who had abandoned all
evils and lived the holy life.
Homage also
to Kassapa Buddha, who had been emancipated from
all defilements.
107.
Homage to Buddha
Gotama, whose body shined with radiating haloe, the son
of Sakyan and with splendorous glory, who expounded this doctrine
which eradicates all sufferings.
108.
Whosoever have extinguished
the flames of passion in this world as they have seen thoroughly
the natural phenomena as they really are.
These persons never slander;
but they are noble, and free from fear.
109.
They worship Gotama
Buddha, the benefactor of gods and men, endowed with
knowledge and good conduct, noble and fearless.
110.
These seven and other
hundred crores of self-enlightened Buddhas are all equally peerless
ones.
All Buddhas are
powerful ones.
111.
All are endowed with ten
strengths; they are equipped with courage. All
these Buddhas admitted to be 'the knowers of
supreme state of Enlightenment.
112.
These Buddhas expound
bravely to the audience like the Lion-roar; they propagate the
Noble Wheel of Law in the world which cannot be done by ordinary
world lings.
113.
These Patrons are equipped
with eighteen virtues of the Buddha's
Dhamma. They are born with thirty two major
characteristics and eighty minor characteristics of the great
man.
114.
All
these Buddhas, are noble sages, who shine with
the surrounding halo of about the length of one stretched-arm.
These Buddhas are all Omniscient Ones; and are
Conquerors of Mara (Death) who have uprooted the
defilements.
115.
They all are endowed with
immense radiation light, of almighty power, of infinite wisdom, and
of immutable strength.
They are most compassionate
and industrious benefactors of all beings.
116.
They all are the Islands,
the Lords, the Foot-holds, the Protectors, and the Secured Haven of
the creatures. The Transcendental Goals, the Relatives, the
Glorious Saviours, the Refuges, and the Well-wishers.
117.
They all are revered by the
world of gods and men. I worship the feet of these Supreme Ones
with my head.
118.
I worship
these Tathagatas by means of Word and thought,
always; even when I am lying, sitting, standing or walking.
119.
The Buddhas, the
Peace-makers may always protect you to be happy.
By
these Buddhas, may you be protected so that you
may be liberated from all calamities.
120.
May you be emancipated from
all diseases.
May you be free from all
scorching worries.
May you overcome all the
enemies. And may you be blissful.
121.
By the power of their truth,
virtue, patience, loving kindness and might, they may also protect
us to be healthy and happy.
122.
In the eastern region there
are powerful great deities (bhutas). They may
also protect us to be healthy and happy.
123.
In the southern region,
there are great powerful gods (devas) They may
also protect us to be healthy and happy.
124.
In the western region there
are great powerful dragon snakes (nagas). They
may also protect us to be healthy and happy.
125.
In the northern region there
are great powerful ogres (genii yakkhas). They
may also protect us to be healthy and happy.
126.
King Dhatarattha in
the east,
King Virulhaka in
the south,
King Virupakkha in
the west
King Kuvera in
the north,
127.
These four great kings are
famous guardian spirits of the world.
They may also protect us to
be healthy and happy.
128.
There are great powerful
gods and dragons, residing in the sky and on the earth.
They may also protect us to
be healthy and happy.
129.
There are some powerful
deities residing within the jurisdiction of this religion.
They may also protect us to
be healthy and happy.
130.
May all the dangers be
eradicated.
May worry and illness be
dispelled.
May the calamities do not
occur to you.
May you be blissful and
long-lived.
131.
To those who are endowed
with the nature of piety and who always revere to the elders, these
four boons shall prosper; namely longevity, beauty, happiness and
strength.
The end of Atanatiya Sutta
