Chant Traditional
Homage to the Buddha
Namo tassa
The homage that opens nearly every chanting session: to the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Self-Awakened One.
Theme
Chanting
The chants of the forest monasteries, morning and evening, in Pāli and in English.
Texts
Chant Traditional · Khp 1
The Three Refuges
Tisaraṇa
Going for refuge to the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Saṅgha — the step that sets one on the Buddha's way.
Chant Traditional · e.g. AN 11.11
Recollection of the Triple Gem
Buddhānussati · Dhammānussati · Saṅghānussati
The qualities of the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Saṅgha, chanted every morning and evening in the monasteries — and a meditation in its own right.
Sutta Sn 1.8 · Khp 9
The Discourse on Loving-kindness
Karaṇīyamettā Sutta
The Buddha's verses on loving-kindness: the qualities of one who seeks peace, and a heart without limit toward every being — among the best-loved chants of the Thai monasteries.
Chant AN 5.57
Five Things to Reflect On Often
Abhiṇhapaccavekkhaṇa
Five facts to remember every day — ageing, illness, death, separation, and that we inherit our own actions.
Chant DN 16
Their Stilling Is Happiness
Aniccā vata saṅkhārā
Four lines on impermanence, spoken at the Buddha's passing and chanted at Thai funerals ever since.