Whatever phenomena (dhammas) arise from a conditioning cause (hetu)
Tesang Hetung Tathagato Aha
Their cause the Tathagata (Thus-Gone One) has explained
Tesanca Yo Nirodho Evang Vadi Mahasamanoti
And their cessation (Nirodha) too — such is the teaching of the Great Contemplative
01Literal Translation (EN)
Spoken by Venerable Assaji to Upatissa(later Venerable Sariputta) in the Vinaya Mahavagga (1.23.5), summarizing the Four Noble Truths and Dependent Origination (Paticcasamuppada) in a single four-line Pali stanza.
Historically, this is the single most important epigraphic text in the archaeology of Thai amulets: between the 6th and 11th centuries CE (Dvaravati and Srivijaya periods), thousands of terracotta votive tablets (Phra Phim) excavated at Nakhon Pathom, Khu Bua, Yala, and Lamphun had this exact Pali stanza stamped on their reverse or around the Buddha's halo in Southern Brahmi and Pallava scripts.
