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Sri Buddha Ashtottara Shatanamavali
1. Om Buddhaaya Namah
2. Om Budhajanaanandine Namah
3. Om Buddhimate Namah
4. Om Buddhichodanaaya Namah
5. Om Buddhapriyaaya Namah
6. Om Buddhashatkaaya Namah
7. Om Bodhitaadvaitasamhitaaya Namah
8. Om Buddhidooraaya Namah
9. Om Bodharoopaaya Namah
10. Om Buddhasarvaaya Namah
11. Om Budhaantaraaya Namah
12. Om Buddhikrite Namah
13. Om Buddhivide Namah
14. Om Buddhaye Namah
15. Om Buddhibhide Namah
16. Om Buddhipate Namah
17. Om Budhaaya Namah
18. Om Buddhyaalayaaya Namah
19. Om Buddhilayaaya Namah
20. Om Buddhigamyaaya Namah
21. Om Budheshvaraaya Namah
22. Om Buddhyakaamaaya Namah
23. Om Buddhavapushe Namah
24. Om Buddhibhoktre Namah
25. Om Budhaavanaaya Namah
26. Om Buddhipratigataanandaaya Namah
27. Om Buddhimushe Namah
28. Om Buddhibhaasakaaya Namah
29. Om Buddhipriyaaya Namah
30. Om Buddhyavashyaaya Namah
31. Om Buddhishodhine Namah
32. Om Budhaashayaaya Namah
33. Om Buddheeshvaraaya Namah
34. Om Buddhisakhaaya Namah
35. Om Buddhidaaya Namah
36. Om Buddhibaandhavaaya Namah
37. Om Buddhinirmitabhootaughaaya Namah
38. Om Buddhisaakshine Namah
39. Om Budhottamaaya Namah
40. Om Bahuroopaaya Namah
41. Om Bahugunaaya Namah
42. Om Bahumaayaaya Namah
43. Om Bahukriyaaya Namah
44. Om Bahubhogaaya Namah
45. Om Bahumataaya Namah
46. Om Bahunaamne Namah
47. Om Bahupradaaya Namah
48. Om Budhetaravaraachaaryaaya Namah
49. Om Bahubhadraaya Namah
50. Om Bahupradhaaya Namah
51. Om Brindaarakaavanaaya Namah
52. Om Brahmane Namah
53. Om Brahmadooshanakaitavaaya Namah
54. Om Brahmaishvaryaaya Namah
55. Om Bahubalaaya Namah
56. Om Bahuveeryaaya Namah
57. Om Bahuprabhaaya Namah
58. Om Bahuvairaagyabharitaaya Namah
59. Om Bahushriye Namah
60. Om Bahudharmavide Namah
61. Om Bahulokajayine Namah
62. Om Bandhamochakaaya Namah
63. Om Baadhitasmaraaya Namah
64. Om Brihaspatigurave Namah
65. Om Brahmastutaaya Namah
66. Om Brahmaadinaayakaaya Namah
67. Om Brahmaandanaayakaaya Namah
68. Om Bradhnabhaasvaraaya Namah
69. Om Brahmatatparaaya Namah
70. Om Balabhadrasakhaaya Namah
71. Om Baddhasubhadraaya Namah
72. Om Bahujeevanaaya Namah
73. Om Bahubhuje Namah
74. Om Bahirantasthaaya Namah
75. Om Bahirindriyadurgamaaya Namah
76. Om Balaahakaabhaaya Namah
77. Om Baadhaachchhide Namah
78. Om Bisapushpaabhalochanaaya Namah
79. Om Brihadvakshase Namah
80. Om Brihatkreedaaya Namah
81. Om Brihadrumaaya Namah
82. Om Brihatpriyaaya Namah
83. Om Brihattriptaaya Namah
84. Om Brahmarathaaya Namah
85. Om Brahmavide Namah
86. Om Brahmapaarakrite Namah
87. Om Baadhitadvaitavishayaaya Namah
88. Om Bahuvarnavibhaagahrite Namah
89. Om Brihajjagadbhedadooshine Namah
90. Om Bahvaashcharyarasodadhaye Namah
91. Om Brihatkshamaaya Namah
92. Om Bahukripaaya Namah
93. Om Bahusheelaaya Namah
94. Om Balipriyaaya Namah
95. Om Baadhitaashishtanikaraaya Namah
96. Om Baadhaateetaaya Namah
97. Om Bahoodayaaya Namah
98. Om Baadhitaantashshatrujaalaaya Namah
99. Om Baddhachittahayottamaaya Namah
100. Om Bahudharmapravachanaaya Namah
101. Om Bahumantavyabhaashitaaya Namah
102. Om Barhirmukhasharanyaaya Namah
103. Om Brahmanyaaya Namah
104. Om Braahmanapriyaaya Namah
105. Om Brahmastutaaya Namah
106. Om Brahmabandhave Namah
107. Om Brahmasuve Namah
108. Om Brahmashaaya Namah
Iti Shree Buddha Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali
Meaning
This namavali honours Buddha as an avatar of Vishnu. All 108 names begin with the letter ba, so the list runs as one alliterative chain from Om Buddhaya namah to Om Brahmashaya namah. The text does not name its author or its source.
Names 1 to 39: the play on buddhi
The first group turns on three related words: buddha, budha (the wise) and buddhi (the intellect). He is Budhajanaanandin, who delights the wise, Buddhichodana, who stirs the intellect, and Buddhisakshin, the witness of the mind. Within the same run, Buddhidura reminds the reader that he lies beyond the reach of thought.
Names 40 to 69: many forms and renunciation
A string of bahu names follows: Bahurupa, Bahuguna, Bahunaman, the one of many forms, qualities and names. They lead to the renunciant teacher, Bahuvairagyabharita, full of detachment, Bandhamochaka, who releases beings from bondage, and Badhitasmara, who defeated Kama. Name 53, Brahmadushanakaitava, refers to the Puranic account that his criticism of the Vedas was only a stratagem.
Names 70 to 108: form and teaching
Balabhadrasakha calls him the friend of Balarama. Balahakabha, shining like a rain cloud, and Bisapushpabhalochana, lotus-eyed, describe his form, while Bahukripa and Brihatkshama speak of his compassion and patience. Bahudharmapravachana returns to his teaching, and the list closes with Brahmanya and Brahmasu.
The namavali is chanted in Dashavatara worship. Some sites present it as a hymn to the planet Budha, but the names describe the avatar.
Frequently asked questions
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