"There, for those people, when they hear that
sound, mindfulness of the Buddha is accomplished,
mindfulness of the Dharma is accomplished, (and)
mindfulness of the Sangha is accomplished."

  Tatra "there", in Amitabha Buddha's Land of
Ultimate Bliss, tesam "for those" manusyanam
"(for) people", the beings born there, srutva
"having heard/when they hear" tam "that" sabdam
"sound", the sweet and delightful sound that
comes forth when the gentle wind stirs the tala
trees and nets of little bells, buddhanusmrtih
"Buddha-mindfulness", mindfulness of the Buddha,
samtisthati "is accomplished" kaye "in (their)
body", in their persons--this just means in
those people.  Also, dharmanusmrtih "Dharma-
mindfulness", mindfulness of the Dharma sam-
tisthati  "is accomplished" kaye "in  (their)
body", and sanghanusmrtih "Sangha-mindfulness",
mindfulness of the Sangha, samtisthati "is
accomplished" kaye "in (their) body."  All they
have to do is hear the wind blowing through the
trees and nets of bells, and they become fully
mindful of the Triple Jewel:  the Buddha, the
Dhama, and the Sangha.


vocabulary and grammar ta- this, that (demonstrative pronoun). tesam genitive plural masculine, here used as indirect object "for those", and as a demonstrative adjective modifying manusyanam. tam accusative singular masculine, here direct object of srutva, and used as a demonstrative adjective modifying sabdam. manusya person, man, human being (masculine noun from the adjective manusya "human"). manusyanam genitive plural masculine, here indirect object "(for) people". sabda sound (masculine noun) sabdam accusative singular masculine, direct ofject of srutva. û sru- hear (verbal root) srutva having heard/ when (they) hear (gerund suffix -tva added to root û sru-). anusmrti mindfulness (feminine noun from root û smr- remember/recollect/be mindful of, + prefix anu- and noun suffix -ti). kaya body (masculine noun) kaye locative singular masculine: "in body", i.e. "in (their) persons". sam- û stha- Stand together (root û stha- "stand" + prefix sam-"together"). By extension means "abide," "succeed," and "be accomplished". samtisthati third person singular present active indicative of the verb: "(it) becomes accomplished."