Bodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha turns noble and stately.
According to the place where I dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, I feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Express diligent vows and pay thankful respects to the Triple Gem
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (Bell, one prostration)
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (Bell, one prostration)
May we be well,
May we be happy
May we be healthy
May we be peaceful
May we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, ignorance, etc.
May the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.
Namo Buddhaya
Namo Dharmaya
Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, Bell, Bell)
Respectfully pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha, the path of practicing peace, joy, happiness, love, and understanding for the many right in the present life.
Respectfully pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to live their lives of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding to benefit oneself and other people right here and right now in the present life. (Bell)
The Teacher is fully endowed with boundless love, understanding, perfect wisdom, and virtue,
The teacher has skillfully crossed to the shore of liberation, joy, and happiness completely,
is very practical in the present,
has value beyond time,
has the ability to transform one’s body and mind,
has the ability to extinguish defilements of greed, anger, delusion, arrogance, doubt, wrong view, etc.
Taking refuge in the Dharma, wise people who are capable of self-cultivation master the Dharma,
come and see,
come and hear,
come and learn
come and understand,
come and practice,
come and enjoy the flowers and fruits of peacefulness and happiness right here and right now in the present life. (Bell)
the Community following the Buddha Dharma practices the Buddha Dharma and lives correctly with the Buddha Dharma.
In the noble Community, there are those who have attained and are attaining the first holy fruition – the stream-enterers, the second holy fruition – the once-returners, the third holy fruition – the non-returners, and the fourth holy fruition – Arahants, comprise four pairs and eight fruitions of holy people, accomplish all aspects of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding.
This Community, deserving to be taken refuge in, served, respected, honored, admired, and made offerings to, is the good field of merit for the world to sow and to plant. (Bell)
the Disciplines (Vinaya) – right mindfulness the Sangha has been receiving, practicing, spreading, and observing,
are the perfect precepts’ (sīla) bodies,
are the never broken precepts’ bodies,
are the never polluted precepts’ bodies,
are the never spotted precepts’ bodies,
are the never mingled precepts’ bodies,
are the precepts’ bodies praised and admired by wise people,
are the precepts’ bodies with the ability to protect freedom,
are the precepts’ bodies leading us to fearlessness,
are the precepts’ bodies leading us to virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding,
are the precepts’ bodies leading us to peacefulness and happiness forever.
According to the place where I dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, I feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Express diligent vows and pay thankful respects to the Triple Gem
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (Bell, one prostration)
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (Bell, one prostration)
May we be happy
May we be healthy
May we be peaceful
May we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, ignorance, etc.
May the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.
Namo Buddhaya
Namo Dharmaya
Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, Bell, Bell)
(3 times)
Respectfully pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha, the path of practicing peace, joy, happiness, love, and understanding for the many right in the present life.
Respectfully pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to live their lives of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding to benefit oneself and other people right here and right now in the present life. (Bell)
(Bell, 3 times)
As bright as the northern star,
Let us come back and take refuge in
the Teacher of gods and human beings.
now we have a chance
to see, study, and to practice,
we vow to realize its true meaning.
(3 times, Bell)
Discourse on A Person Knowing the Best Way to Live Alone
Do not pursue the past,
Do not lose yourself in the future
The past is not any longer,
The future has not yet come.
Looking deeply at life as it is
in the very here and now
A practitioner dwells
in the stability and freedom.
We must be diligent today
To wait until tomorrow is too late
Health will get weaker and weaker
We cannot practice.
Death comes to us suddenly
It is very difficult for us to know it in advance.
A person knows how to dwell in
Both day and night in mindfulness
The Buddha calls him or her as
the person who knows the best way to live alone.
(3 times, Bell)
Bodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha turns noble and stately.
According to the place where I dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, I feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Express diligent vows and pay thankful respects to the Triple Gem
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (Bell, one prostration)
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (Bell, one prostration)
May we be well,
May we be happy
May we be healthy
May we be peaceful
May we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, ignorance, etc.
May the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.
Namo Buddhaya
Namo Dharmaya
Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, Bell, Bell)
Respectfully pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha, the path of practicing peace, joy, happiness, love, and understanding for the many right in the present life.
Respectfully pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to live their lives of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding to benefit oneself and other people right here and right now in the present life. (Bell)
For refuge, I go to the Dharma for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. (Bell)
Bodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha turns noble and stately.
According to the place where I dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, I feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Respectfully pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha, the path of practicing peace, joy, happiness, love, and understanding for the many right in the present life.
Respectfully pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to live their lives of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding to benefit oneself and other people right here and right now in the present life. (Bell)
Bodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha turns noble and stately.
According to the place where I dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, I feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Respectfully pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha, the path of practicing peace, joy, happiness, love, and understanding for the many right in the present life.
Respectfully pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to live their lives of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding to benefit oneself and other people right here and right now in the present life. (Bell)
to see, study, and to practice,
we vow to realize its true meaning.
May I be free from enmity, disease, grief, and suffering.
May I take care of myself happily, freely, and calmly.
May all beings in the eastern direction, the western direction, the southern direction, and the northern direction be safe, well, happy, and peaceful.
May they be free from enmity, disease, grief, and suffering.
May they take care of themselves happily, freely, and calmly.
May all beings in the southeast direction, the southwest direction, the northeast direction, and the northwest direction be safe, well, happy, and peaceful.
May they be free from enmity, disease, grief, and suffering.
May they take care of themselves happily, freely, and calmly.
May they be free from enmity, disease, grief, and suffering.
May they take care of themselves happily, freely, and calmly.
May they be free from enmity, disease, grief, and suffering.
May they take care of themselves happily, freely, and calmly. (Bell)
May I be free from enmity to anyone, neither physical suffering nor mental suffering, keep the body and mind always peaceful.
May my Parents, siblings, children, relatives, and lineages be free from enmity to one another, neither physical suffering nor mental suffering, keep the body and mind always peaceful.
May my Patriarchs, Teachers, sisters, and brothers in the Dharma be free from enmity to one another, neither physical suffering nor mental suffering, keep the body and mind always peaceful.
May my disciples, students, fellow practitioners, colleagues, friends, and intellectuals be free from enmity to one another, neither physical suffering nor mental suffering, keep the body and mind always peaceful.
May all donors, givers, living things, and living beings on earth be free from enmity to one another, neither physical suffering nor mental suffering, keep the body and mind always peaceful.
(3 times, Bell)
Bodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha turns noble and stately.
According to the place where I dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, I feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Express diligent vows and pay thankful respects to the Triple Gem
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (Bell, one prostration)
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (Bell, one prostration)
May we be well,
May we be happy
May we be healthy
May we be peaceful
May we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, ignorance, etc.
May the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.
Namo Buddhaya
Namo Dharmaya
Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, Bell, Bell)
Respectfully pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha, the path of practicing peace, joy, happiness, love, and understanding for the many right in the present life.
Respectfully pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to live their lives of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding to benefit oneself and other people right here and right now in the present life. (Bell)
I vow to save them all.
Defilements are endless,
I vow to end them all.
Dharma cultivation is limitless,
I vow to practice it.
The Buddha’s way is supreme,
I vow to attain it.
Bodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha turns noble and stately.
According to the place where I dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, I feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Express diligent vows and pay thankful respects to the Triple Gem
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (Bell, one prostration)
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (Bell, one prostration)
May we be well,
May we be happy
May we be healthy
May we be peaceful
May we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, ignorance, etc.
May the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.
Namo Buddhaya
Namo Dharmaya
Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, Bell, Bell)
CHANTING EIGHT
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa
(3 times, bell)
Respectfully pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One.
Respectfully pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha, the path of practicing peace, joy, happiness, love, and understanding for the many right in the present life.
Respectfully pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to live their lives of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding to benefit oneself and other people right here and right now in the present life.
Namo The Original Master Sakyamuni Buddhaya.
(3 times, bell)
Praising the Buddha
As wonderful as the lotus flower,
As bright as the northern star,
Let us come back and take refuge in
the Teacher of gods and human beings.
.
The precious lotus blossoms on the enlightened pedestal
the halo shines in all directions.
Wisdom goes beyond the dharma realms,
Loving-kindness and compassion permeate all the mountains and rivers.
I have just seen the Buddha’s perfect countenance,
I respectfully offer the Buddha my whole sincere heart,
I forward wholeheartedly to praise for the Triple Gem
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Open Verse
The Dharma is deep and lovely,
now we have a chance
to see, study, and to practice,
we vow to realize its true meaning.
Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya
(3 times, Bell)
.
DHAMMAPADA
THE GOLDEN TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA
Mind precedes all thoughts or mental states,
Mind is their chief, mind-made are they.
If we speak or act
with the polluted mind,
suffering will follow us
as the wheel follows the foot of an animal that draws the carriage. (Dhammapada 01)
.
Mind precedes all thoughts or mental states,
Mind is their chief, mind-made are they
If we speak or act
with the purified mind,
happiness will follow us
as the shadow never leaves us. (Dhammapada 02)
.
Hatred conquers hatred.
In the world, this never happens
Only loving-kindness can conquer hatred
This is the eternal law. (Dhammapada 5)
.
As the rain easily penetrates
a badly-roofed house,
Likewise, passion easily penetrates
an ill-cultivated mind. (Dhammapada 13)
.
As the rain never penetrates
the well-roofed house,
Likewise, passion never penetrates
the well-cultivated mind. (Dhammapada 14)
.
As bees come to flowers,
collect the nectar and fly away,
but they do not damage the color and scent of the flowers;
Likewise, monastic people who go on alms-round from house to house,
but do not affect the trust, faith, and generosity of almsgivers. (Dhammapada 49)
.
Like a beautiful flower
with full of its color and scent;
Likewise, those who diligently study and practice the Buddha Dharma
will surely obtain benefits right in the present life. (Dhammapada 52)
.
The scent of flowers cannot go against the wind,
but the scent of virtuous people can go against the wind
only the well-cultivated people spread brightly in all directions. (Dhammapada 54)
.
Sandalwood or lavender,
lotus or the jasmine great,
of these many fragrances
the scent of virtue is supreme. (Dhammapada 55)
.
Long is the night to the person who is wakeful;
long is the way to the traveler who is tired
long is worldly existence to the fools
who do not know the right Dharma of the Buddha.
(Dhammapada 60)
.
A fool who knows his foolishness is wise at least to that extent,
but a fool who thinks himself is wise is a fool indeed.
(Dhammapada 63)
.
Do not associate with evil friends;
do not seek the fellowship of the vile.
Associate with the good friends;
seek the fellowship of virtuous people. (Dhammapada 78)
.
A person who permeates the Dhamma lives happily with a tranquil mind.
Wise people always take delight in the Dhamma expounded by the Noble One. (Dhammapada 79)
.
Like a solid rock,
No wind can shake it,
Likewise, wise people are never moved
either by praise or by blame. (Dhammapada 81)
.
Either in a village or in a deep forest
either in a valley or on a high hill
Wherever Arahats dwells,
that place is delightful. (Dhammapada 98)
.
In Mahāvagga Number 19 and 20, the Buddha has taught his disciples as follows:
“Dear disciples, do not go to the same direction, go out in many different directions to propagate the Dharma and teach sentient beings. Bring your own cultivation, peace, joy, and happiness to teach other people. Out of peacefulness for the many, out of happiness for the many, out of peace, joy, and well-being for gods and human beings, go forth and spread the Buddha Dharma to all living things and living beings.
The Dharma of the Tathāgata is perfect at the beginning, perfect in the middle, and perfect in the end, both in the meaning and in the letters. Proclaim your holy and peaceful lives to the many all over the planet.
Bodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha turns noble and stately.
According to the place where we dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, we feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Taking Refuge in the Buddha
I take refuge in the Buddha, the One who shows me the way of loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom in lifetime.
Having taken refuge in the Buddha, I clearly see the path of light and beauty in life.
Turning back and taking refuge in the Buddha in myself, I aspire to help all people soon recognize and develop their own enlightened nature.
Namo Buddhaya
Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Dutiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Tatiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
For refuge, I go to the Buddha for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. (Bell)
Taking Refuge in the Dharma
I take refuge in the Dharma, the way of practicing peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many right in the present life.
Having taken refuge in the Dharma, I am learning and practicing the Noble Eightfold Path including virtue, meditation, and wisdom interconnected very closely with right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.
Turning back and taking refuge in the Dharma in myself, I aspire to help all people fully master the ways of practice and walk together on the path of liberation.
Namo Dharmaya
Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Dutiyampi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Tatiyampi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
For refuge, I go to the Dharma for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. (Bell)
Taking Refuge in the Sangha
I take refuge in the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of those who vow to live their lives of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding to benefit oneself and other people right here and right now in the present life.
Having taken refuge in the Sangha, I am enlightened, instructed, and supported by the Sanghabody on the way of practice.
Turning back and taking refuge in the Sangha in myself, I aspire to help all people build fourfold Communities, to embrace all beings and support their transformation.
Namo Sanghaya
Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dutiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Tatiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ Gacchāmi.
For refuge, I go to the Sangha for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. (Bell)
.
Bodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha turns noble and stately.
According to the place where I dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, I feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Sharing the merit
Reciting the trainings, practicing the way of awareness gives rise to benefits without limit. We vow to share the fruits with all beings. We vow to offer tribute to parents,
teachers, friends, and numerous beings who give guidance and support along the path.
May the merit of this practice benefit all beings and bring peace. (Bell)
Express diligent vows and pay thankful respects to the Triple Gem
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya.
(Bell, one prostration)
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Dharma. Namo Dharmaya.
(Bell, one prostration)
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, one prostration)
May we be well,
May we be happy
May we be healthy
May we be peaceful
May we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, ignorance, etc.
May the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.
Sadhu, lành thay, well-done, and excellence.
Namo Buddhaya
Namo Dharmaya
Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, Bell, Bell)
.
CHANTING NINE
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa
(3 times, bell)
Respectfully pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One.
Respectfully pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha, the path of practicing peace, joy, happiness, love, and understanding for the many right in the present life.
Respectfully pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to live their lives of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding to benefit oneself and other people right here and right now in the present life.
Namo The Original Master Sakyamuni Buddhaya.
(3 times, bell)
Praising the Buddha
As wonderful as the lotus flower,
As bright as the northern star,
Let us come back and take refuge in
the Teacher of gods and human beings.
.
The precious lotus blossoms on the enlightened pedestal
the halo shines in all directions.
Wisdom goes beyond the dharma realms,
Loving-kindness and compassion permeate all the mountains and rivers.
I have just seen the Buddha’s perfect countenance,
I respectfully offer the Buddha my whole sincere heart,
I forward wholeheartedly to praise for the Triple Gem
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Open Verse
The Dharma is deep and lovely,
now we have a chance
to see, study, and to practice,
we vow to realize its true meaning.
Namo The Fully Enlightened Buddhaya
(3 times, Bell)
DHAMMAPADA
THE GOLDEN TEACHINGS OF THE BUDDHA
Even though we say thousands of useless words,
there is no benefit at all,
Better to say the useful word,
After hearing it, we feel calm and peaceful.
(Dhammapada 100)
.
Even though we say hundreds of meaningless verses,
there is no benefit at all,
Better to say one verse of the right Dharma
After hearing it, we feel calm and peaceful.
(Dhammapada 102)
.
In battle, we can conquer thousands of enemies
but it is not easy for us to conquer ourselves.
Those who know how to conquer themselves
are the greatest victors. (Dhammapada 103)
.
Those who live a hundred years
do not see the arising and dissolving of all things.
Better to live a single day,
we can comprehend the arising and dissolving of all things.
(Dhammapada 113)
.
If you do evil,
do not do it again.
Those who do evil
accumulate evil, will be subject to suffering.
(Dhammapada 117)
.
If you do good,
you should do it more and more.
Those who do good
accumulate good, will definitely obtain peace and joy.
(Dhammapada 118)
.
When we do good things,
though good retribution has not come to us yet,
the evil we did before,
it will be transformed little by little.
.
Do not think lightly about doing good
saying: “A little will not affect me.”
as water falls drop by drop for a long time,
the water jar will be overflowed.
Similarly, wise people accumulate full of merit
Due to their accumulating it gradually. (Dhammapada 122)
.
When creating evil karmas,
we will definitely suffer their evil consequences.
The Buddha has taught his disciples
“Though flying up to the sky,
though diving under the bottom of the sea,
though hidden in the deep forest,
though hiding in crowded places,
in the end, we cannot escape the evil karmas we have created.” (Dhammapada 127)
.
Take refuge in oneself
Do not take refuge in anyone else
Those who skillfully subdue themselves
are the greatest victors. (Dhammapada 160)
.
By oneself is evil done;
by oneself is one defiled.
by oneself is evil not done
by oneself is one purified;
Purity and impurity depend on oneself
No one can purify another. (Dhammapada 165)
.
Hard to gain is to be born as a human
Hard is to be alive
Hard is to hear the right Dharma
hard to encounter is the arising of the Buddhas.
(Dhammapada 182)
Not to do evil
To do good
To purify one’s mind
This is the teaching of the Buddhas. (Dhammapada 183)
.
Those who take refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha, use the Right View to see the Four Noble Truths;
Suffering, the cause of suffering, the cessation of suffering,
and the Noble Eightfold Path leading to the transformation of suffering in life. (Dhammapada 190 & 191)
.
.
Happy is the birth of the Buddha;
Happy is the right Dhamma illuminating both gods and human beings;
Happy is the harmonious and peaceful Sangha that is the best field of merit for everyone to sow and to plant;
Happy is the fourfold community of lay devotees and monastic people everywhere learning and practicing the Buddha Dharma together. (Dhammapada 194)
.
Indeed, we live very happily,
not hating anyone among those who hate;
among people who hate we live
without hating anyone. (Dhammapada 197)
.
It is easy to see the faults of others,
but it is not easy to see our own faults.
The Buddha has taught:
Those who see the faults of others
like winnowing chaff in the wind,
like spitting saliva in the sky,
like sucking blood to spray others
dirty their mouths first.
Whoever conceals his own faults as a crafty fowler hides behind sham tree branches. Sooner or later, everyone will find out his faults quickly. (Dhammapada 252)
.
In Mahāvagga 19 and 20, the Buddha has taught his disciples as follows:
“Dear disciples, do not go to the same direction, go out in many different directions to propagate the Dharma and teach sentient beings. Bring your own cultivation, peace, joy, and happiness to teach other people. Out of peacefulness for the many, out of happiness for the many, out of peace, joy, and well-being for gods and human beings, go forth and spread the Buddha Dharma to all living things and living beings.
The Dharma of the Tathāgata is perfect at the beginning, perfect in the middle, and perfect in the end, both in meaning and in writing. Proclaim your holy and peaceful lives to the many all over the planet.
Bodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha turns noble and stately.
According to the place where we dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, we feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Taking Refuge in the Buddha
I take refuge in the Buddha, the One who shows me the way of loving-kindness, compassion, and wisdom in lifetime.
Having taken refuge in the Buddha, I clearly see the path of light and beauty in life.
Turning back and taking refuge in the Buddha in myself, I aspire to help all people soon recognize and develop their own enlightened nature.
Namo Buddhaya
Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Dutiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Tatiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
For refuge, I go to the Buddha for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. (Bell)
Taking Refuge in the Dharma
I take refuge in the Dharma, the way of practicing peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many right in the present life.
Having taken refuge in the Dharma, I am learning and practicing the Noble Eightfold Path including virtue, meditation, and wisdom interconnected very closely with right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration.
Turning back and taking refuge in the Dharma in myself, I aspire to help all people fully master the ways of practice and walk together on the path of liberation.
Namo Dharmaya
Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Dutiyampi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Tatiyampi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
For refuge, I go to the Dharma for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. (Bell)
Taking Refuge in the Sangha
I take refuge in the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of those who vow to live their lives of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding to benefit oneself and other people right here and right now in the present life.
Having taken refuge in the Sangha, I am enlightened, instructed, and supported by the Sanghabody on the way of practice.
Turning back and taking refuge in the Sangha in myself, I aspire to help all people build fourfold Communities, to embrace all beings and support their transformation.
Namo Sanghaya
Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dutiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Tatiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ Gacchāmi.
For refuge, I go to the Sangha for the first time, the second time, and for the third time. (Bell)
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Bodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha turns noble and stately.
According to the place where I dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, I feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Sharing the merit
Reciting the trainings, practicing the way of awareness gives rise to benefits without limit. We vow to share the fruits with all beings. We vow to offer tribute to parents, teachers, friends, and numerous beings who give guidance and support along the path.
May the merit of this practice benefit all beings and bring peace. (Bell)
Express diligent vows and pay thankful respects to the Triple Gem
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Buddha. Namo Buddhaya.
(Bell, one prostration)
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Dharma. Namo Dharmaya.
(Bell, one prostration)
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, one prostration)
May we be well,
May we be happy
May we be healthy
May we be peaceful
May we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, ignorance, etc.
May the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.
Sadhu, lành thay, well-done, and excellence.
Namo Buddhaya
Namo Dharmaya
Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, Bell, Bell)
CHANTING TEN
Respectfully pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha, the path of practicing peace, joy, happiness, love, and understanding for the many right in the present life.
Respectfully pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to live their lives of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding to benefit oneself and other people right here and right now in the present life. (Bell)
Bodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha turns noble and stately.
According to the place where I dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, I feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Respectfully pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha, the path of practicing peace, joy, happiness, love, and understanding for the many right in the present life.
Respectfully pay homage to the harmonious and peaceful Sangha of the Buddha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to live their lives of virtue, meditation, wisdom, deliverance, and deliverance with right understanding to benefit oneself and other people right here and right now in the present life. (Bell)
Kalamas, when the wholesome things are well practiced, greed, anger, and delusion are purified and transformed, Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, Dharma joy, and Dharma happiness have the ability to permeate and make your bodies and minds cool and gentle.
When a holy one dwells stably in right mindfulness and awareness, his loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity have the ability to shine anytime and anywhere, embrace all sentient beings and insentient beings.
When animosity, bad karma, unhappiness, affliction, and suffering in his mind are ended, right in the present life, he lives very peacefully, and up to when passing away, he will be born in a peaceful realm.
Kalamas, when those who say, think, and do an issue, you should not hurry to believe in it, but you should observe, think, and contemplate whether what they say, think, and do go together, fit together, are consistent with cause and effect, and are beneficial for yourselves and for other people? If yes, you determine to follow, practice, nourish, and develop them. If not, you should strongly give them up.
Kalamas, the ten right confidences and the wholesome things were taught above by the Tathagata. You should remember and practice them well. Out of peacefulness for the many, out of happiness for the many, you should diligently study, practice, and apply the Buddha Dharma in your daily lives to bring the right and stable confidences for yourselves and for other people right here and right now in the present life.
After having heard the Buddha teaching, analyzing, and explaining the right confidences clearly, the Kalamas were extremely happy to respectfully pay homage to the Buddha, and spoke out the meaningful, praiseful, reverential, and metaphorical words as follows:
“How wonderful it is, respectfully dear the World-Honored One! How marvelous it is, respectfully dear the Exalted One! The Dharma skillfully proclaimed by the Buddha himself is very practical, present, specific, and clear, has been penetrated deeply into our hearts, made our minds softer, gentler, and better. The Buddha Dharma has opened our minds suddenly brighten up, as a person who erects upright what is fallen down turns face upward what is overturned, opens out what is closed secretly, reveals what is hidden, shows the way to those who are lost, carries light into the darkness so that those who have eyes can see visible objects in detail. As a person who goes in the dark night meets light.
Like a blind person, whose eyes get brightened. By many skillful methods of teaching, the World-Honored One has helped us to see everything thoroughly and clearly like daylight.
May the World-Honored One regard and accept us as lay devotees. From now until our whole lives, we determine to take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, and we are committed to practicing the five Ethical Trainings fully:
1. Respecting lives, developing loving kindness and compassion, protecting natural environment, and nourishing inner peace by being aware not to kill living beings.
2. Letting go of stingy and greedy mind, expressing the mind of almsgivings, making offerings to, and protecting the Triple Gem by being aware not to take what is not given.
3. Building happiness for family, living faithfully with a legal spouse by being aware not to do sexual misconduct, adultery, and not to violate kids’ sexuality.
4. Saying the true, harmonious, and loving speech, bringing the mutual trust and prestige for the many by being aware not to tell lies.
5. Protecting vigorous health, lucid mind, bringing peacefulness and happiness for families, schools, and society by being aware not to take alcohols, drugs, toxins, including smoking, gambling, and playing violent video games online.”
When being aware to keep far away from these toxins, Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, Dharma joy, and Dharma happiness have the ability to permeate and make our bodies and minds cool and gentle.”
When officially becoming the well-trained lay disciples of the Buddha, the Kalamas were extremely happy to hold the stable and right confidences in deeply taking refuge in the Triple Gem, applying, and cultivating the Buddha Dharma in their daily lives to bring peace, joy, and happiness to living beings and living beings all over the planet.
(3 times, Bell)
Bodhi, the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha turns noble and stately.
According to the place where I dwell strongly in Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma understanding, and Dharma joy, I feel forever happy and peaceful. (Bell)
Express diligent vows and pay thankful respects to the Triple Gem
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (Bell, one prostration)
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Sangha. Namo Sanghaya. (Bell, one prostration)
May we be well,
May we be happy
May we be healthy
May we be peaceful
May we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, ignorance, etc.
May the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.
Namo Buddhaya
Namo Dharmaya
Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, Bell, Bell)