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)
May we be happy
May we be healthy
May we be peaceful
May we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, ignorance, wrong view, 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. Namo Dharmaya.
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 Sanghaya.
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 is 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 Noble Triple Gem.
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Shows the way of peace to living things and living beings,
has the virtuous, good, and noble signs,
The Buddha’s wisdom and compassion are perfect.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Dharma that is the bright way,
Instructs people to escape the realm of delusion,
Leads us to return to true home
In order to lead a life of awakening.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Sangha that is the beautiful Community in harmony
Travels on the joyful path together,
Cultivates to be freed from afflictions
In order to make life beautified.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
We rely on the Triple Gem
on the path of Dharma learning,
know the Triple Gem of self-own mind,
vow to practice the Dharma diligently
in order to illuminate the heart of the Noble Triple Gem.
The Teacher is fully endowed with loving-kindness, compassion, wisdom, and virtue perfectly,
The teacher has skillfully crossed to the shore of liberation, peace, 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 everyone 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)
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)
(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. Namo Dharmaya.
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 Sanghaya.
(Bell, 3 times)
As bright as the northern star,
Let us come back and take refuge in
the Teacher of gods and human beings.
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 is 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 Noble Triple Gem.
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Respectfully pay homage to the Noble Triple Gem
Shows the way of peace to living things and living beings,
has the virtuous, good, and noble signs,
The Buddha’s wisdom and compassion are perfect.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Dharma that is the bright way,
Instructs people to escape the realm of delusion,
Leads us to return to true home
In order to lead a life of awakening.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Sangha that is the beautiful Community in harmony
Travels on the joyful path together,
Cultivates to be freed from afflictions
In order to make life beautified.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
We rely on the Triple Gem
on the path of Dharma learning,
know the Triple Gem of self-own mind,
vow to practice the Dharma diligently
in order to illuminate the heart of the Noble Triple Gem.
now we have a chance
to see, study, and to practice,
we vow to realize its true meaning.
(Bell, 3 times)
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.
(Bell, 3 times)
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.
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)
Be direct toward all living things and living beings
We and human beings
Can realize the Buddha’s way together.
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. Namo Dharmaya.
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 Sanghaya.
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 is 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 Noble Triple Gem.
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Respectfully pay homage to the Noble Triple Gem
Shows the way of peace to living things and living beings,
has the virtuous, good, and noble signs,
The Buddha’s wisdom and compassion are perfect.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Dharma that is the bright way,
Instructs people to escape the realm of delusion,
Leads us to return to true home
In order to lead a life of awakening.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Sangha that is the beautiful Community in harmony
Travels on the joyful path together,
Cultivates to be freed from afflictions
In order to make life beautified.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
We rely on the Triple Gem
on the path of Dharma learning,
know the Triple Gem of self-own mind,
vow to practice the Dharma diligently
in order to illuminate the heart of the Noble Triple Gem.
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. Namo Dharmaya.
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 Sanghaya. (Bell)
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 is 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 Noble Triple Gem.
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Respectfully pay homage to the Noble Triple Gem
Shows the way of peace to living things and living beings,
has the virtuous, good, and noble signs,
The Buddha’s wisdom and compassion are perfect.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Dharma that is the bright way,
Instructs people to escape the realm of delusion,
Leads us to return to true home
In order to lead a life of awakening.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Sangha that is the beautiful Community in harmony
Travels on the joyful path together,
Cultivates to be freed from afflictions
In order to make life beautified.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
We rely on the Triple Gem
on the path of Dharma learning,
know the Triple Gem of self-own mind,
vow to practice the Dharma diligently
in order to illuminate the heart of the Noble Triple Gem.
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. Namo Dharmaya.
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 Sanghaya.
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 is 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 Noble Triple Gem.
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Respectfully pay homage to the Noble Triple Gem
Shows the way of peace to living things and living beings,
has the virtuous, good, and noble signs,
The Buddha’s wisdom and compassion are perfect.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Dharma that is the bright way,
Instructs people to escape the realm of delusion,
Leads us to return to true home
In order to lead a life of awakening.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Sangha that is the beautiful Community in harmony
Travels on the joyful path together,
Cultivates to be freed from afflictions
In order to make life beautified.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
We rely on the Triple Gem
on the path of Dharma learning,
know the Triple Gem of self-own mind,
vow to practice the Dharma diligently
in order to illuminate the heart of the Noble Triple Gem.
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.
(Bell, 3 times)
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.
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)
(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. Namo Dharmaya.
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 Sanghaya.
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 is 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 Noble Triple Gem.
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Respectfully pay homage to the Noble Triple Gem
Shows the way of peace to living things and living beings,
has the virtuous, good, and noble signs,
The Buddha’s wisdom and compassion are perfect.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Dharma that is the bright way,
Instructs people to escape the realm of delusion,
Leads us to return to true home
In order to lead a life of awakening.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Sangha that is the beautiful Community in harmony
Travels on the joyful path together,
Cultivates to be freed from afflictions
In order to make life beautified.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
We rely on the Triple Gem
on the path of Dharma learning,
know the Triple Gem of self-own mind,
vow to practice the Dharma diligently
in order to illuminate the heart of the Noble Triple Gem.
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.
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
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)
(Bell, Bell, Bell)
CHANTING RIGHT
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. Namo Dharmaya.
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 Sanghaya.
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 is 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 Noble Triple Gem.
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Respectfully pay homage to the Noble Triple Gem
Shows the way of peace to living things and living beings,
has the virtuous, good, and noble signs,
The Buddha’s wisdom and compassion are perfect.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Dharma that is the bright way,
Instructs people to escape the realm of delusion,
Leads us to return to true home
In order to lead a life of awakening.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Sangha that is the beautiful Community in harmony
Travels on the joyful path together,
Cultivates to be freed from afflictions
In order to make life beautified.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
We rely on the Triple Gem
on the path of Dharma learning,
know the Triple Gem of self-own mind,
vow to practice the Dharma diligently
in order to illuminate the heart of the Noble Triple Gem.
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)
CHANTING NINE
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa
(Bell, 3 times)
Respectfully pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.
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. Namo Dharmaya.
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 Sanghaya.
Namo The Original Master Sakyamuni Buddhaya.
(Bell, 3 times)
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 is 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 Noble Triple Gem.
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Namo The Original Master Sakyamuni Buddhaya.
(Bell, 3 times)
Respectfully pay homage to the Noble Triple Gem
The Buddha, who is the fully Awakened and Enlightened One,
Shows the way of peace to living things and living beings,
has the virtuous, good, and noble signs,
The Buddha’s wisdom and compassion are perfect.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Dharma that is the bright way,
Instructs people to escape the realm of delusion,
Leads us to return to true home
In order to lead a life of awakening.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Sangha that is the beautiful Community in harmony
Travels on the joyful path together,
Cultivates to be freed from afflictions
In order to make life beautified.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
We rely on the Triple Gem
on the path of Dharma learning,
know the Triple Gem of self-own mind,
vow to practice the Dharma diligently
in order to illuminate the heart of the Noble Triple Gem.
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
(Bell, 3 times)
Dhammapada Gathas by Heart, Part 1
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 Arahants 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.
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)
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.
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.
Sadhu, lành thay, well-done, and excellence.
Namo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, Bell, Bell)
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CHANTING TEN
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa
(Bell. 3 times)
Respectfully pay homage to the Buddha: The World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened and Enlightened One. Namo Buddhaya.
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. Namo Dharmaya.
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 Sanghaya.
Namo The Original Master Sakyamuni Buddhaya.
(Bell, 3 times)
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 is 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 Noble Triple Gem.
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Namo The Original Master Sakyamuni Buddhaya.
(Bell, 3 times)
Respectfully pay homage to the Noble Triple Gem
The Buddha, who is the fully Awakened and Enlightened One,
Shows the way of peace to living things and living beings,
has the virtuous, good, and noble signs,
The Buddha’s wisdom and compassion are perfect.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Dharma that is the bright way,
Instructs people to escape the realm of delusion,
Leads us to return to true home
In order to lead a life of awakening.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Sangha that is the beautiful Community in harmony
Travels on the joyful path together,
Cultivates to be freed from afflictions
In order to make life beautified.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
We rely on the Triple Gem
on the path of Dharma learning,
know the Triple Gem of self-own mind,
vow to practice the Dharma diligently
in order to illuminate the heart of the Noble Triple Gem.
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
(Bell, 3 times)
Dhammapada Gathas by Heart, Part 2
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)
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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 the crowded places,
Finally, we cannot escape the evil karmas created by ourselves.” (Dhammapada 127)
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Take refuge in oneself
Do not take refuge in anyone else
Those who skillfully subdue themselves
are the greatest victors. (Dhammapada 160)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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.
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)
Sadhu, lành thay, well-done, and excellence.
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. Namo Dharmaya.
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 Sanghaya.
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 is 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 Noble Triple Gem.
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Respectfully pay homage to the Noble Triple Gem
Shows the way of peace to living things and living beings,
has the virtuous, good, and noble signs,
The Buddha’s wisdom and compassion are perfect.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Dharma that is the bright way,
Instructs people to escape the realm of delusion,
Leads us to return to true home
In order to lead a life of awakening.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Sangha that is the beautiful Community in harmony
Travels on the joyful path together,
Cultivates to be freed from afflictions
In order to make life beautified.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
We rely on the Triple Gem
on the path of Dharma learning,
know the Triple Gem of self-own mind,
vow to practice the Dharma diligently
in order to illuminate the heart of the Noble Triple Gem.
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.
(Bell, 3 times).
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.
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)
Namo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, Bell, Bell)
(Bell, 3 times)
Respectfully pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha, the path of practicing peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many right in the present life. Namo Dharmaya.
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 Sanghaya.(Bell)
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 is 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 Noble Triple Gem.
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
Respectfully pay homage to the Noble Triple Gem
Shows the way of peace to living things and living beings,
has the virtuous, good, and noble signs,
The Buddha’s wisdom and compassion are perfect.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Dharma that is the bright way,
Instructs people to escape the realm of delusion,
Leads us to return to true home
In order to lead a life of awakening.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Sangha that is the beautiful Community in harmony
Travels on the joyful path together,
Cultivates to be freed from afflictions
In order to make life beautified.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
We rely on the Triple Gem
on the path of Dharma learning,
know the Triple Gem of self-own mind,
vow to practice the Dharma diligently
in order to illuminate the heart of the Noble Triple Gem.
Now we have a chance
to see, study, and to practice,
we vow to realize its true meaning.
(Bell, 3 times)
I. Children’s duties
II. Parents’ duties
To children, parents also have the five duties: 1. Teaching children to do good, not to do evil, 2. Advising them to be close with wholesome teachers, good friends, and good environments, 3. Suggesting and choosing proper jobs for children, 4. Building good husband and wife for them, 5. Entrusting the inherited possessions and benefits to them on right time.
The prostration to the eastern direction in accordance with the Buddha’s teachings means children have the filial duties to support their parents and the parents have the responsibilities to bring up and educate their children to become talented and virtuous people. (Bell)
III. Wife’s duties
The prostration to the western direction in accordance with the Buddha’s teachings means the husband and wife who live faithfully know to make concessions, and have each other’s confidence to build happiness and warmness for their family. (Bell)
V. The Students’ duties
The prostration to the southern direction in accordance with the Buddha’s teachings means both teachers and students are virtuous and exemplary people knowing to transmit, connect, and apply Dharma knowledge as well as secular knowledge into the daily life to benefit the many right in the present life. (Bell)
VII. Your duties to relatives
The prostration to the northern direction in accordance with the Buddha’s teachings means expressing the tolerant, close, lovely, and understanding heart with your relatives and friends. (Bell)
IX Lay devotees’ duties
The prostration to the Zenith in accordance with the Buddha’s teachings means both lay devotees and monastics determine to learn, understand, practice, and apply the Buddha Dharma into the daily life to bring the flowers and fruits of peacefulness and happiness for the many right in the present life. The Dharma protection and the Dharma propagation between lay devotees and monastics connect together very closely. (Bell)
XI. Employees’ duties
The Prostration to the Nadir in accordance with the Buddha’s teachings means managers and employees always have mutual duties and responsibilities for both material and spirituality to develop their company well. (Bell)
The Six Directions were taught above, the Buddha thoughtfully advised the young man Thiện Sinh the essential things through the summarized versa as follows:
Parents are the East
Teachers are the South
Wife and husband are the West
Relatives are the North
Employees are the Nadir
Monastics are the Zenith
Exemplary practitioners
Pay prostration to those directions.
When living in happiness
When passing away in peacefulness
Wise people cultivating so
Live for themselves and for other people
Always bring benefits
For all people in the world.
On the way of Dharma cultivation,
Relying on wholesome friends
Learning and following virtuous people
Bringing benefits for living beings.
Living in the world,
We know to do good,
Advise people to do good,
Peace always increases.
True Buddhist people
do something wholesome,
think about something wholesome,
say something wholesome,
their bodies and minds are regularly at peace. (Bell)
Practitioners go into life
As flowers blossom everywhere
Solemnly and freely
To make life be joyful and peaceful.
As bees going to seek flowers
Cling to the flowers to suck the nectar
Finish sucking it and flying away,
but the flower remains undamaged.
Diligently protecting the Dharma
Diligently supporting the Sangha
Making offerings to the Worthy One
being the field of the supreme virtue.
The above-mentioned things
Practitioners always accomplish so,
their merit and virtue get bigger and bigger
as river water flows down into the ocean. (Bell)
The six directions above taught by the Buddha are the six ethical and educational relationships interconnecting together very closely between families, schools, and societies, containing the values of humanities, engaged life, cause, effect, duties, and responsibilities so deeply, and helping everyone be aware to live in peace and happiness for oneself and for other people right in the present life. The Buddha’s teachings have a lot of practical and surpassing meaning beyond space and time.
After having listened to the Buddha’s teachings, the young man Thiện Sinh was 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 penetrated deeply into my heart, makes my mind softer, gentler, and better. The Buddha Dharma has opened my mind 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, as a blind person, whose eyes get brightened. By many skillful methods of teaching, the World-Honored One helps me to see everything clearly like daylight.” (Bell)
May the World-Honored One regard and accept me as a lay devotee. From now until my whole life, I determine to take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, and committed to cultivating the five Ethical Trainings fully:
1. Respecting lives, developing loving-kindness and compassion, protecting the natural environment, and nourishing inner peace by being aware not to kill living beings, 2. Letting go of the 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 mutual trust and prestige by being aware not to tell lies. 5. Protecting vigorous health, lucid mind, bringing peacefulness and happiness for families, schools, and societies by being aware not to take alcohols, drugs, including smoking, gambling, and playing violent video games online. (Bell)
When aware to keep far away from these toxins, Dharma learning, Dharma practice, Dharma joy, and Dharma happiness have the ability to permeate and cool my body and mind. When officially becoming the well-trained devotee of the Buddha, the young man Thiện Sinh was extremely happy to hold stable and deep confidence in taking refuge in the Triple Gem, applying, and cultivating the Buddha Dharma in the daily life to bring benefits and happiness to living things and living beings all over the planet.
(Bell, 3 times)
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 peaceful
May we be healthy
May we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, ignorance, wrong view, etc.
May the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.
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)
Be direct toward all living things and living beings
We and human beings
Can realize the Buddha’s way together.
Namo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, bell, bell)
CHANTING THIRTEEN
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma SamBuddhassa
(Bell, 3 times)
Respectfully pay homage to the wonderful Dharma of the Buddha, the path of practicing peace, joy, happiness, understanding, and love for the many right in the present life. Namo Dharmaya.
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 Sanghaya. (Bell)
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 is 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 Noble Triple Gem.
Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated.
(Bell, 3 times)
Respectfully pay homage to the Noble Triple Gem
Shows the way of peace to living things and living beings,
has the virtuous, good, and noble signs,
The Buddha’s wisdom and compassion are perfect.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Dharma that is the bright way,
Instructs people to escape the realm of delusion,
Leads us to return to true home
In order to lead a life of awakening.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
The Sangha that is the beautiful Community in harmony
Travels on the joyful path together,
Cultivates to be freed from afflictions
In order to make life beautified.
We, disciples of Gautama Buddha, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions. (Bell, one prostration)
We rely on the Triple Gem
on the path of Dharma learning,
know the Triple Gem of self-own mind,
vow to practice the Dharma diligently
in order to illuminate the heart of the Noble Triple Gem.
Now we have a chance
to see, study, and to practice,
we vow to realize its true meaning.
(Bell, 3 times)
METTA SUTTA
By one who is skilled in goodness,
And who knows the path of peace:
Let them be able and upright,
Straightforward and gentle in speech.
Humble and not conceited,
Contented and easily satisfied.
Unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways.
Peaceful and calm, wise and skillful,
Not proud and demanding in nature.
Let them not do the slightest thing
That the wise would later reprove.
Wishing: In gladness and in safety,
May all beings be at ease.
Whatever living beings there may be;
Whether they are weak or strong, omitting none,
The great or the mighty, medium, short or small,
The seen and the unseen,
Those living near and far away,
Those born and to-be-born,
May all beings be at ease!
Let none deceive another,
Or despise any being in any state.
Let none through anger or ill-will
Wish harm upon another.
Even as a mother protects with her life
Her child, her only child,
So with a boundless heart
Should one cherish all living beings:
Radiating kindness over the entire world:
Spreading upwards to the skies,
And downwards to the depths;
Outwards and unbounded,
Freed from hatred and ill-will.
Whether standing or walking, seated or lying down
Free from drowsiness,
One should sustain this recollection.
This is said to be the sublime abiding.
By not holding to fixed views, practitioners do not fall into wrong
view, wrong thought, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong concentration,
The pure-hearted one, having clarity of vision,
Being freed from all sense desires,
Is not born again into this world. (Bell)
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 peaceful
May we be healthy
May we be free from suffering, greed, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, ignorance, wrong view, etc.
May the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere.
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)
Be direct toward all living things, and living beings
We and human beings
Can realize the Buddha’s way together.
Namo Buddhaya. Namo Dharmaya. Namo Sanghaya.
(Bell, bell, bell).