Saluting the Shrine
Namo buddhaya
Namo dharmaya
Namo sanghaya
Namo Nama
Om
Ah
Hum
Refuges & Precepts
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhasa
(Homage to Him, the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One!)
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhasa
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhasa
Buddham Saranam Gacchami
(To the Buddha for refuge I go)
Dhammam Saranam Gacchami
(To the Dharma for refuge I go)
Sangham Saranam Gacchami
(To the Sangha for refuge I go)
Dutiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchami
(for a second time … )
Dutiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchami
Dutiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchami
Tatiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchami
(for a third time … )
Tatiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchami
Tatiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchami
Panatipata Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadiyami
(I undertake to abstain from taking life.)
Adinnadana Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadiyami
(I undertake to abstain from taking the not-given.)
Kamesu Micchachara Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadiyami
(I undertake to abstain from sexual misconduct.)
Musavada Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadiyami
(I undertake to abstain from false speech.)
Surameraya Majja Pamadatthana Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadiyami
(I undertake to abstain from taking intoxicants.)
Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu.
With deeds of loving kindness, I purify my body.
With openhanded generosity, I purify my body,
With stillness, simplicity and contentment, I purify my body.
With truthful communication, I purify my speech.
With mindfulness, clear and radiant, I purify my mind.