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EVENING CHANTING

Verses in Celebration of the Buddha

(LEAD ER)

Handa maya buddhbhigti karoma se:

Now let us chant in celebration of the Buddha: (ALL)

[Buddhvrahanta]-varatdigubhiyutto,
The Buddha, endowed with such virtues as highest worthiness:

Suddhbhia-karuhi samgatatto,
In him, purity, supreme knowledge, & compassion converge.

Bodhesi yo sujanata kamala va sro,

He awakens good people as the sun does the lotus.

Vandmaha tam-araa siras jinenda.

I revere with my head that Peaceful One, the Conqueror Supreme.

Buddho yo sabba-pna Saraa khemam-uttama.

The Buddha who for all beings is the secure, the highest refuge,

Pahamnussatihna Vandmi ta sirenaha,

The first theme for recollection: I revere him with my head.

Buddhasshasmi dso (WOMEN: ds) va Buddho me smikissaro.

I am the Buddhas servant, the Buddha is my sovereign master,

Buddho dukkhassa ght ca Vidht ca hitassa me.

The Buddha is a destroyer of suffering & a provider of welfare for me.

Buddhassha niyydemi Sarrajvita-cida.

To the Buddha I dedicate this body & this life of mine.

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Vandantoha (Vandantha) carissmi Buddhasseva subodhita.

I will fare with reverence for the Buddhas genuine Awakening.

Natthi me saraa aa, Buddho me saraa vara:

I have no other refuge; the Buddha is my foremost refuge:

Etena sacca-vajjena, Vaheyya satthu-ssane.

By the speaking of this truth, may I grow in the Teachers instruction.

Buddha me vandamnena (vandamnya) Ya pua pasuta idha, Sabbe-pi antary me, Mhesu tassa tejas.
Through the power of the merit here produced by my reverence for the Buddha, may all my obstructions cease to be.
(BOW DOWN AND SAY)

Kyena vcya va cetas v, Buddhe kukamma pakata may ya, Buddho paiggahatu accayanta, Klantare savaritu va buddhe.
Whatever bad kamma I have done to the Buddha by body, by speech, or by mind, may the Buddha accept my admission of it, so that in the future I may show restraint toward the Buddha.