PRAISES TO BUDDHA, DHAMMA & SANGHA

Praise for the Buddha   

(LEADER):

Handa mayaṃ buddhābhithutiṃ karoma se:

Now let us give high praise to the Awakened One:

(ALL):

[Yo so tathāgato] arahaṃ sammā-sambuddho,

He who has attained the Truth, the Worthy One, Rightly Self-awakened,

Vijjā-caraṇa-sampanno sugato lokavidū,

consummate in knowledge & conduct, one who has gone the good way, knower of the cosmos,

Anuttaro purisa-damma-sārathi satthā deva-manussānaṃ buddho bhagavā;

unexcelled trainer of those who can be taught, teacher of human & divine beings; awakened; blessed;

Yo imaṃ lokaṃ sadevakaṃ samārakaṃ sabrahmakaṃ,

Sassamaṇa-brāhmaṇiṃ pajaṃ sadeva-manussaṃ sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā pavedesi.

who made known — having realized it through direct knowledge — this world with its devas, māras, & brahmas, its generations with their contemplatives & brahmans, their rulers & common people;

Yo dhammaṃ desesi ādi-kalyāṇaṃ majjhe-kalyāṇaṃ pariyosāna-kalyāṇaṃ;

who explained the Dhamma fine in the beginning, fine in the middle, fine in the end;

Sātthaṃ sabyañjanaṃ kevala-paripuṇṇaṃ parisuddhaṃ brahma-cariyaṃ pakāsesi.

who expounded the holy life both in its particulars & in its essence, entirely complete, surpassingly pure:

Tam-ahaṃ bhagavantaṃ abhipūjayāmi,

Tam-ahaṃ bhagavantaṃ sirasā namāmi.

I worship most highly that Blessed One,
To that Blessed One I bow my head down.

(BOW DOWN)

Praise for the Dhamma   

(LEADER):

Handa mayaṃ dhammābhithutiṃ karoma se:

Now let us give high praise to the Dhamma:

(ALL):

[Yo so svākkhāto] bhagavatā dhammo,

The Dhamma well-expounded by the Blessed One,

Sandiṭṭhiko akāliko ehipassiko,

to be seen here & now, timeless, inviting all to come & see,

Opanayiko paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhi:

leading inward, to be seen by the wise for themselves:

Tam-ahaṃ dhammaṃ abhipūjayāmi,

Tam-ahaṃ dhammaṃ sirasā namāmi.

I worship most highly that Dhamma,

To that Dhamma I bow my head down.

(BOW DOWN)

Praise for the Sangha   

(LEADER):

Handa mayaṃ saṅghābhithutiṃ karoma se:

Now let us give high praise to the Sangha:

(ALL):

[Yo so supaṭipanno] bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho,

The Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples who have practiced well,

Uju-paṭipanno bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho,

the Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples who have practiced straightforwardly,

Ñāya-paṭipanno bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho,

the Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples who have practiced methodically,

Sāmīci-paṭipanno bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho,

the Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples who have practiced masterfully,

Yadidaṃ cattāri purisa-yugāni aṭṭha purisa-puggalā:

i.e., the four pairs — the eight types — of Noble Ones:

Esa bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho —

That is the Sangha of the Blessed One's disciples —

Āhuneyyo pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo añjali-karaṇīyo,

worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of respect,

Anuttaraṃ puññakkhettaṃ lokassa:

the incomparable field of merit for the world:

Tam-ahaṃ saṅghaṃ abhipūjayāmi,

Tam-ahaṃ saṅghaṃ sirasā namāmi.

I worship most highly that Sangha,

To that Sangha I bow my head down.

(BOW DOWN)