Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sam Buddhassa 3

Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Samma Sam. Buddhassa. (3 times) Respectfully pay homage to the Buddha: the World-Honored One, the Worthy One, the Exalted One, the Fully Awakened or Enlightened

Incense Offering As wonderful as the lotus flower, as bright as the northern star, let us come back and take refuge in the Master of gods and human beings.

The halo shines in all directions. Wisdom goes beyond the Dharma realms, Loving-kindness and compassion permeate all over mountains and rivers. I have just seen the Buddha’s perfect countenance, My wholeheartedly sincere heart

I forward it to praise the Triple Gem Diligence in the Dharma path is well cultivated. As the incense is lit, sandalwood perfumes the air, making an auspicious rainbow

I, your disciple, with all my respect offer it to the Buddhas of the Ten Directions. May we practice the precepts seriously at all times May we practice concentration

May we offer the precious fruit of insight as our offering of incense of the heart. We would like to respectfully offer the fragrant incense of the precepts, concentration, wisdom, deliverance,

and deliverance with right understanding to the Buddha, Bodhisattvas, virtuous and noble Sangha, dharma guardians, good gods, knowing and understanding our wholehearted minds. (Bell)

Touching the earth in deep gratitude to the Triple Gem Praising the Buddha Jewel The Buddha Jewel shines infinitely. He has realized perfect understanding for countless

The beauty and stability of a Buddha sitting can be in the mountains and rivers. How splendid the Vulture Peak is! How beautiful the light that

The Nagapushpa Assembly will be our next appointment for the continuation of the true teachings of practices. We take refuge in the Buddha everpresent. We, your disciples, wholeheartedly pay homage to

present in the three lifetimes and ten directions (Bell, one prostration). Praising the Dharma Jewel The Dharma Jewel is infinitely lovely. It is the precious words spoken by the Buddha himself,

from the heavens. The wonderful Dharma is plain to see. It is recorded luminously in three transparent baskets. handed down from generation to generation in the Ten Directions,

We vow to study it with all our hearts. We take refuge in the Dharma everpresent. We, your disciples, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Dharma forever present in the three lifetimes and ten

Praising the Sangha Jewel The Sangha jewel is infinitely precious, a field of merit where good seeds can be sown. The three robes and the bowl are symbols of freedom.

Mindfulness trainings, concentration, and insight support each other. The Sangha dwells in mindfulness day and night, providing the foundation for us to realize the fruit of meditation.

With one heart, we come home to the Sangha, and take refuge in the Sangha ever-present. We, your disciples, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Sangha forever present in the three lifetimes and ten directions (Bell, one

Open Verse The Dharma is deep and lovely, we now have a chance to see, study, and to practice, we vow to realize its true meaning. (Bell)

The Buddha The World-Honored Buddha; the Master is our peaceful, noble, and spiritual Leader; the Master is the most worthy to be made offerings; the Master understands and loves;

the Master has fully virtuous conduct and insight; the Master obtained perfect peaceful joy and deliverance; the Master understands the world clearly; the Master has the ability to subjugate people;

the Master of both gods and human beings; the Master attained enlightenment and awakening completely; the Master deserves to be best honored and respected by the world. (Bell)

Touching the earth to deep gratitude to the Buddha: Wholeheartedly pay homage to Siddhārtha Gautama Bodhisattva, starting from Tusita heaven, foreseeing a wholesome omen to holy Maya Queen,

riding a white elephant with six tusks, entering into his mother’s fetus. Namo the Original Master Sakyamuni Buddhaya. (Bell, one prostration) Wholeheartedly pay homage

being born beneath an Ashoka tree, being bathed by two currents of warm and cool water, stepping seven steps lifted out by seven lotuses, confidently stating out:

Namo the Original Master Sakyamuni Buddhaya. (Bell, one prostration) Wholeheartedly pay homage to Siddhārtha Gautama Bodhisattva, forty nine days and nights,

attaining fruit of full enlightenment, under early morning starlight. Namo the Original Master Sakyamuni Buddhaya. (Bell, one prostration) Wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha,

throughout forty five years, only proclaiming suffering, and transforming suffering to bring peace and joy to the world today. Namo the Original Master Sakyamuni Buddhaya. (Bell, one prostration)

Wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, at the age of 80, entering parinibbāna under between two Sala trees leaving his holy bodily relics all over the world.

Namo the Original Master Sakyamuni Buddhaya. (Bell, one prostration) Wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, the Master of spiritual instruction, the Master of gods and human

the gentle compassion Father in all realms, bringing welfare and wellbeing to all living things and living beings. Namo the Original Master Sakyamuni Buddhaya. (Bell, one prostration)

The Three Refuges 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

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

Namo Buddhaya Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi Dutiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Tatiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. (Bell)

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

morality, 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. (Bell)

I take refuge in the Sangha, the Community of cultivated people who vow to lead their lives of ethics, harmony, and awareness to themselves and to others right here and right now in the present life.

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

and support their transformation. Namo Sanghaya. Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Dutiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi. Tatiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ

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

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 Gotama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the

We, disciples of Gotama Buddha, are always aware of ourselves by day and by night, constantly practice and recollect the light of the Dharma. Namo Dharmaya. (Bell, one

We, disciples of Gotama 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,

desire, anger, delusion, hatred, violence, and ignorance. May the Buddha and Bodhisattvas bless and protect all anytime and anywhere. Sadhu. Lành thay. Well-done.