..續本文上一頁ths. Even though He was quickly proceeding toward the Unlimited Illuminating Buddha Land, He stopped, thus giving rise to a Superior Cause that is not different that those of the Buddhas of the Past, Present and Future.
Praise to Wen Shu Shih, P”u Hsien, Kuan Shih Yin and the Myriad Venerable Bodhisattvas who proclaim the Great Wisdom That Carries to the Other Shore!
PRECENTOR
The Four Forms of Birth and the Nine Existences
ALL
Mutually Advance the Lotus Treasury”s Mysterious Dharma Gate so that those in the Eight Conditions in which it is difficult to see a Buddha or hear His Dharma or those on the Three Evil Paths can together Enter the All Containing Ocean of Vairocana.
ALL NOW RISE
THE THREE REFUGES
ALL
I commit myself to the Buddha and pray that all living beings
All Slowly begin a full prostration
Expound with their bodies the Great Way Sending forth the Unsurpassed Mind
All rise before the beginning of the next refuge
I commit myself to the Dharma
All Slowly begin a second full prostration
and pray that all living beings Enter the Profound Sutra Treasury of Knowledge and Wisdom as broad and the Ocean
All rise before the beginning of the next refuge
I commit myself to the Sangha
All Slowly begin the final full prostration
and pray that all living beings respond in unison as a Great Assembly that is Wholly Unhindered in Giving Homage to the Sacred Assembly
All rise completely and then perform the WEN-HSUN bow
Notes on the Hua-Yen Sutra from Yun-Ch”i”s ancient source show that all are to recite these refuges as this is the ancient practice and it allows us to turn to a, , nd rely on this Expounding of the Great Way to send forth the Unsurpassed Mind that flows without interruption. However, this same source says that those who are "thoroughly acquainted" with the Dharma need not recite the above refuges and only join in for the following recitation.
ALL
Give Praise to the One True Dharma Realm! Deep! Silent! Perfect! Absolute in the Relative! Upright and Poor in the Past, Present and Future! Across the Ten Directions, the Pure Clear Dharmakaya of Vairocana Buddha!
Give Praise to the Lotus Treasury Realm! Seat of the Great Lotus! Helping Us To Obtain the Four Types of Fearlessness and Wonderful Merit! Gloriously Adorned! The Completely Perfect Reward Body of Vairocana Buddha!
Give Praise to the Earth Bearer! The Three Realms Surpassing Teacher who Pities those born of the Four Forms! The King of Men and Devas who is seated on the Thousand Petalled Lotus Throne In Worlds Beyond Number, Shakyamuni Buddha!
HYMN OF PRAISE
On the first and fifteenth day or those other auspicious day as directed by the Abbot or the liturgical calendar, the Assembly begins the Hymn with the following invocation:
The Supreme Seal Is Permanently Fixed The Sovereign Path is far from Worldly Glories The Buddha Sun Increases in Brightness As the Wheel of the Law Constantly Turns!
Then the Duty Distributing Monk takes up the small wooden fish to his breast so that he can keep time and all assembled stand with their hands in the position of salutation and give three bows before turning to face the East and beginning the first verse. After each verse is sung, all turn to the West and repeat the same verse, repeating the pattern for all four verses.
ALL - FACING EAST
(I give praise to the Original Teacher, Shakyamuni Buddha)
NA MYO PEN SHIH SHI CHI MU NI FU
ALL - FACING WEST
(I give praise to the Original Teacher, Shakyamuni Buddha)
NA MYO PEN SHIH SHI CHI MU NI FU
ALL - FACING EAST
(I give praise to Manjusri Bodhisattva)
NA MYO WEN SHU SHIH LI P”U SA
ALL - FACING WEST
(I give praise to Manjusri Bodhisattva)
NA MYO WEN SHU SHIH LI P”U SA
ALL - FACING EAST
(I give praise to Samantabhadra Bodhisattva)
NA MYO P”U HSIEN P”U SA
ALL - FACI…
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