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The Great Scripture of Wisdom of the Heart!
The Great Scripture of Wisdom of the Heart!
The Great Scripture of Wisdom of the Heart!
GATHA FOR TRANSFERRING MERIT
Plainsong
PRECENTOR
These offerings
ALL
Now present before you have been offered by the Pure Monks of this Assembly.
We have recited the preceding Sutras and Mantras and Dharanis and these we dedicate to the Three Precious Ones, the Dragons and Heavenly Beings who are the Protectors of this Monastery and the surrounding places, and to the Bodhisattvas of the Saintly Assembly!
Speaking Plainly
We pray that all those on the Three Evil Paths and those in the Eight Conditions in which it is difficult to meet a Buddha or hear His Dharma Be Released from all suffering;
We pray that all beings in the Three Existences receive the Fourfold Blessing;
We pray that the Nations exist in peace and that the arms of the soldiers be melted;
We pray that the weathers be in accord with the seasons and that the people live in happiness;
We pray that the Great Assembly cultivate order and the ability to overcome and advance so that the sudden surpassing of the Ten Stages is not a difficult affair;
We pray that this monastery remains quiet and free from accidents;
We pray that this establishment”s faithful almsgivers increase in their reliance in Blessedness and Wisdom.
PRECENTOR
And also to the Precious Form of Amitabha Buddha
ALL
His Thirty-two Marks and Unequaled Light and Virtue!
They are beyond all comparison!
The White Curled One Who Pervades the Five Mystical Mountains!
His Violet-eyed Purity Extends to the Four Seas!
His Inner Illumination has transformed Buddhas beyond number and counting,
And also transformed Bodhisattva Assemblies without number!
The Chanting is now resumed:
His Forty-eight Vows to save All Living Beings Cause the Nine Classes to Attain the Other Shore!
Give Praise to the West! To The Very Highest Paradise! Greatly Merciful, The Source of Great Compassion Amitabha Buddha!
SERPENTINE PROCESSIONAL
ALL
I praise Shakyamuni Buddha
Repeat as required At the end of the Serpentine Processional the Ch”ing is struck and all stop and give WEN-HSUN bows to the center of the room and then to the Altar before returning to their places.
Now the Chanting is again resumed
Give Praise to the Calamity Dispersing Life Prolonging Medicine Teaching Buddha
Give Praise to the Pervading Light and Perfect Activity Bodhisattva, P”u Hsien!
Give Praise to the Great Wisdom Bodhisattva Who also stands With Shakyamuni, Wen Shu Shih!
Give Praise to the Pure Clear Great Ocean Assembly of Bodhisattvas!
Repeat the above four praises three times each
The Ten Reflections
ALL
First, we completely worshipped the Myriad Buddhas!
Second, we gave homage to the Tathagata!
Third, we extensively cultivated nourishing offerings!
Fourth, we confessed and repented our karmic obstructions!
Fifth, we thereupon received the joy of these merits!
Sixth, we request the turning of the Dharma Wheel!
Seventh, we entreat the Buddha to abide in this world!
Eighth, we will continually follow the teachings of the Buddha!
Ninth, we will continue to be in accord with all living beings!
Tenth, we completely transferred the merit from these activities throughout the entire Universe!
In the Ten Directions and Three Realms, All Buddhas, All Bodhisattvas and Mahasattvas Proclaim the Great Wisdom that Carries to the Other Shore!
As the Assembly kneels, the Abbot (or Senior Monk present unless another has been appointed to perform this portion) now comes forward and takes the Dharma Seat (or he may merely unfold his kneeling cloth and in this case…
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