Chanting & Zazen Circle (Mo thru Sa)

[Yuki]

Hi everybody !

Here are the chants we are doing regularly so you don’t have to seek them everywhere. I hope it will help.

Gassho

黙唱
Mokushō
Sat today

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The Three Refuges Verse
(Sanki Raimon)

I take refuge in Buddha,
May all living beings embody the Great Way
and give rise to the highest aspiration (of enlightenment).

I take refuge in Dharma,
May all living beings enter deeply into the Sutras,
that Ocean of Wisdom.

I take refuge in Sangha,
May all living beings support harmony in the Community,
free from all hindrances.


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Sanki raimon
(The Three Refuge Verse)

Ji kie Butsu

To gan shu jō
tai ge dai dō
hotsu mu jō i

Ji kie Ho

To gan shu jō
jin nyu kyo zo
chi e nyo kai

Ji kie So

To gan shu jō
tō ri dai shu
is-sai mu ge

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Kaikyo Ge ( used for opening the Sutra verse )

The Dharma incomparably profound and infinitely subtle
Is always encountered, but rarely perceived.
Now we see, hear, receive and maintain this
may we all realize the Tahtagatha's true meaning.»

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Kaikyo Ge

Mujô jinjin mimyô hô
hyaku senman gô nan sôgû
Ga kon kemmon toku juji
Gange nyorai shinjitsu gi

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The Heart of the Perfection of Great Wisdom Sutra*
(Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo)

A/vo/lo/ki/tes/va/ra/ Bod/hi/satt/va/, A/wa/kened/ One/ of/ Com/pas/sion/,
In/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/, the/Deep/ Prac/tice/ of/ Per/fect/ Wis/dom/* Per/ceived/ the/ emp/ti/ness/ of /all /five /con/di/tions/,
And/ was/ free/ of/ suf/fer/ing/.
O/ Sha/ri/pu/tra/, form/ is/ no/ o/ther/ than/ emp/ti/ness/, Emp/ti/ness/ no/ o/ther/ than/ form/;
Form/ is/ pre/cise/ly/ emp/ti/ness/, emp/ti/ness/ pre/cise/ly/ form/.
Sen/sa/tions/, per/cep/tions/, for/ma/tions/ and/ con/scious/ness/ are/ al/so/ like/ this/. O/ Sha/ri/pu/tra/, all/ things/ are/ ex/pres/sions/ of/ emp/ti/ness/,
Not/ born/, not/ des/troyed/, not/ stained/, not/ pure/;
Nei/ther/ wax/ing/ nor/ wan/ing/.
Thus/ emp/ti/ness/ is/ not/ form/; not/ sen/sa/tion/ nor/ per/cep/tion/,
not/ for/ma/tion/ nor/ con/scious/ness/.
No/ eye/, ear/, nose/, tongue/, bo/dy/, mind/;
No/ sight/, sound/, smell/, taste/, touch/, nor/ ob/ject/ of/ mind/;
No/ realm/ of/ sight/, no/ realm/ of/ con/scious/ness/; No/ ig/no/rance/, no/ end/ to/ ig/no/rance/;
No/ old/ age/ and/ death/,
No/ ces/sa/tion/ of/ old/ age/ and/ death/;
No/ suf/fer/ing/, nor/ cause/ or/ end/ to/ suf/fer/ing/;
No/ path/, no/ wis/dom/ and/ no/ gain/.
No/ gain/ – thus/ Bod/dhi/satt/vas/ live/ this/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/* With/ no/ hin/drance/ of/ mind/ –
No/ hin/drance/ there/fore/ no/ fear/.
Far/ be/yond/ all/ de/lu/sion/, Nir/va/na/ is/ al/rea/dy/ here/.
All/ past/, pre/sent/ and/ fu/ture/ Budd/has/
Live/ this/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/*
And/ re/al/ize/ su/preme/ and/ com/plete/ en/light/en/ment/. There/fore/ know/ that/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/
Is/ the/ sac/red/ man/tra/, the/ lu/min/ous/ man/tra/,
the/ sup/reme/ man/tra/, the/ in/com/pa/ra/ble/ man/tra/
by/ which/ all/ suf/fe/ring/ is/ clear/.
This/ is/ no/ o/ther/ than/ Truth/.
There/fore/ set/ forth/ the/ Praj/na/ Pa/ra/mi/ta/ man/tra/.
Set/ forth/ this/ man/tra/ and/ pro/claim/1x) Gate! Gate!
* Paragate! Parasamgate! * Bodhi! Svaha!
(Already Gone, Gone) (Already Gone Beyond) (Already Fully Beyond)
(Awakening, Rejoice)

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Maka Hannya Haramita Shin Gyo*

Kan Ji Zai Bo Satsu Gyo Jin Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Ji Sho Ken* Go On Kai Ku Do I Sai Ku Yaku Sha Ri Shi Shiki Fu I Ku Ku Fu I Shiki Shiki Soku Ze Ku Ku Soku Ze Shiki Ju So Gyo Shiki Yaku Bu Nyo Ze Sha Ri Shi Ze Sho Ho Ku So Fu Sho Fu Metsu Fu Ku Fu Jo Fu Zo Fu Gen Ze Ko Ku Chu Mu Shiki Mu Ju So Gyo Shiki Mu Gen Ni Bi Ze Shin Ni Mu Shiki Sho Ko Mi Soku Ho Mu Gen Kai Nai Shi Mu I Shiki Kai Mu Mu Myo Yaku Mu Mu Myo Jin Nai Shi Mu Ro Shi Yaku Mu Ro Shi Jin Mu Ku Shu Metsu Do Mu Chi Yaku Mu Toku I Mu Sho Tok ko Bo Dai Sat Ta E Han- Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta* Ko Shin Mu Kei Ge Mu Kei Ge Ko Mu U Ku Fu On Ri Is Sai Ten Do Mu So Ku Gyo Ne Han San Ze Sho Butsu E Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta* Ko Toku A Noku Ta Ra San Myaku San Bo Dai Ko Chi Han-Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Ze Dai Jin Shu Ze Dai Myo Shu Ze Mu Jo Shu Ze Mu To To Shu No Jo Is Sai Ku Shin Jitsu Fu Ko Ko Setsu Han Nya Ha Ra Mi Ta Shu Soku Setsu Shu Watsu Gya Tei Gya Tei * Ha Ra Gya Tei Hara So Gya Tei * Bo Ji Sowa Ka Han Nya Shin Gyo

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Fueko

Negawaku wa kono kudoku wo motte,

amaneku issai ni oyoboshi,

warera to shujô to mina tomoni

butsudô wo jô zen koto wo.

May the merits of these teachings penetrate into each thing in all places,
so that we and every sentient being together may realize the Buddha’s Way.

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Ji Ho San Shi

ø All Buddhas throughout space and time
ø All Bodhisattvas-Mahasattvas
ø Maha • Prajna • Paramita •••••••

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Ji Ho San Shi

Ji hō san shi i shi fu
Shi son bu sa mo ko sa
Mo ko ho ja ho ro mi

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Ten-Verse Sutra of Avalokiteshvara
Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo *

(Chant 7 times)
Kanzeon!
At one with Buddha
Directly Buddha
Also indirectly Buddha
And indirectly Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
Joyful, pure eternal being!
Morning mind is *Kanzeon
Evening mind is *Kanzeon
Nen, nen arises from mind
Nen, nen is not separate from mind.

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Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo *

(Chant 7 times)

Kanzeon Namu Butsu Yo Butsu U In
Yo Butsu U En
Bup Po So En
Jo Raku Ga Jo
Cho Nen Kanzeon
Bo Nen Kanzeon
Nen Nen Ju Shin Ki
Nen Nen Fu Ri Shin

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The Four Vows

To save all sentient beings, though beings numberless
To transform all delusions, though delusions inexhaustible
To perceive Reality, tough Reality is boundless
To attain the Enlightened Way, a Way non-attainable

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Shi Gu Sei Gan Mon (The Four Vows in Japanese)

SHU JO MU HEN SEI GAN DO

BON NO MU JIN SEI GAN DAN

HO MON MU RYO SEI GAN GAKU

BUTSUDO MU JO SEI GAN JO

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Tissarana

Buddham saranam gachami
Dhammam saranam gachami
Sangham saranam gachami

Mokushō
Sat today

[Yuki]

We sometimes add Sandokai to our chants :

The Identity of Relative and Absolute
(Sandokai)

EVERYONE:

The mind of the Great Sage of India

Is intimately conveyed west and east.

While human faculties are both wise or dull

In the Way there are no northern or southern ancestors.

The subtle Source shines clear in the light;

The branching streams flow in the dark.

To be attached to things is primordial illusion;

To encounter the absolute is not yet enlightenment.

* All spheres, every sense and field

intermingle even as they shine alone,

Interacting even as they merge,

Yet keeping their places in expressions of their own.

Sights differ primally in shape and character

And sounds in harsh or soothing tones.

The dark makes all words one;

The brightness distinguishes good and bad phrases.

The four elements return to their true nature

As a child turns to its mother.

Fire is hot, water is wet,

Wind moves and the earth is dense.

Eye and form, ear and sound, nose and smell,

Tongue and taste, the sweet and sour:

Each independent of the other

Like leaves that come from the same root.

And though leaves and root must go back to the Source

Both root and leaves have their own uses.

Light is also darkness,

But do not think of it as darkness.

Darkness is light;

Do not see it as light.

Light and darkness are not one, not two

Like the foot before and the foot behind in walking.

* Each thing has its own being

Which is not different from its place and function.

The relative fits the absolute

As a box and its lid.

The absolute meets the relative

Like two arrow points that touch in mid air.

* Hearing this, simply perceive what is,

Make no criterion.

If you do not see the Way,

You do not see it even as you walk upon it.

Walking forward in the way

You draw no nearer, progress no farther.

One who fails to see this truth

Is mountains and rivers away.

* Listen, those who would percieve this subtle matter:

* Live well your time by night and day!

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Sandōkai


Chikudo daisen no shin,
tōzai mitsuni aifusu.
Ninkon ni ridon ari,
Dô ni namboku no so nashi.
Reigen myôni kôkettari.
Shiha anni ruchûsu.
Ji wo shusûru mo moto kore mayoi.
Ri ni kanô mo mata satori ni ara zu.

Mommon issai no kyô,
ego to fuego to.
Eshite sarani aiwataru.
Shikara zare ba kurai ni yotte jûsu.
Shiki moto shitsuzô wo kotonishi,
shô moto rakku wo kotonisu.
An wa jôchû no koto ni kanai,
mei wa seidaku no ku wo wakatsu.
Shidai no shô onozukara fukusu,
ko no sono haha wo uru ga gotoshi.
Hi wa nesshi kaze wa dôyô,
mizu wa uruoi chi wa kengo.
Manako wa iro, mimi wa onjô,
hana wa ka, shita wa kanso.

Shikamo ichi-ichi no hô ni oite,
ne ni yotte ha bumpusu.
Hommatsu subekaraku shû ni kisu beshi.
Sompi sono go wo mochiu.
Meichû ni atatte an ari,
ansô wo motte ô koto nakare.

Anchû ni atatte mei ari,
meisô wo motte miru koto nakare.
Meian ono-ono aitaishi te,
hisuru ni zengo no ayumi no gotoshi.
Bammotsu onozukara kô ari,
masani yô to sho to wo iu beshi.

Ji sonsure ba kangai gasshi,
ri ôzure ba sempô sasô.
Koto wo uke te wa subekaraku shû wo
esu beshi.
Mizukara kiku wo rissuru koto nakare.
Sokumoku dô wo ese zumba,
ashi wo hakobu mo izukunzo michi wo shiran.
Ayumi wo susumure ba gonnon ni ara zu,
mayôte senga no ko wo hedatsu.

Tsutsushin de sangen no hito ni môsu,

kôin munashiku wataru koto nakare.


Mokushō 黙唱
Sat today

[Bion]

Hi everybody !

Here are the chants we are doing regularly so you don’t have to seek them everywhere. I hope it will help.

Ah, lovely! Thank you for bumping this!

Gassho
Sat and lah

[Jundo]

May I redo the wording somewhat here?

The Three Refuge Verse
(Sanki Raimon)

I take refuge in Buddha,
with the prayer that living beings may embody the great way
and give rise to the highest aspiration.

I take refuge in dharma,
with the prayer that living beings
may enter deeply into the sutras, that ocean of wisdom.

I take refuge in sangha,
with the prayer that living beings may ensure
that the great assembly is entirely free from hindrances.

We should have a version for our Sangha, and the reference to 'prayer' here is a concern.

I will work on this. It is something that I have been meaning to do for a long time.

Gassho, Jundo

stlah

[Yuki]

Thanks Jundo !

We can’t wait to see the new formulation !

Mokushō 黙唱
Sat today

[Bion]

May I redo the wording somewhat here?



We should have a version for our Sangha, and the reference to 'prayer' here is a concern.

I will work on this. It is something that I have been meaning to do for a long time.

Gassho, Jundo

stlah

Please do! I was the source of the wording for this one, and I don’t remember where the wording comes from. I did check in our chants sub and noticed it wasn’t there. I noticed now that the Sanki Raimon in the Soto Zen Liturgy book is actually nicer. My apologies!

Gassho
Sat and lah

[Jundo]

Please do! I was the source of the wording for this one, and I don’t remember where the wording comes from. I did check in our chants sub and noticed it wasn’t there. I noticed now that the Sanki Raimon in the Soto Zen Liturgy book is actually nicer. My apologies!

Gassho
Sat and lah

I looked at several versions and the original, and would like to leave aside the word "prayer" and such. The original is as follows ...

三帰礼文
自帰依仏, 当願衆生, 体解大道, 発無上意,

自帰依法, 当願衆生, 深入経蔵, 智慧如海,

自帰依僧, 当願衆生, 統理大衆, 一切無礙.

SANKI RAIMON
JI KI E BUTSU, TŌ GAN SHU JŌ, TAI GE DAI DŌ, HOTSU MU JŌ I.
JI KI E HŌ, TŌ GAN SHU JŌ, JIN NYŪ KYŌ ZŌ, CHI E NYO KAI.
JI KI E SŌ, TŌ GAN SHU JŌ, TŌ RI DAI SHŪ, IS-SAI MU GE.

So, adjusting this version, how about ...

The Three Refuges Verse
(Sanki Raimon)

I take refuge in Buddha,
May all living beings embody the Great Way
and give rise to the highest aspiration (of enlightenment).

I take refuge in Dharma,
May all living beings enter deeply into the Sutras,
that Ocean of Wisdom.

I take refuge in Sangha,
May all living beings support harmony in the Community,
free from all hindrances.

I borrowed some wording from another Soto-shu version here:

https://www.sotozen.com/eng/practice...pdf/03/a06.pdf

I thank you for your patience (maintaining harmony in the Community ), as I seek to refine our Chants to be more suitable for this age.

Gassho, Jundo

stlah

[Jundo]

And here is a little background on this chant ...

https://www.treeleaf.org/forums/show...anki-Raimon%29

Gassho, J

stlah

[Bion]

I looked at several versions and the original, and would like to leave aside the word "prayer" and such. The original is as follows ...

三帰礼文
自帰依仏, 当願衆生, 体解大道, 発無上意,

自帰依法, 当願衆生, 深入経蔵, 智慧如海,

自帰依僧, 当願衆生, 統理大衆, 一切無礙.

SANKI RAIMON
JI KI E BUTSU, TŌ GAN SHU JŌ, TAI GE DAI DŌ, HOTSU MU JŌ I.
JI KI E HŌ, TŌ GAN SHU JŌ, JIN NYŪ KYŌ ZŌ, CHI E NYO KAI.
JI KI E SŌ, TŌ GAN SHU JŌ, TŌ RI DAI SHŪ, IS-SAI MU GE.

So, adjusting this version, how about ...

The Three Refuges Verse
(Sanki Raimon)

I take refuge in Buddha,
May all living beings embody the Great Way
and give rise to the highest aspiration (of enlightenment).

I take refuge in Dharma,
May all living beings enter deeply into the Sutras,
that Ocean of Wisdom.

I take refuge in Sangha,
May all living beings support harmony in the Community,
free from all hindrances.

I borrowed some wording from another Soto-shu version here:

https://www.sotozen.com/eng/practice...pdf/03/a06.pdf

I thank you for your patience (maintaining harmony in the Community ), as I seek to refine our Chants to be more suitable for this age.

Gassho, Jundo

stlah

That is great! Thank you very much!

gassho
sat and lah

[Yuki]

I made the modification about Sanki Raimon on the post #601 and we will do others modifications if necessary. Thanks Bion and Jundo for your helpful comments.
We greatly appreciate your support!

Mokushō 黙唱
Sat today

[Yuki]

For Antonio,

Here are the words of Four Vows in Portuguese:

Salvar todos os seres sencientes, apesar de seres serem inumeráveis

Transformar todas as ilusões, apesar de as ilusões serem inesgotáveis

Perceber a Realidade, apesar de a Realidade ser ilimitada

Alcançar o Caminho Iluminado, um Caminho inalcançável


Hope to hear you chanting those words soon,

Mokushō 黙唱
Sat today

[Antonio]

For Antonio,

Here are the words of Four Vows in Portuguese:

Salvar todos os seres sencientes, apesar de seres serem inumeráveis

Transformar todas as ilusões, apesar de as ilusões serem inesgotáveis

Perceber a Realidade, apesar de a Realidade ser ilimitada

Alcançar o Caminho Iluminado, um Caminho inalcançável


Hope to hear you chanting those words soon,

Mokushō 黙唱
Sat today

Hi Mokushō-san

Thank you for the vows!