Regular Chanting Session

One standing bow, three full bows, one standing bow

Place water container on gongzhou and light incense

One standing bow

Homage to our original teacher Sakyamuni Buddha.

One standing bow

Homage to Amitabha Buddha.

One standing bow then be seated and chant:

Amituofo

Stand and resume hezang

Homage to Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva.

One standing bow

Homage to Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva.

One standing bow

Homage to the great pure sea of bodhisattvas.

One standing bow

All evil actions committed by me since time immemorial,

stemming from greed, anger, and ignorance,

arising from body, speech, and mind,

I deeply repent having committed.

One standing bow

We wish to be born in the Western Pure Land

with lotus blossoms in four lands as our parents.

When the lotus opens, we shall see Amitabha Buddha,

be enlightened to the absolute truth,

and have Bodhisattvas who never regress on the path

as our companions.

One standing bow

May the merit and virtues accrued from this act

adorn the Buddha’s Pure Land,

repay the Four Kindnesses above,

and relieve the suffering of those in the Three Paths below.

May those who see or hear of this

bring forth the heart of understanding and compassion

and, at the end of this life,

be born together in the land of Ultimate Bliss.
One standing bow

To the Buddha I return and rely,
wishing that all living beings profoundly understand the Great Way
and bring forth the heart of understanding.
One full bow

To the Dharma I return and rely,
wishing that all living beings deeply enter the Sutra treasury
and have wisdom like the sea.

One full bow
To the Sangha I return and rely,
wishing that all living beings form a great assembly
with all in harmony.

One standing bow, three full bows, one standing bow

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