The Three Refuges and Five Precepts.

[Joe Mc]

Honoring the Buddha:

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa
(Homage to the Blessed, Noble and Perfectly Enlightened One)

The Three Refuges:

buddham saranam gacchāmi / To the Buddha I go for refuge.
dhammam saranam gacchāmi / To the Dhamma I go for refuge.
sangham saranam gacchāmi / To the Sangha I go for refuge.

dutiyampi buddham saranam gacchāmi / For the second time...
dutiyampi dhammam saranam gacchāmi / For the second time...
dutiyampi sangham saranam gacchāmi / For the second time...

tatiyampi buddham saranam gacchāmi / For the third time...
tatiyampi dhammam saranam gacchāmi / For the third time...
tatiyampi sangham saranam gacchāmi / For the third time......

The Five Precepts

pānātipāta veramani sikkhāpadam samādiyāmi.
I undertake the training to refrain from destroying living beings.

adinnadāna veramani sikkhāpadam samādiyāmi.
I undertake the training to refrain from stealing or taking that which is not freely given.

kamesu micchacara veramani sikkhāpadam samādiyāmi.
I undertake the training to refrain from sexual misconduct.

musāvādā veramani sikkhāpadam samādayāmi.
I undertake the training to refrain from false speech.

surā-meraya-majja-pamādatthāna veramani sikkhāpadam samādiyami.
I undertake the training to refrain from taking intoxicants, which cause carelessness and cloud the mind.

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