KO GEN GI GI
I JIN MU GOKU
NYO ZE EN MYO
MU YO TO SHA
NICHI GATSU MA NI
SHU KO EN YO
KAI SHITSU ON PEI
YU NYAKU JU MOKU
NYO RAI YO GEN
CHO SE MU RIN
SHO GAKU DAI ON
KO RU JIPPO
KAI MON SHO JIN
SAN MAI CHIE
I TOKU MU RYO
SHU SHO KE U
JIN TAI ZEN EN
SHO BUTSU HO KAI
GU JIN JIN NO
KU GO GAI TAI
MU MYO YOKU NU
SE SON YO MU
NIN O SHI SHI
JIN TOKU MU RYO
KU KUN KO DAI
CHI E JIN MYO
KO MYO I SO
SHIN DO DAI SEN
GAN GA SA BUTSU
ZAI SHO HO O
KA DO SHO JI
MI FU GE DATSU
FU SE JO I
KAI NIN SHO JI
MI FU GE DATSU
FE SE JO I
KAI NIN SHO JIN
NYO ZE SAN HO O
KA DO SHO JI
MI FU GE DATSU
FU SE JO I
KAI NIN SHO JIN
NYO ZE SAN MAI
CHI E I JO
GO SEI TOKU BUTSU
FU GYO SHI GAN
ISSAI KU KU
I SA DAI AN
KE SHI U BUTSU
HYAKU SEN NOKU MAN
MU RYO DAI SHO
SHU NYO GO JA
KU YO ISSAI
SHI TO SHO BUTSU
FU NYO GU JA
SHO BUTSU SE KAI
BU FU KA GE
MU SHU SETSU DO
KO MYO SHISSHO
HEN SHI SHO KOKU
NYO ZE SHO JIN
I JIN NAN RYO
RYO GA SA BUTSU
KOKU DO DAI ICHI
GO SHU KI MYO
DO JO CHO ZETSU
KOKU NYO NAI ON
NI MU TO SO
GA TO AI MIN
DO DATSU ISSAI
JIPPO RAI SHO
SHIN NETSU SHO
SHIN NETSU SHO JO
I TO GA KOKU
KE RAKU AN ON
KO BUTSU SHIN MYO
ZE GA SHIN SHO
HOTSU GAN O HI
RIKI SHO SHO YOKU
JIPPO SE SON
CHI GA SHIN GYO
KE RYO SHIN SHI
SHO KU DOKU CHU
GA GYO SHO JIN

(SLOW) NIN JU FU KE

PRAISES OF THE BUDDHA

Translation of SANBUTSUGE

The light of your face is unsurpassed in majesty,
Your awesome greatness is beyond limit,
A brightly shining flame with no equal.

Next to your brilliance, even the brightness of sun, moon, and Mani jewel seem covered in black ink.

Tathagata's transcendent appearance has no comparison in all the world.

The whole universe vibrates with the great sound of your enlightenment.

Your rare and superior virtues of wisdom, understanding, deep meditation and strength of endeavour are awesome,beyond comparison.

Your meditation to the innermost depths of all the Buddha Dharma oceans is without limit, bringing full understanding.

Ignorance, greed, and anger do not reside in the World-Honoured One, the Man of Lion.
Your noble virtues are immeasurable.

You meritorious service is vast and great, the depths of your wisdom profound.
Your majestic appearance of light illuminates
The entire universe.

When I (Dharmakara Bodhisattva) become a Buddha equal to the Dharma King, I vow to transcend life and death and free all beings.

Among the virtues of Dana, readiness, discipline, patience, and endeavour,
The highest shall be deep meditation and wisdom.

I will become a Buddha and completely fulfil my vow, I will bring great peace to all who are in doubt or fear.

Even though there are a myriad Buddha's and sages as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, and I were to offer homage to them all, it is still better for me to be faithful and strong, in seeking the true Path, never returning.

The Buddha worlds, also as innumerable as the Ganges sands, Will be completely illuminated by my shining light.
The strength of my effort in this endeavour is beyond measure.

When I become a Buddha,
My land will be the finest.
All beings there will be exquisitely beautiful.

My country will be like Nirvana,
A place of practice, transcendent beyond words, without equal.
In my compassion I will enlighten all.

Beings will come from the ten directions to be born in my country.
They will be pure, their minds filled with gladness.
Those in my pleasant country will be peaceful and at ease.

Please, dear teacher, accept this proof of my sincerity.
Here I establish my vow.
Through strength and endeavour I shall fulfil this desire.

The wisdom of all the Buddha's of the ten directions is unimpeded.
May they always know my intent.

Even though my body may undergo many sufferings and much pain,
I shall never cease in my efforts.
Whatever I must bear, I shall have no regrets.