dedication ceremony

Dedication CeremonyWe dedicate this place to the Three Jewels:To the Buddha, the Ideal of Enlightenment to which we aspire;To the Dharma, the Path of the Teaching which we follow;To the Sangha, the spiritual fellowship with one another which we enjoy.

Here may no idle word be spoken;Here may no unquiet thought disturb our minds.

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To the observance of the Five preceptsWe dedicate this place;To the practice of meditationWe dedicate this place;To the development of wisdomWe dedicate this place;To the attainment of EnlightenmentWe dedicate this place.Though in the world outside there is strifeHere may there be peace;Though in the world outside there is hateHere may there be love;Though in the world outside there is griefHere may there be joy.


Not by the chanting of the sacred Scriptures,

Not by the sprinkling of holy water

But by our own efforts towards Enlightenment

We dedicate this place.

Around this Mandala, this sacred spot,

May the lotus petals of purity open;


May the vajra-wall of determination extend;


May the flames that transmute Samsara into Nirvana arise.


Here seated, here practising,

May our mind become Buddha,

May our thought become Dharma,

May our communication with one another be Sangha.

For the happiness of all beings,

For the benefit of all beings

With body speech and mind,

We dedicate this place.


Opening Reverence (p2)

We reverence the Buddha,The perfectly Enlightened One,The Shower of the Way.We reverence the Dharma,The Teaching of the Buddha,Which leads from darkness to LightWe reverence the Sangha,The Fellowship of the Buddha’s disciples,That inspires and guides.


Going for refuge (p4)

This very dayI go for my refugeTo the powerful protectors,Whose purpose is to guard the universe;The mighty conquerors who overcome Suffering everywhere.Wholeheartedly also I take my refugeIn the Dharma they have ascertained,Which is the Abode of security against the rounds of

rebirth.Likewise in the host of BodhisattvasI take my refuge.


Refuges (p5)

Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhassa (X3)

(Homage to Him, the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One!)

Buddham Saranam Gacchami(To the Buddha for refuge I go)Dhammam Saranam Gacchami(To the Dharma for refuge I go)Sangham Saranam Gacchami(To the Sangha for refuge I go)


Dutiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchami

(For the second time to the Buddha for refuge I go)

Dutiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchami

(For the second time to the Dharma for refuge I go)

Dutiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchami

(For the second time to the Sangha for refuge I go)


Tatiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchami

(For the third time to the Buddha for refuge I go)

Tatiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchami

(For the third time to the Dharma for refuge I go)

Tatiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchami

(For the third time to the Sangha for refuge I go)


Five Precepts (p5)

Panatipata Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadhiyami

(I undertake to abstain from taking life)

Adinnadana Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadhiyami

(I undertake to abstain from taking the not-given)

Kamesu Micchacara Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadhiyami

(I undertake to abstain from sexual misconduct)


Musavada Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadhiyami

(I undertake to abstain from false speech)

Surameraya Majja Pamadannhana Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadhiyami

(I undertake to abstain from taking intoxicants)


The Positive Precepts (p5)

With deeds of loving kindness, I purify my body.

With open-handed generosity, I purify my body.

With stillness, simplicity and contentment, I purify my body.

With truthful communication, I purify my speech.

With mindfulness, clear and radiant, I purify my mind.


End of Opening Ceremony

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Start of Closing Ceremony


Rectification of Faults (p11)

The evil which I have heaped upThrough my ignorance and foolishness,Evil in the world of everyday experienceAs well as evil in understanding and intelligence,All that I acknowledge to the Protectors.May the Leaders receive this kindly;Just as it is, with its many faults!What is not good, O protectors,I shall not do again.


Rejoicing In Merit

I rejoice with delightIn the good done by all beings,Through which they obtain restWith the end of suffering.May those who have suffered be happy!I rejoice in the release of beingsFrom the sufferings of the rounds of existence;I rejoice in the nature of the Bodhisattva,And the Buddha,Who are Protectors.


I rejoice in the arising of the Will to Enlightenment,

And the Teaching:

Those Oceans which bring happiness to all beings,

And are the abode of welfare of all beings.


Transference of Merit (p12)

May the merit gained

In my acting thus

Go to the alleviation of the suffering of all beings.

My personality throughout my existences,

My possessions,

And my merit in all three ways,

I give up without regard to myself

For the benefit of all beings.


Just as the earth and other elementsAre serviceable in many waysTo the infinite number of beingsInhabiting limitless space;So may I becomeThat which maintains all beingsSituated throughout space,So long as all have not attainedTo peace.


Blessings (p18)

May all blessings be yours;

May all gods protect you.

By the power of all the Buddhas

May all happiness be yours.


Blessings (p18)



By the power of all the dharmas



Blessings (p18)



By the power of all the Sangha


(Jayamangala Gatha)


Evening reflection (p18)

Even as night darkens the green earth,

The wheel turns.

Death follows birth.

Strive through the night with every breath,

That I may awake

Past day, past death!


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