Chanting Practice

Each week at our Sangha gatherings we conduct a brief chanting service consisting of the Homage, Refuge, and Precepts chanted in the Pali language, followed by the Heart Sutra in traditional phonetic syllables. Click on the flower icon for an audio sample.

Homage

Namô Tassa Bhagavatô Arahatô Sammâ-Sambuddhassa
Namô Tassa Bhagavatô Arahatô Sammâ-Sambuddhassa
Namô Tassa Bhagavatô Arahatô Sammâ-Sambuddhassa

The Triple Refuge

Buddham Saranam Gacchâmi.
Dhammam Saranam Gacchâmi.
Sangham Saranam Gacchâmi.
Dutiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchâmi.
Dutiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchâmi.
Dutiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchâmi.
Tatiyampi Buddham Saranarn Gacchâmi.
Tatiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchâmi.
Tatiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchâmi.
 

The Five Precepts

Pânâtipâtâ Veramani Sikkhâpadam Samâdiyâmi.
Adinnâdânâ Veramani Sikkhâpadam Samâdiyâmi.
Kâmesu Micchâcârâ Veramani Sikkhâpadam Samâdiyâmi.
Musâvâdâ Veramani Sikkhâpadam Samâdiyâmi.
Surâ Mêraya Majja Pamâdatthânâ Veramani Sikkhâpadam Samâdiyâmi

 
Imâni Panca Sikkhâpadâni Samâdiyâmi
Imâni Panca Sikkhâpadâni Samâdiyâmi
Imâni Panca Sikkhâpadâni Samâdiyâmi
 

The Heart Sutra

click here for the Heart Sutra