Recitation of Juseige – Hymns of Repetitions of the Vows

Juseige – Hymns of Repetitions of the Vows, is a fragment from the Larger Sutra and represents the words said by Dharmakara Bodhisattva, the future Amida Buddha, after proclaiming His 48 Vows. In the lines following the verses of Junirai it is said, “As soon as Bhikṣu Dharmakara spoke those verses, the entire earth quaked in six ways and a rain of wonderful flowers fell from heaven, scattering everywhere. Spontaneous music was heard and a voice in the sky said, ‘Surely you will attain highest, perfect Enlightenment.’” ●● doshi: GA GON CHO SE GAN I have made vows, unrivaled in all the world; doon: HIS-SHI MU JO DO I shall certainly reach the unsurpassed Way. SHI GAN FU MAN ZOK[U] If these vows should not be fulfilled, SEI FU JO SHO GAK[U] May I not attain perfect Enlightenment. GA O MU RYO KO If I should not become a great benefactor FU I DAI SE SHU In lives to come for immeasurable kalpas FU SAI SHO BIN GU To save the poor and the afflicted everywhere, SEI FU JO SHO GAK[U] May I not attain perfect Enlightenment. GA SHI JO BUTSU DO When I attain Buddhahood, MYO SHO CHO JIP-PO My Name will be heard throughout the ten directions; KU KYO Ml SHO MON Should there be any place where it is not heard, SEI FU JO SHO GAK[U] May I not attain perfect Enlightenment. Rl YOKU JIN SHO NEN Free of greed and with profound mindfulness JO E SHU BON GYO And pure wisdom, I will perform the sacred practices; SHI GU MU JO DO I will seek to attain the unsurpassed Way I SHO TEN NIN SHI And become the teacher of devas and humans. JIN RIKI EN DAI KO With my divine power I will display great light, FU SHO MU SAI DO Illuminating the worlds without limit, SHO JO SAN KU MYO And dispel the darkness of the three defilements; KO SAI SHU YAKU NAN Thus I will deliver all beings from misery. KAI HI CHI E GEN Having obtained the eye of wisdom, MES-SHI KON MO AN I will remove the darkness of ignorance; HEI SOKU SHO AKU DO I will block all evil paths TSU DATSU ZEN SHU MON And open the gate to the good realms. KO SO JO MAN ZOK[U] When merits and virtues are perfected, I YO RO JIP-PO My majestic light will radiate in the ten directions, NICHI GATSU SHU JU KI Outshining the sun and moon TEN KO ON PU GEN And surpassing the brilliance of the heavens. I SHU KAI HO ZO I will open the Dharma storehouse for the multitudes KO SE KU DOKU HO And endow them all with treasures of merit. JO O DAI SHU JU Being always among the multitudes, SEP-PO SHI SHI KU I will proclaim the Dharma with the lion’s roar. KU YO IS-SAI BU[TSU] I will make offerings to all the Buddhas, GU SOKU SHU TOKU HON Thereby acquiring roots of virtue. GAN E SHITSU JO MAN When my vows are fulfilled and wisdom perfected, TOKU I SAN GAI O I shall be the sovereign of the three worlds. NYO BUTSU MU GE CHI Like your unhindered wisdom, O Buddha, TSU DATSU Ml FU SHO Mine shall reach everywhere, illuminating all; GAN GA KU E RIKI May my supreme wisdom TO SHI SAI SHO SON Be like yours, Most Honored One. SHI GAN NYAK-KO KA If these vows are to be fulfilled, DAI SEN O KAN DO Let this universe of a thousand million worlds quake in response KO KU SHO TEN NIN And let all the devas in heaven TO U CHIN MYO KE Rain down rare and marvelous flowers. ● doshi: NA MO A MI DA BU I take refuge in/Homage to Amida Buddha doon: NA MO A MI DA BU, NA MO A MI DA BU, NA MO A MI DA BU,NA MO A MI DA BU, NA MO A MI DA BU, NA MO A MI DA BU, NA MO A MI DA BU ………… ● doshi: GA-N NI SHI KU DO KU May the merits of the [Primal] Vow [of Amida] doon: BYO – U DO – U SE IS – SA – I be received equally by all beings DO – U HO – TSU BO DA – I SHI – N May all develop bodhicitta, O – U JO – U A – A – A – A – N RAK – KOKU And may they be born in the Land of Peace and Bliss ● ● ● * Click here to download my book, Worshipping Amida Buddha - Liturgies and ceremonies of Amidaji Temple - Click here if you wish to become a patron or make a donation to support my Dharma work. Any little help is appreciated and very much needed - Click here if you want to know about Amidaji temple - Click here if you want to read my autobiography - Click here to download my books for free -