Evening Chanting (Pali)

Supreme Praise of the Buddha

[ No꜓w let us chant the supreme praise of the Bud꜕dha. ] The꜕ Buddha, the꜕ truly wo꜓rthy one, e꜕ndowed with such e꜓xcellent qua꜕lities, Whose being is composed of pu꜕rity, transcendental wi꜓sdom, and compa꜕ssion, Who has e꜕nlightened the wise like the꜕ sun awa꜓kening the lo꜕tus — I bow m꜕y head to tha꜕t peaceful chi꜓ef of co꜕nquerors. The꜕ Buddha, who is the꜕ safe, se꜕cure re꜓fuge of al꜖l beings — As the꜕ First Object of Re꜕colle꜓ction, I꜕ venerate him with bo꜓wed head. I am indeed the Buddha’s se꜕rvant, the꜕ Buddha is my Lo꜓rd a꜕nd Guide. The꜕ Buddha is sorrow’s destro꜕yer, who bestows ble꜓ssi꜓ngs o꜕n me. To the꜕ Buddha I de꜓dicate this bo꜕d꜕y and life, And in de꜕votion I wi꜕ll walk the Buddha’s Pa꜓th of A꜕wa꜕kening. For me there is no other re꜕fuge, the꜕ Buddha is my e꜓xcelle꜕nt re꜕fuge. By the꜕ utterance of thi꜕s Truth, may I grow in the Ma꜓ste꜕r’s Way. By my de꜕votion to the Bu꜕ddha, and the꜕ blessing of this pra꜓ctice — By i꜕ts power, may a꜕ll obstacles be o꜓ve꜕rcome. By body, speech, o꜕r mind, For whatever wro꜕ng action I have co꜕mmitted towards the Bu꜕ddha, May my a꜕cknowledgement of fault be acce꜓pted, That i꜕n future there may be re꜕straint regarding the Bu꜕ddha.