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(c) Sumitha Publi (c) Sumitha Publi CONTENTS 1 The Temple, the Sacred Land of the Buddha 7 2 The Three Gems 11 3 The Five Precepts 15 4 My Homage to the Buddha, the Teacher 25 5 My Homage to the Dhamma, His Teachings 31 6 My Homage to the Sangha, His Disciples 37 7 No other Guide do I seek 45 8 My Homage to Sacred Relics 53 9 My Homage to the CƝtiya 61 10 My Homage to the Bǀdhi 65 11 The Offering of Flowers 75 12 The Offering of Light 83 13 The Offering of Perfume 87 (c) Sumitha Publishers

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1 The Temple, the Sacred Land of the Buddha 7

2 The Three Gems 11

3 The Five Precepts 15

4 My Homage to the Buddha, the Teacher 25

5 My Homage to the Dhamma, His Teachings 31

6 My Homage to the Sangha, His Disciples 37

7 No other Guide do I seek 45

8 My Homage to Sacred Relics 53

9 MyHomagetotheCパtiya 61

10 MyHomagetotheB┗dhi 65

11 The Offering of Flowers 75

12 The Offering of Light 83

13 The Offering of Perfume 87

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14 The Offering of Food 93

15 Please forgive me 99

16 Sharingmeritswith‘Dパvas’and‘Nダgas’ 103

17 Sharing merits with all Beings 109

18 Sharing merits with the Departed 113

19 What I aspire as a Buddhist 121

20 Blessings for you and me 125

21 Let us be protected 137

22 Blessings for a Happy World 143

23 Blessings from the Monks 147

24 Poems of Auspicious Victory 151

25 Pダli,theSacredLanguageoftheBuddhists 159

26 Thus it came to pass 165

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THE TEMPLE ,

THE SACRED LAND OF THE BUDDHA

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This stanza can be translated into English as follows :

I pay my homage

To Him, the Great Sage

The One who is fortunate

The One who is worthy

The One who is fully enlightened.

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THE THREE GEMS

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To the Sangha, I go as my guide

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These lines can be translated into English as follows:

I go to the Buddha as my Guide

I go to His Teachings as my Guide

I go to His Disciples as my Guide

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