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This version of the Otsutome is currently under construction and by no means should be considered the definitive service order until further notice! KOGE (Call to worship) GAN GA SHIN JO NYO KO RO GAN GA SHIN NYO CHI E KA NEN NEN BON JO KAI JO KO KU YO JIP-PO SAN ZE BU As I offer this incense, I pray that my body will be as pure as the incense itself. As I offer this incense, I pray that my mind will be as brilliant as the light of wisdom. I now offer this incense to gain tranquility, harmony of mind and body, and to dedicate myself to serve past, present, and future Buddhas through out the entire Universe. SANBORAI (Adoration of the Three Treasures) I-SSHIN KYO RAI JI-PPO HO KAI JO JU BU I-SSHIN KYO RAI JI-PPO HO KAI JO JU HO I-SSHIN KYO RAI JI-PPO HO KAI JO JU SO Reverently I adore the Buddhas who dwell in the unlimited and endless Universe. Reverently I adore the Buddhas' teachings which live eternally in the Universe. Reverently I adore the Buddhas' disciples who manifest His teachings in the Universe. SANBUJO (Receiving the Buddhas from Their Buddha Lands) BU JO MI DA SE SON NYU DO JO BU JO SHA KA NYO RAI NYU DO JO BU JO JI - PPO NYO RAI NYU DO JO Oh, Amida Buddha, the Exalted One. May I entreat thy presence in this holy place. Oh, Shakyamuni Buddha, the Enlightened One, may I entreat thy presence in this holy place. Oh, all Tathagatas of the Universe, may I entreat Your presence in this holy place. SANGE-GE (Confession) GA SHAKU SHO ZO SHO AKU GO KAI YU MU SHI TON JIN CHI JU SHIN GO I SHI SHO SHO I-SSAI GA KON KAI SAN GE All the evil Karma ever accumulated by me in the past, which I realize is derived from my inherent greed, anger, and ignorance. Whatsoever born of my body, words, and thoughts, I now make full confession of them wholeheartedly to the everlasting Compassion of Amida Buddha. JU-NEN (Recitation of the Nembutsu ten times) NAMU AMIDA BU, NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU, NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU, NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU, NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BUTSU, NAMU AMIDA BU KAIKYO-GE (Resolution before Accepting the Teaching) MU JO JIN JIN MI MYO HO HYAKU SEN MAN GO NAN SO GU GA KON KEN MON TOKU JU JI GAN GE NYO RAI SHIN JITSU GI Hard it is to meet with the ultimate and profound teaching of the truth, even though I have sought for an incredibly long period of time. I now fortunately I hear and receive it. May I understand this profound Teaching of the Tathagata through my sincere devotion. BUSETTSU MURYOJUKYO SHISEI-GE (Dharmakara's confirmation of Great Vows) MURYOJUKYO SHISEI-GE GA GON CHO SE GAN HI - SSHI MU JO DO SHI GAN FU MAN ZOKU SEI FU JO SHO GAKU GA O MU RYO KO FU I DAI SE SHU FU SAI SHO BIN GU SEI FU JO SHO GAKU GA SHI JO BUTSU DO MYO SHO CHO JI - PPO KU KVO MI SHO MON SEI FU JO SHO GAKU RI YOKU JIN SHO NEN JO E SHU BON GYO SHI GU MU JO DO I SHO TEN NIN SHI JIN RIKI EN DAI KO FU SHO MU SAI DO SHO JO SAN KU MYO KO SAI SHU YAKU NAN KAI HI CHI E GEN ME - SSHI KON MO AN HEI SOKU SHO AKU DO TSU DATSU ZEN JU MON KO SO JO MAN ZOKU YO RO JI - PPO NICHI GA - SSHU JU KI TEN KO ON PU GEN I SHU KAI HO ZO KO SE KU DOKU HO JO O DAI SHU JU SE - PPO SHI SHI KU KU YO I - SSAI BUTSU GU SOKU SHU TOKU HON GAN NE SHITSU JO MAN TOKU I SAN GAI O NYO BUTSU MU GE CHI TSU DATSU MI FU SHO GAN GA KU E RIKI TO SHI SAI SHO SON SHI GAN NYA - KKO KKA DAI SEN O KAN DO KO KU SHO TEN MIN TO U CHIN MYO KE [English translation to be forthcoming] HONZEI-GE (Admiration to Amida Buddha's Supreme Vows) MI DA HON ZEI GAN GOKU RAKU SHI YO MON JO SAN TO E KO SOKU SHO MU SHO SHIN The Original Sacred Vows of Amida Buddha are the only and essential paths to be born into the Pure Land. May I devote my heart and mind to His Teaching so that I myself may soon awaken to the state of Nirvana. JU-NEN (Recitation of Nembutsu ten times) NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BUTSU, NAMU AMIDA BU ICHIMAI KISHOMON (The One-Sheet Document) SHUSO HONEN SHONIN GO-YUIKUN ICHIMAI KISHOMON MOROKOSHI WAGA CHO NI, MORO MORO NO CHISHA-TACHI NO SATA SHI MOSARURU, KAN-NEN NO NEN NI MO ARAZU. MATA GAKUMON WO SHI TE, NEN NO KOKORO WO SATORI TE, MOSU NEMBUTSU NI MO ARAZU. TADA OJO GOKURAKU NO TAME NI WA, NAMU AMIDA BUTSU TO MOSHI TE UTAGAI NAKU, OJO SURU ZO TO OMOI TORI TE, MOSU HOKA NIWA, BETSU NO SHISAI SORAWAZU. TADASHI, SAN-JIN SHI-SHU TO MOSU KOTO NO SORO WA, MINA KETSU-JO SHI TE, NAMU AM IDA BUTSU NI TE OJO SURU ZO TO, OMOU UCHI NI KOMORI SORO NARI. KO NO HOKA NI OKU FUKAKI KOTO WO ZONZE BA, NI-SON NO AWAREMI NI HAZURE, HONGAN NI MORE SORO-BESHI. NEMBUTSU WO SHINZEN HITO WA, TATOE ICHI-DAI NO HO WO YOKU YOKU GAKUSU TOMO, ICHI-MON FUCHI NO GUDON NO MI NI NASH I TE, AMA NYODO NO MUCH I NO TOMOGARA NI ONAJU-SHI TE, CHISHA NO FURUMAI WO SE ZU SHI TE, TADA IKKO NI NEMBUTSU SU BESHI. SHO NOTA ME-NI RYO SHU IN O MOTE SU JODO SHU NO AN JIN KI-GYO KONO I-SHIN-I-SHI GOKU SE RI GENKU GASSHO ZON KONO HOKA NI MATA-KU BETSU-GI WO ZON ZE-ZU METZUGU NO JAGI-O-FUSEI-GANG A TAMENI SHOZON WO SHI RU SHI OWAN-NU KEN YAKU NI-NEN SHO GATSU NI-JU SAN NICHI DAISHI ZAI-I GO HAN. On January 23, Honen dictated the Ichimai Kishomon, a record of his essential teaching, to his disciple Genchi, and passed away two days later on the 25th at the age of 80. In a teaching style, he re-affirms the need to be aware of our fundamental ignorance and to single mindedly recite the nembutsu. The Ichimai-kishomon is used frequently in daily services given by Jodo Shu priests. "In China and Japan, many Buddhist masters and scholars understand that the nembutsu is to meditate deeply on Amida Buddha and the Pure Land. However, I do not understand the nembutsu in this way. Reciting the nembutsu does not come from studying and understanding its meaning. There is no other reason or cause by which we can utterly believe in attaining birth in the Pure Land than the nembutsu itself. Reciting the nembutsu and believing in birth in the Pure Land naturally gives rise to the three minds (sanjin) and the four modes of practice (shishu). If I am witholding any deeper knowledge beyond simple recitation of the nembutsu, then may I lose sight of the compassion of Shakyamuni and Amida Buddha and slip through the embrace of Amida's original vow. Even if those who believe in the nembutsu deeply study all the teachings which Shakyamuni taught during his life, they should not put on any airs and should practice the nembutsu with the sincerity of those untrained followers ignorant of Buddhist doctrines.1 I hereby authorize this document with my hand print. The Jodo Shu way of the settled mind (anjin) is completely imparted here. I, Genku, have no other teaching than this. In order to prevent misinterpretation after my passing away, I make this final testament." January 23, the Second Year of Kenryaku (1212) SHOYAKU-MON (Praise of Amida Buddha's Light) KO MYO HEN JO JI - PPO SE KAI NEM BU - SHU JO SE - SSHU FU SHA May the light of Amida Buddha illumine the whole world so that everyone who calls upon His Holy Name may be saved and never be forsaken. NEMBUTSU-ICHIE (Multiple devoted calls of Amida Buddha's name) NA MU A MI DA BU EKO (Merit-transferring for the deceased) With the practice of this meritorious chanting of Sutras and the Holy Name. May we dedicate ourselves to repay what we owe to our parents and predecessors who have done all they could for our sake. May we earnestly pray that those who are living shall continue to rejoice in their happy and prosperous lives forever----while those who are not living any more shall be released from suffering and be reborn into the Land of Eternal Bliss. May we also pray that (Zokumyo / kaimyo) will be born into the Amida Buddha's Land, and receive boundless blessings. SOEKO-GE (Final dedication of merits for all) GAN NI SHI KU DOKU BYO DO SE I SSAI DO HOTSU BO DAI SHIN OU JO AN RA - KKOKU. Through the virtue of calling on His Name incessantly, May we all together be awakened in Buddha's mind. Sharing the boundless blessing with all others, May we walk the Holy Path that leads to the Pure Land. JUNEN (Recitation of Nembutsu ten times) NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BUTSU, NAMU AMIDA BU SOGAN-GE (Four Vows of the Bodhisattva) SHU JO MU HEN SEI GAN DO BON NO MU HEN SEI GAN DAN HO MON MU JIN SEI GAN CHI MU JO BO DAI SEI GAN SHO JI TA HO KAI DO RI YAKU GU SHO GOKU RAKU JO BUTSU DO However innumerable sentient beings are, I earnestly aspire to enlighten them all. However inexhaustible our delusions are, I earnestly aspire to extinguish them all. However immeasurable the Buddha's Teachings are, I earnestly aspire to comprehend them all, However incomparable the Enlightened Mind is, I earnestly aspire to attain it by all means. I sincerely wish to share the Blessing with all beings, Striving together to be born into the Pure Land And to follow the Buddha's way to the ultimate goal. SANSHORAI (Chanting of Nembutsu) NA MU A MI DA BU NA MU A MI DA BU, NA MU A MI DA-B NA MU A MI DA BU NA MU A MI DA BU, NA MU A MI DA-B NA MU A MI DA BU NA MU A MI DA BU, NA MU A MI DA BU SOBUTSU-GE (Postlude - Entreat the Buddhas to return to their lands) SHO BUTSU ZUI EN GEN PON GOKU FU SAN KO GE SHIN SO BUTSU GAN BUTSU JI SHIN YO GO NEN DO SHO SO KAN JIN SHU RAI May I now entreat all Buddhas to return to their Pure Lands. Showing my heartiest gratitude with the offering of fragrant flowers, I earnestly seek for Thy guidance and protection in the light of Compassion. I am determined to walk the Holy Path with all others. JU-NEN (Recitation of Nembutsu) NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BU NAMU AMIDA BUTSU, NAMU AMIDA BU THE FOLLOWING MP3 FILES ARE COPYRIGHT OF THE JODO SHU PRESS, AND ARE FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY! 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