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| Buddhist Veneration |
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In
the Theravada tradition, it is customary to pay homage to the Buddha,
recite the Three Refuges and undertake to observe the Pancca Sila (Pansil)
on visiting a place of worship or at the start of a Buddhist ceremony.
One can recite the following stanzas by oneself or invite a Buddhist monk
to administer them. |
| Vandana (Homage) |
| Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa | Honour to the Blessed One, the Exalted One, the fully Enlightened One |
| Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa | Honour to the Blessed One, the Exalted One, the fully Enlightened One |
| Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa | Honour to the Blessed One, the Exalted One, the fully Enlightened One |
| Tisarana (The Three Refuges) |
| Buddham saranam gacchami | I go to the Buddha as my refuge |
| Dhammam saranam gacchami | I go to the Dhamma as my refuge |
| Sangham saranam gacchami | I
go to the Sangha as my refuge |
| Dutiyampi Buddham Saranam gacchami | For the second time, I go to the Buddha for my refuge |
| Dutiyampi Dhammam Saranam gacchami | For the second time, I go to the Dhamma for my refuge |
| Dutiyampi Sangham Saranam gacchami | For the second time, I go to the Sangha for my refuge |
| Tatiyampi Buddham Saranam gacchami | For the third time, I go to the Buddha for my refuge |
| Tatiyampi Dhammam Saranam gacchami | For the third time, I go to the Dhamma for my refuge |
| Tatiyampi Sangham Saranam gacchami | For the third time, I go to the Sangha for my refuge |
| Pancca
Sila (The Five Precepts) |
| 1.Panatipata veramani sikkapadam samadiyami | I take the precept to abstain from killing |
| 2.Addinnadana veramani sikkapadam samadiyami | I take the precept to abstain from taking that which is not given |
| 3.Kamesu micchacara veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami |
I take the precept to abstain from sexual misconduct |
| 4.Musavada veramani sikkhapadam samadiyami | I take the precept to abstain from false speech |
| 5.Sura-meraya-majja pamadatthana veramani sikkhapadam
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I take the precept to abstain from intoxicants |