8. Closing (Praising the Buddha’s Infinite Virtue and Merit)
刹塵 十念 可數知 大海 中水 可 飮盡
찰진 십염 가수지 대해 중수 가 음진
chaljin shibyeom gasuji daehae jungsu ga eumjin
虛空 可量 風可繫 無能 盡說 佛 功德
허공 가량 풍가계 무능 진설 불 공덕
heogong garyang punggagye muneung jinseol bul gongdeog
The disciples who witnessed this criticized Shariputra, saying that he did not have faith in the Buddha. But the Buddha praised Shariputra for his answer. He explained to the disciples that they, too, must come to understand the Dharma through their own personal experience.
7. Mantra of Universal Dedication
普 回向 眞言
보 회향 진언
bo hohyang jinon
3x:
唵 娑摩囉 娑摩囉 弭摩曩 婆囉摩訶 左乞囉 嚩攞 吽
옴 삼마라 삼마라 미만나 사라마하 자거라 바라 훔
om samara samara mimana saramaha jageora bara hum
ǎn hǎo-lǔ-hǎo-lǔ shè-yě-mó-qì suō-pó-hē
唵 好魯好魯 舍野謨契 娑婆訶
옴 호로호로 사야모케 사바하
om hororo sayamoke sabaha
Source: Kusumoto Bunyū’s (久須本⽂雄) 1982 book Zengo Nyūmon (禅語⼊⾨, An Introduction to Zen Words and Phrases, Tokyo: Daihōrin-kaku Co. Ltd.
URL (English translation by Michael D. Ruymar, but this translation still provides lots of the original Chinese): https://terebess.hu/zen/Zengo.pdf
諸惡莫作，眾善奉行 諸 = many 惡 = evil 莫 = do not! 作 = do ， 眾 = all 善 = good, virtuous 奉行 = pursue
願共諸眾生，
願 = wish
共諸 = universal
眾生 = sentient beings
上生兜率天，
上生 = above born
兜率天 = Tuṣita Heaven
奉見彌勒佛。
奉 = serve
見 = see
彌勒佛 = Maitreya Buddha
CBETA Chinese Tripitaka CBETA 漢文大藏經 首頁 » T48n2003_002 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 第2卷 http://tripitaka.cbeta.org/T48n2003_002 [0154c02] 【一四】舉僧問雲門。如何是一代時教(直至如今不了。座主不會。葛藤窠裏)雲門云。對一說(無孔鐵鎚。七花八裂。老鼠咬生薑)。 如何 = how, in what way 是 = this 一代 = generation 時 = time 教 = teach 一代時教 = the teaching on a generation, referring to totality of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha
This post is about the chant. To see (and hear) the chant itself, please refer back to the previous post, which has the whole chant in Hanja, Hangul and romanized transliteration, some very literal translations, and a video: Ye Bul (禮 佛 / 예 불), AKA: Homage to the Three Jewels First, lets look at […]
天下宗師 一切微塵數 諸大 善知識
천하종사 일체미진수 제대 선지식
chon ha jong sa il che mi jin su je dae seon ji shik
heaven below grand master all small particles count every great good perceive realize (善知識 = kalyāṇa-mitratā: admirable friendship, sacred friendship)
We sincerely pay homage to all the previous generations of great masters who have brought the lamp of the dharma from the west to the east, and to Korea in particular, and to all of our great teachers and spiritual friends, who are as numerous as the atoms of the universe.
