Tisaraṇa
Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dutiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dutiyampi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Dutiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Tatiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Tatiyampi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Tatiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
Tisaraṇa
Three Refuges
Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
I go to the Buddha for refuge.
Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
I go to the Dhamma for refuge.
Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
I go to the Sangha for refuge.
Dutiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
A second time I go to the Buddha for refuge.
Dutiyampi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
A second time I go to the Dhamma for refuge.
Dutiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
A second time I go to the Sangha for refuge.
Tatiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
A third time I go to the Buddha for refuge.
Tatiyampi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
A third time I go to the Buddha for refuge.
Tatiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
A third time I go to the Buddha for refuge.
Pali text:
- SLTP (n.d.). "Saraṇagamanaṃ" (Khp 1). Retrieved 15 Nov. 2009 from "MettaNet – Lanka" at http://www.metta.lk/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/5Khuddaka-Nikaya/01Khuddakapatha/01-Khuddakapatha-p1.html#One.
Pali chant:
- Bodhi Lankarama Buddhist Temple (10 January 2009). "Bodhi Puja," led by Ānandajoti Bhikkhu. Retrieved 16 May 2009 from Bodhi Lankarama's "Chanting in Pali with English translation" page at http://www.bodhilankarama.net/Chanting/001-Bodhi-Puja.htm.
English text:
- Thanissaro Bhikkhu (trans.) (1994). "Saranagamana — Going for Refuge" (Khp 1). Retrieved Sept. 24, 2009 from "Access to Insight" at http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/khp/khp.1-9.than.html#khp-1. Used with permission.