| gye-hyang jong-hyang hye-hyang hae-tal-hyang hae-tal-ji-gyon-hyang gwang-myong un-dae ju-byon bop-kye gong-yang shi-bang mu-ryang bul bop sung |
May the sweet scent of our keeping the precepts, of our meditation, of our wisdom, of our liberation, and of the knowledge of our liberation -- all this form a bright-shining, cloud-like pavilion, and may it pervade the whole universe, and thus do homage to the countless Buddhas, Dharma, and Sanghas, in all of the ten directions. |
| hon-hyang jin-on om ba-a-ra to-bi-ya hum om ba-a-ra to-bi-ya hum om ba-a-ra to-bi-ya hum |
Mantra of the incense offering: Om Ba A Ra To Bi Ya Hum Om Ba A Ra To Bi Ya Hum Om Ba A Ra To Bi Ya Hum |
| ji-shim gwi-myong-nye sam-gye do-sa sa-saeng ja-bu shi-a bon-sa sok-ka-mo-ni-bul |
We pay homage to the teacher of the three worlds, the loving father of all creatures, to him who is our original teacher, Shakyamuni Buddha. |
| ji-shim gwi-myong-nye shi-bang sam-se je-mang char-hae sang-ju il-che bul-ta-ya jung |
We pay homage to the eternally existent assembly of all the Buddhas, in all the ten directions of the past, of the present, and of the future, as countless as the lands and seas of Lord Indra's net. |
| ji-shim gwi-myong-nye shi-bang sam-se je-mang char-hae sang-ju il-che dal-ma-ya jung |
We pay homage to all the dharmas, eternally existent, in all the ten directions, of the past, of the present, and of the future, as countless as the lands and the seas in Lord Indra's net. |
| ji-shim gwi-myong-nye dae-ji mun-su-sa-ri bo-sal dae-haeng bo-hyon bo-sal dae-bi kwan-se-um bo-sal dae-won bon-jon ji-jang bo-sal ma-ha-sal |
We pay homage to: Manjushri, Bodhisattva of great wisdom; Samantabhadra, Bodhisattva of great action; the greatly compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, and the Lord of many vows, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. |
| ji-shim gwi-myong-nye yong-san dang-shi su-bul-bu-chok ship-tae je-ja shim-nyuk song o-baek song dok-su song nae-ji chon-i-baek je dae a-ra-han mu-ryang song jung |
We pay homage to the countless compassionate and love-filled holy sanghas, and most especially do we commemorate thosewho have received personally the Lord Buddha's injunction on Mount Gridhakuta - the ten major disciples, the sixteen holy ones, the five hundred holy ones, and all of the one thousand two hundred great arhats. |
| ji-shim gwi-myong nye so gon dong-jin gub-a hae-dong yok-tae jon-dung je-dae-jo-sa chon-ha jong-sa il-che mi-jin-su je-dae son-ji-shik |
We pay homage to those great patriarchs and teachers who have come from the west to the east, and those who have come to the Korean shores, and who have transmitted the lamp of the Dharma throughout the generations; so too do we pay homage to our tradition's masters, recognized throughout the ages, and to the various numberless spiritual teachers and friends. |
| ji-shim gwi-myong nye shi-bang sam-se je-mang char-hae sang-ju il-che sung-ga-ya jung |
We pay homage to all the congregations of the Sangha, eternally existent, in all the ten directions, of the past, of the present, and of the future, as countless as the lands and seas in Lord Indra's net. |
| yu won mu-jin sam-bo dae-ja dae-bi su a jong-nye myong hun-ga pi-ryok won-gong bop-kye je jung-saeng ja-ta il-shi song bul-to |
We but earnestly desire that the inexhaustible three precious ones will most lovingly and compassionately receive our devotions, and that they shall empower us spiritually; we further most earnestly desire that, together with all creatures in the universe, we attain to the Buddha way. |
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