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In all directions of the universe, through past and present and future:<br> | In all directions of the universe, through past and present and future:<br> | ||
To every single one of you, I bow in homage;<br> | To every single one of you, I bow in homage;<br> | ||
Devotion fills my body, speech and mind. | Devotion fills my body, speech and mind. | ||
Through the power of this prayer, aspiring to good conduct,<br> | Through the power of this prayer, aspiring to good conduct,<br> | ||
All the victorious ones appear, vivid here before my mind<br> | All the victorious ones appear, vivid here before my mind<br> | ||
And I multiply my body as many times as atoms in the universe,<br> | And I multiply my body as many times as atoms in the universe,<br> | ||
Each one bowing in prostration to all the buddhas. | Each one bowing in prostration to all the buddhas. | ||
<h4>2. Offering</h4> | <h4>2. Offering</h4> | ||
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And around them, all their bodhisattva heirs:<br> | And around them, all their bodhisattva heirs:<br> | ||
And so I imagine them filling<br> | And so I imagine them filling<br> | ||
Completely the entire space of reality. | Completely the entire space of reality. | ||
Saluting them with an endless ocean of praise,<br> | Saluting them with an endless ocean of praise,<br> | ||
With the sounds of an ocean of different melodies<br> | With the sounds of an ocean of different melodies<br> | ||
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The brightest lamps and finest incense. | The brightest lamps and finest incense. | ||
To every buddha, I make offerings: | To every buddha, I make offerings:<br> | ||
Exquisite garments and the most fragrant scents, | Exquisite garments and the most fragrant scents,<br> | ||
Powdered incense, heaped as high as Mount Meru, | Powdered incense, heaped as high as Mount Meru,<br> | ||
Arranged in perfect symmetry. | Arranged in perfect symmetry. | ||
Then the vast and unsurpassable offerings— | Then the vast and unsurpassable offerings—<br> | ||
Inspired by my devotion to all the buddhas, and | Inspired by my devotion to all the buddhas, and<br> | ||
Moved by the power of my faith in Good Actions— | Moved by the power of my faith in Good Actions—<br> | ||
I prostrate and offer to all you victorious ones. | I prostrate and offer to all you victorious ones. | ||
<h4>3. Confession</h4> | <h4>3. Confession</h4> | ||
Whatever negative acts I have committed, | Whatever negative acts I have committed,<br> | ||
While driven by desire, hatred and ignorance, | While driven by desire, hatred and ignorance,<br> | ||
With my body, my speech, and also with my mind, | With my body, my speech, and also with my mind,<br> | ||
Before you, I confess and purify each and every one. | Before you, I confess and purify each and every one. | ||
<h4>4. Rejoicing</h4> | <h4>4. Rejoicing</h4> | ||
With a heart full of delight, I rejoice at all the merits | With a heart full of delight, I rejoice at all the merits<br> | ||
Of buddhas and bodhisattvas, | Of buddhas and bodhisattvas,<br> | ||
Pratyekabuddhas, those in training, and the arhats beyond training, | Pratyekabuddhas, those in training, and the arhats beyond training,<br> | ||
And every living being, throughout the entire universe. | And every living being, throughout the entire universe. | ||
5. Imploring the Buddhas to Turn the Wheel of Dharma | 5. Imploring the Buddhas to Turn the Wheel of Dharma<br> | ||
You who are like beacons of light shining through the worlds, | You who are like beacons of light shining through the worlds,<br> | ||
Who passed through the stages of enlightenment, to attain buddhahood, freedom from all attachment, | Who passed through the stages of enlightenment, to attain buddhahood, freedom from all attachment,<br> | ||
I exhort you: all of you protectors, | I exhort you: all of you protectors, | ||
Turn the unsurpassable wheel of Dharma. | Turn the unsurpassable wheel of Dharma. | ||
6. Requesting the Buddhas Not to Enter Nirvāṇa | 6. Requesting the Buddhas Not to Enter Nirvāṇa | ||
Joining my palms together, I pray | Joining my palms together, I pray<br> | ||
To you who intend to pass into nirvāṇa, | To you who intend to pass into nirvāṇa,<br> | ||
Remain, for aeons as many as the atoms in this world, | Remain, for aeons as many as the atoms in this world,<br> | ||
And bring well-being and happiness to all living beings. | And bring well-being and happiness to all living beings. | ||
7. Dedication | 7. Dedication | ||
What little virtue I have gathered through my homage, | What little virtue I have gathered through my homage,<br> | ||
Through offering, confession, and rejoicing, | Through offering, confession, and rejoicing,<br> | ||
Through exhortation and prayer—all of it | Through exhortation and prayer—all of it<br> | ||
I dedicate to the enlightenment of all beings! | I dedicate to the enlightenment of all beings! | ||
