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Minor Readings · Kp 1

  • Basic Passages 1Khuddakapāṭha 1

The Three RefugesSaraṇattaya

Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa.

I take refuge in the Buddha,Buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi, I take refuge in the Teaching,Dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi, I take refuge in the Saṅgha.Saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi.

For the second time I take refuge in the Buddha,Dutiyampi buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi, for the second time I take refuge in the Teaching,Dutiyampi dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi, for the second time I take refuge in the Saṅgha.Dutiyampi saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi.

For the third time I take refuge in the Buddha,Tatiyampi buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi, for the third time I take refuge in the Teaching,Tatiyampi dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi, for the third time I take refuge in the Saṅgha.Tatiyampi saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  1. MN 84 At Madhurā 0.52near 0.1I go for refuge to the worthy Kaccāna, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha. From this day forth, may the worthy Kaccāna remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.” “Great king, don’t go for…
  2. SN 42.1 Fury 0.52near 0.1I go for refuge to the Buddha, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha. From this day forth, may the Buddha remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”…