JUSEIGE

The Juseige is the second of three gathas (songs of praise) in the primary sutra of Jodo Shinshu, The Larger Sutra of Immeasurable Life. After promising to embark on a quest for enlightenment, the Boddhisattva Dharmakara makes 48 Vows to the Buddha Lokesvararaja. After declaring these vows he praises these vows with this gatha.

The Juseige is translated as the Song of the Three Sacred Vows. An English translation is provided, although chanting to the version is not traditional.

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• Chant the Juseige at a moderate pace.
• Use the keyboard down arrow to move one line at a time.
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¤ ¤ - two gongs

GA GON CHO SE GAN
HISSHI MU JO DO
SHI GAN FU MAN ZOKU
SEI FU JO SHO GAKU

GA O MU RYO KO
FU I DAI SE SHU
FU SAI SHO BIN GU
SEI FU JO SHO GAKU

GA SHI JO BUTSU DO
MYO SHO CHO JIPPO
KU KYO MI SHO MON
SEI FU JO SHO GAKU

RI YOKU JIN SHO NEN
JO E SHU BON GYO
SHI GU MU JO DO
I SHO TENNIN SHI

JIN RIKI EN DAI KO
FU SHO MU SAI DO
SHO JO SAN KU MYO
KO SAI SHU YAKU NAN

KAI HI CHI E GEN
MESSHI KON MO AN
HEI SOKU SHO AKU DO
TSU DATSU ZEN SHU MON

KO SO JO MAN ZOKU
I YO RO JIPPO
NICHI GATSU SHU JU KI
TEN KO ON PU GEN

I SHU KAI HO ZO
KO SE KU DOKU HO
JO O DAI SHU CHU
SEPPO SHI SHI KU

KU YO ISSAI BUTSU
GU SOKU SHU TOKU HON
GAN NE SHITSU JO MAN
TOKU I SAN GAI O

NYO BUTSU MU GE CHI
TSU DATSU MI FU SHO
GAN GA KU E RIKI
TO SHI SAI SHO SON

SHI GAN NYAK KOKU KA
DAI SEN O KAN DO
KO KU SHO TENNIN
TO U CHIN MYO KE ¤

NEMBUTSU

NA MAN DA BU ¤
NA MAN DA BU
NA MAN DA BU
NA MAN DA BU
NA MAN DA BU
NA MAN DA BU ¤

EKOKU

GAN NI SHI KU DOKU
BYO DO SE IS-SAI
DO HOTSU BO DA-I SHIN
OU JOU AN¤ RA¤KU KO¤KU

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A scroll showing the image of the Buddha.