In the person of Nembutsu opens up the great path of unobstructed freedom. 

"Tannisho, A Shin Buddhist Classic," trans. by Taitetsu Unno


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Sanbutsuge (Praises of the Buddha) ...

English translation

(Praises of the Buddha from the Larger Pure Land Sutra. It is spoken by the Bodhisattva Dharmakara in his devotion to the Buddha)

Here it is given in the Roman script, though the original is in Chinese (kambun) form and read with Sino-Japanese readings.  

Ko gen gi gi 
I jin mu goku 
Nyo ze en myo 
Mu yo to sha 

Nichi gatsu ma ni 
Shu ko en yo 
Kai shitsu on pei 
Yu nyaku ju moku 

Nyo rai yo gefi 
Cho se mu rin 
Sho gaku dai on 
Ko ru jippo 

Kai mon sho jin 
San mai chie 
I toku mu ryo 
Shu sho ke u 

Jin tai zen en 
Sho butsu ho kai 
Gu jin jin no 
Ku go gai tai 

Mu myo yoku nu 
Se son yo mu 
Nin o shi shi 
Jin toku mu ryo 

Ku kun ko dai 
Chi e jin myo 
Ko myo i so 
Shin do dai sen 

Gan ga sa butsu
Zai sho ho o 
Ka do shoji 
Mi fu ge datsu 

Fu se jo i
Kai nin sho jin 
Nyo ze san mai 
Chi e ijo 

Go sei toku butsu 
Fu gyo shi gan 
Issai ku ku 
I sa dai an 

Ke shi u butsu 
Hyaku sen oku man 
Mu ryo dai sho 
Shu nyo go j a 

Ku yo issai
Shi to sho butsu 
Fu nyo gu do 
Ken sho fu gyaku

Hi nyo go ja 
Sho butsu se kai 
Bu fu ka ge 
Mu shu setsu do 

Ko myo shissho 
Hen shi sho koku
Nyo ze sho jin
I jin nan ryo

Ryo ga sa butsu
Koku do dai ichi
Go shu ki myo
Do jo chozetsu

Koku nyo naion
Ni mu to so
Ga to aimin
Do datsu issai

Jippo rai sho
Shin etsu sho jo
I to ga koku
Ke raku an on

Ko butsu shin myo
Ze ga shin sho
Hotsu gan o hi
Riki sho sho yoku

Jippo se son
Chi e mu ge
Jo ryo shi son
Chi ga shin gyo

Ke ryo shin shi
Sho ku doku chu
Ga gyo sho jin
Nin ju fu ke

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

Gan ni shi ku doku
Byodo se issai
Do hotsu bodai
Ojo anraku koku

 

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