(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