Shoshin Nembutsu Ge (Gatha of True Shinjin)

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

Ki myo mu ryo ju nyo rai
Na mu fu ka shi gi kwo
Ho zo bo satsu in ni ji
Zai se ji zai o bussho

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To ken sho butsu jo do in
Koku do nin den shi zen maku
Kon ryu mu jo shu sho gan
Cho hotsu ke u dai gu zei

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Go ko shi yui shi sho ju
Ju sei myo sho mon jippo
Fu ho mu ryo mu hen ko
Mu ge mu tai ko en no

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Sho jo kan gi chi e ko
Fu dan nan shi mu sho ko
Cho nichi gakko sho jin setsu
Issai gun jo mu ko sho

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Hon gan myo go sho jo go
Shi shin shin gyo gan ni in
Jo to gaku sho dai ne han
Hisshi metsu do gan jo ju

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Nyo rai sho i ko shusse
Yui setsu mi da hon gan kai
Go jyoku aku ji gun jo kai
0 shin nyo rai nyo jitsu gon

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No hotsu ichi nen ki ai shin
Fu dan bon no toku ne han
Bon sho gyaku ho sai e nyu
Nyo shu shi nyu kai ichi mi

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Sesshu shin ko jo sho go
I no sui ha mu myo an
Ton nai shin zo shi unmu
Jyo fu shin jitsu shin jin ten

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Hi nyo nikko fu un mu
Un mu shi ge myo mu an
Gyaku shin ken kyo dai kyo ki
Soku o cho zetsu go aku shu

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Issai zen maku bon bu nin
Mon shin nyo rai gu zei gan
Butsu gon ko dai sho ge sha
Ze nin myo fun da ri ke

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Mi da butsu hon gan nembu
Jya ken kyo man aku shu jo
Shin gyo ju ji jin ni nan
Nan chu shi nan mu ka shi

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In do sai ten shi ron ge
Chu ka jichi iki shi ko so
Ken dai sho ko se sho i
Myo nyo rai hon zei o ki

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Sha ka nyo rai ryo ga sen
I shu go myo nan ten jiku
Ryu ju dai ji shutto se
Shitsu no zai ha u mu ken

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Sen zetsu dai jo mu jo ho
Sho kan gi ji sho an raku
Kenji nan gyo roku ro ku
Shin gyo i gyo shi do raku

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Oku nen mi da butsu hon gan
Ji nen soku j i nyu hitsu j o
Yui no jo sho nyo rai go
0 ho dai hi gu zei on

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Ten jin bo sa zo ron setsu
Ki myo mu ge ko nyo rai
E shu ta ra ken shin jitsu
Ko sen o cho dai sei gan

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Ko yu hon gan riki e ko
I do gun jo sho isshin
Ki nyu ku doku dai ho kai
Hitsu gyaku nyu dai e shu shu

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Toku shi ren ge zo se kai
Soku sho shin nyo hossho shin
Yu bon no rin gen jin zu
Nyu shoji on ji o ke

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Hon shi don ran ryo ten shi
Jo ko ran sho bo satsu rai
San zo ru shi ju j o kyo
Bon jo sen kyo ki raku ho

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Ten jin bo sa ron chu ge
Ho do in ga ken sei gan
0 gen ne ko yu ta riki
Sho jo shi in yui shin jin

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Waku zen bon bu shin jinpo
Sho chi sho ji soku ne han
Hisshu mu ryo ko myo do
Sho u shu jo kai fu ke

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Do shaku kessho do nan sho
Yui myo jo do ka tsu nyu
Man zen ji riki hen gon shu
En man doku go kan sen sho

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San pu san shin ke on gon
Zo matsu ho metsu do hi in
Issho zo aku chi gu zei
Shi an yo gai sho myo ka

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Zen do doku myo bussho i
Ko ai j'o san yo gy aku aku
Ko myo myo go ken in nen
Kai nyu hon gan dai chi kai

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Gyo ja sho ju kon go shin
Kyo ki ichi nen so
0 go Yo i dai to gyaku san nin
Soku sho hossho shijo raku

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Gen shin ko kai ichi dai kyo
Hen ki an nyo kan issai
Sen zo shu shin han sen jin
Ho ke ni do sho ben ryu

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Goku jyu aku nin yui sho butsu
Ga yaku zai hi sesshu chu
Bon no sho gen sui fu ken
Dai hi mu ken jo sho ga

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Hon shi gen ku myo bukkyo
Ren min zen maku bon bu nin
Shinshu kyo sho ko hen shu
Senjaku hon gan gu aku se

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Gen rai sho ji rin den ge
Ket chi gi jo i sho shi
Soku nyu j aku j o mu i raku
Hitchi shin jin i no nyu

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Gu kyo dai ji shu shi to
Jo sai mu hen goku joku aku
Do zoku ji shu gu do shin
Yui ka shin shi ko so setsu

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