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Khuddakapāṭha 1

Saraṇattaya

The Three Refuges · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa.

Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!

Buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi,
Dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi,
Saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi.

I take refuge in the Buddha, I take refuge in the Teaching, I take refuge in the Saṅgha.

Dutiyampi buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi,
Dutiyampi dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi,
Dutiyampi saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi.

For the second time I take refuge in the Buddha, for the second time I take refuge in the Teaching, for the second time I take refuge in the Saṅgha.

Tatiyampi buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi,
Tatiyampi dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi,
Tatiyampi saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi.

For the third time I take refuge in the Buddha, for the third time I take refuge in the Teaching, for the third time I take refuge in the Saṅgha.

Saraṇattayaṁ.

The Three Refuges.

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