Offering

ALL:

Iti pi so Bhagavā Arahaṃ

Sammā-sambuddho Vijjā-caraṇa Sampanno

Sugato Lokavidū Anuttaro Purisa-damma-sārathi

Satthā deva-manussānaṃ Buddho Bhagavā ti

*Repeat until all offerings are placed on the Buddha Altar, and you hear the sound of the bell

SADHU, SADHU, SADHU!

 Puja

Namakara Gatha
Opening Salutation



LEADER:

Brothers and Sisters in the Dhamma, we are here today to venerate the Three Jewels.  We commit our faith to the Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha, and our lives as members of the community he established.  We uphold the path shown to us and we vow to learn, to follow and to share it with others for as long as this life lasts.

ALL:

(1st Bell) : 1st 5-point prostration
(2nd Bell) : 2nd 5-point prostration
(3rd Bell)  : 3rd 5-point prostration

ALL:

[Araham] Sammasambuddho Bhagava
Buddham Bhagavantam abhivademi
(Bow)

[Svakkhato] Bhagavata Dhammo
Dhamman namassami
(Bow)

[Supatipanno] Bhagavato Savakasangho
Sangham namami
(Bow)

ALL:

Most Worthy One, the Perfectly Enlightened One,
The Blessed One, I bow low before Thee, The Buddha

To the Sublime Teaching so well-expounded
By the Blessed One, I bow low before the Dhamma

To the well-practised Community of the Blessed One’s
Disciples, I bow low before the Sangha

Pubbabhaganamakara-patha
HOMAGE TO THE BUDDHA

LEADER:

Let us pay homage to our Teacher, 
The Enlightened and Blessed One

Handamayam Buddhassa Bhagavato, 
Pubbabhaganamakaram karoma se

ALL:

Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammā Sambuddhassa
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammā Sambuddhassa
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammā Sambuddhassa

Homage to Him, 
the Blessed One, 
the Worthy One, 
the Perfectly Enlightened One



TISARANAGAMANA-PATHA
GOING FOR REFUGE



LEADER:

Let us go for refuge in the Three Jewels

Handamayam tisaranagamana-patham karoma se

ALL:

Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi

Dutiyampi Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Dutiyampi Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Dutiyampi Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi

Tatiyampi Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Tatiyampi Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi
Tatiyampi Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi

ALL:

I go to the Buddha for refuge ;
I go to the Dhamma for refuge ;
I go to the Sangha for refuge.

For the second time, I go to the Buddha,
Dhamma and Shangha for refuge .

For the third time, I go to the Buddha,
Dhamma and Sangha for refuge



PANCASIKKHAPADA-PATHA
Observing the Five Precepts

LEADER:

Let us mindfully observe these Five Precepts

Handamayam pancasikkhapada-patham karoma se

ALL:

Pānātipātā veramani sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
Adinnādānā veramani sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi.
Kāmesu micchācārā veramani sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
Musāvādā veramani sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi
Surāmeraya-majja-pamādatthānā veramani  sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi   

Imani panca-sikkhapadani samadiyami (x3)

ALL:

I observe the 5 precept:
    to abstain from killing living beings
    to abstain from taking things not given
    to abstain from sexual misconduct
    to abstain from false speech
    to abstain from consuming anything that 
        causes intoxication or heedlessness

I undertake to observe these Five Precepts properly.

TIRATANANUSARANA-PATHA
Recollection of the Three Jewels

Buddhanussati Recollection of the Buddha

LEADER:

Let us recollect the sublime qualities of the Buddha.

Handamayam Buddhanussatinayam karoma se

ALL:

Iti pi so Bhagavā 
Arahaṃ Sammā-sambuddho Vijjā-caraṇa Sampanno
Sugato Lokavidū Anuttaro Purisa-damma-sārathi
Satthā deva-manussānaṃ Buddho Bhagavā ti

Such indeed is the Blessed One:
Worthy; Perfectly awake; 
endowed with knowledge and virtues;
Gone beyond, knower of the worlds;
A guide incomparable for the training of individuals;
Teacher of gods and men; Enlightened and Exalted.

Dhammanussati Recollection of the Dhamma

LEADER:

Let us recollect the sublime qualities of the Dhamma.

Handamayam Dhammanussatinayam karoma se

ALL:

Svākkhāto Bhagavatā Dhammo
Sandiṭṭhiko, Akāliko, Ehi-passiko Opanayiko, 
Paccattaṃ Veditabbo viññūhī ti

Well-expounded is the Dhamma by the Blessed One;
Bearing immediate fruit; timeless; inviting investigations;
Leading inward; to be realized by the wise, each by himself.

Shanganussati Recollection of the Sangha

LEADER:

Let us recollect the sublime qualities of the Sangha.

Handamayam Sanghanussatinayam karoma se

ALL:

Supatipanno Bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho
Ujupaṭipanno Bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho
Ñāyapaṭipanno Bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho
Sāmīcipaṭipanno Bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho 
Yadidaṃ cattāri purisayugāni Aṭṭha purisa-puggalā, 
Esa Bhagavato sāvaka-saṅgho
Āhuṇeyyo, pāhuṇeyyo, Dakkhiṇeyyo, Añjalikaraṇīyo,
Anuttaraṃ puññākkhettaṃ Lokassā ti

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu

ALL:

Of  good  conduct
Of  upright  conduct
Of  wise  conduct
Of  dutiful  conduct
is  the Order of  the Blessed One’s Disciples.

This Order of The Blessed One’s Disciples –
Consisting  these Four pairs  of persons,
And Eight  types of individuals:
Are  worthy  of: 
offerings,  hospitality, gifts, reverential salutation
It is an incomparable  field of merit to the  world

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu

LEADER:

Let us end the Puja by making the 5-point Prostration thrice

ALL:

(1st Bell)    : 1st    5-point prostration
(2nd Bell)  : 2nd  5-point prostration
(3rd Bell)   : 3rd    5-point prostration

 OPENING  INVOCATION

LEADER/TEACHER:

Let us recite the Opening Invocation after me

ALL:

To the Buddha, my spiritual teacher
To the universal Dhamma, Noble Sangha,
Holy saints, bodhisattas and spiritual guides,
Dhamma protectors and devas
I seek your blessings, guidance and protection
May the Buddha be at my head,
The Dhamma in my heart
And the Sangha by my side
To guide and protect me always

Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu

METTA MINDFULNESS

METTĀ CHANTING

ALL:

Sukhino vā khemino hontu (3x)
Sabbasattā bhavantu sukhitattā

Well and secure may all beings be (3x)
May all beings be happy at heart.

*(Chant 3x)

FOCUS ON OUR METTA

• Keep noble silence

• Sit upright & comfortably, shoulders relax

• Close eyes to avoid distraction 

• Calm yourself and your mind

• Recall all our kind thoughts & acts 

• Recall the thoughts of loving kindness you had for the people around you

• Once music has finished playing, you may slowly open your eyes

• Let it fill our whole body

• Focus on the feeling,  

• Direct this feeling to the beings in the chant….

• Now you may slowly open your eyes.

CLOSING  INVOCATION

LEADER:

Let us recite the Closing Invocation after me

ALL:

To the Buddha, my spiritual teacher
To the universal Dhamma, Noble Sangha,
Holy saints, bodhisattas and spiritual guides,
Dhamma protectors and devas
I thank you for your blessings,
guidance and protection.

Sadhu  Sadhu Sadhu

ALL:

(1st Bell)    : 1st    5-point prostration
(2nd Bell)  : 2nd  5-point prostration
(3rd Bell)   : 3rd   5-point prostration

BUBS Anthem

by Hor Yook Sun

 There is a place embedded in my heart,
Wherever I go, you are always in my mind.
There I embrace the Buddha Sasana
Metta, Karuna, Mudita, Upekkha.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara
Standing clear and true.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara
Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu.

Within these walls, there is a calm repose
Homage to Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha.
I sit down and close my eyes to meditate,
This clarity cuts through my muddled mind.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara
Standing clear and true.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara
Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu.
(Sadhu, Sadhu, Sadhu).

ALL:

(1st Bell)  : 1st 5-point prostration
(2nd Bell) : 2nd 5-point prostration
(3rd Bell)  : 3rd 5-point prostration

Sukhi Hontu!

May you be well and happy!