SHI GU SE I GAN/Great Vows for All
(Repeat Three Times)
However innumerable all beings are,
we vow to enlighten them;
However inexhaustible the passions are,
we vow to extinguish them;
However immeasurable the Dharmas are,
we vow to master them;
However incomparable the Buddha-Truth is,
we vow to attain it.
JAPANESE: SHU JO MU HEN SEI GAN DO
BO NO MU JIN SEI GAN DAN
HO MON MU RYO SEI GAN GAKU
BUTSU DO MU JO SEI GAN JO