Over a twelve month period, starting in March 2023, this course will cover the following six chants (we will spend two months on each chant):
Yebul / Homage to the Three Jewels
Kanzeon
Heart Sutra
Great Dharani
Kwan Seum Bosal / Jijang Bosal
Master Uisang’s Song of Dharma Nature
The is the “Master” page for everything related to the “Jijang Bosal Book Club”. This reading/discussion group will meet twice a month on the second and fourth Tuesdays, starting at 7pm on March 14.
We will be reading and discussing four books related to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, known as Jijang Bosal to Korean Buddhists (and as Jizo in Japan and Dizang to Mandarin speakers).
Lesson One:
四 弘 誓 願
眾 生 無 邊 誓 願 度
煩 惱 無 盡 誓 願 斷
法 門 無 量 誓 願 學
佛 道 無 上 誓 願 成
若 人 誦 此 普 賢 願，
Ruo Ren Song Ci Pu Xian Yuan
if people recite this Samantabhadra Vow
If one recites these vows of Samantabhadra,
我 說 少 分 之 善 根，
Wo Shuo Shao Fen Zhi Shan Gen
our recitation little portion virtuous indriya (spiritual faculty)
With just a small portion of one’s wholesome roots,
一 念 一 切 悉 皆 圓，
Yi Nian Yi Qie Xi Jie Yuan
one thought everything all without exception complete
All will be perfected in a single thought,
成 就 眾 生 清 淨 願。
Cheng Jiu Zhong Sheng Qing Jing Yuan
achieve all sentient beings pure vows
And thus fulfill the pure vows of sentient beings.
禪 = chán
者 = zhě = “is defined as” (Used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)
淨土 = jìngtǔ = Pure Land
之 = zhī = possessive particle
Zhongfeng Mingben (中峰明本 1263-1323)
See: The Nianfo in Ōbaku Zen: A Look at the Teachings of the Three Founding Masters by James Baskind
予 = yǔ = praise, esteem, give
一生 = yīshēng = all one’s life
崇尚 = chóngshàng = promote, praise
念佛 = niànfó = mindfulness of Buddha
Yúnqī Zhūhóng (雲棲袾宏; 1535–1615)
唵 阿嚕勒繼 娑婆訶
ǎn ālǔlēijì suōpóhē
옴 아로륵계 사바하
om a-ro-reuk-gye sabaha
おん あろりきゃ そわか
on arorikya sowaka
ओं आरोलिक् स्वाहा
oṃ ālolik svāhā
幽冥 教主
유명 교주
yumyeong gyoju
Guiding Teacher of the Dark Realms
幽冥 = dark/hidden + dark/gloomy = underword/hell
教主 = teach + emperor
大吉祥天女咒 Great Auspicious Goddess Mantra
南無佛陀 南無達摩 南無僧伽 南無室利 摩訶提鼻耶 怛你也他 波利富樓那 遮利三曼陀 達舍尼 摩訶毗訶羅伽帝 三曼陀 毗尼伽帝 摩訶迦利野 波禰 波囉 波禰 薩利嚩栗他 三曼陀 修鉢黎帝 富隸那 阿利那 達摩帝 摩訶毘鼓畢帝 摩訶彌勒帝 婁簸僧祗帝 醯帝簁 僧祗醯帝 三曼陀 阿他阿少免 婆羅尼
