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APPENDIX

NAMO TASSA BHAGAVATO ARAHATO SAMMâ-SAMBUDDHASSA.

Homage to the Blessed One, the Perfect One, the Fully-Enlightencd One.

Tisaraõagamana

Taking the Three Refuges

Buddha§ saraõa§ gacchàmi.

I go to the Buddha for refuge.
Dhamma§ saraõa§ gacchàmi.
I go to the Dhamma for refuge.
Saïgha§ saraõa§ gacchàmi.

I go to the Saïgha for refuge.
Dutiyampi . . .

For the second time . . .
Tatiyampi . . .

For the third time . . .

Pa¤ca-Sãla

The Five Precepts

Pàõàtipàtà veramaõã sikkhàpada§ samàdiyàmi.

I undertake to observe the precept to abstain from taking life.
Adinnàdànà veramaõã sikkhàpada§ samàdiyàmi.

I undertake to observe the precept to abstain from taking what is not given.
Kàmesumicchàcàrà veramaõã sikkhàpada§ samàdiyàmi.

I undertake to observe the precept to abstain from sexual misconduct.
Musàvàdà veramaõã sikkhàpada§ samàdiyàmi.

I undertake to observe the precept to abstain from false speech.
Suràmerayamajjapamàdaññhànà veramaõã sikkhàpada§ samàdiyàmi.

I undertake to observe the precept to abstain from intoxicants causing carelessness.