Heart of Great Perfect Wisdom Sutra ~
Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, when deeply practicing prajña paramita, clearly saw
that all five aggregates are empty and thus relieved all suffering. Shariputra,
form does not differ from emptiness, emptiness does not differ from form. Form
itself is emptiness, emptiness itself form. Sensations, perceptions, formations, and
consciousness are also like this. Shariputra, all dharmas are marked by emptiness;
they neither arise nor cease, are neither defiled nor pure, neither increase nor
decrease. Therefore, given emptiness, there is no form, no sensation, no perception,
no formation, no consciousness; no eyes, no ears, no nose, no tongue, no body, no
mind; no sight, no sound, no smell, no taste, no touch, no object of mind; no realm of
sight … no realm of mind consciousness. There is neither ignorance nor extinction of
ignorance… neither old age and death, nor extinction of old age and death; no
suffering, no cause, no cessation, no path; no knowledge and no attainment. With
nothing to attain, a bodhisattva relies on prajña paramita, and thus the mind is
without hindrance. Without hindrance, there is no fear. Far beyond all inverted
views, one realizes nirvana. All buddhas of past, present, and future rely on prajña
paramita and thereby attain unsurpassed, complete, perfect enlightenment.
Therefore, know the prajña paramita as the great miraculous mantra, the great bright
mantra, the supreme mantra, the incomparable mantra, which removes all suffering
and is true, not false. Therefore we proclaim the prajña paramita mantra, the mantra
that says: “Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Svaha.”
May we awaken Buddha’s compassion and luminous mirror wisdom;
chanting the Heart of Great Perfect Wisdom Sutra,
we dedicate this merit to
Our original ancestor in India, great teacher Shakyamuni Buddha,
Our first woman ancestor, great teacher Mahapajapati,
Our first ancestor in China, great teacher Bodhidharma,
Our first ancestor in Japan, great teacher Eihei Dogen,
Our compassionate founder, great teacher Shogaku Shunryu
Gratefully we offer this virtue to all beings ~
All Buddhas, ten directions, three times,
All Honored Ones, Bodhisattva Mahasattvas,
Wisdom beyond Wisdom, Maha Prajna Paramita
Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyō ~ (Twenty-one times)
(When doshi goes to altar) Kanzeon namu butsu
yo butsu u in yo butsu u en
buppo so en
(1st time only) jo raku ga jo
(21st time only) cho nen kanzeon bo nen kanzeon
(21st time only) nen nen ju shin ki nen nen fu ri shin
In Buddha’s diamond realm
The sun of wisdom shines without ceasing.
The sweet sound of Dharma soothes every troubled spirit
Like a draft of cooling water.
With full awareness we have chanted the En Mei Juku Kannon Gyo.
May Buddha with infinite compassion
Illuminate this endless field
For our great, abiding friend and dharma brother/sister
…[NAME]…
Who is passing from this world to the next.
S/he is taking a great leap.
The light of this world has faded for him/her.
S/he has entered solitude with his karmic forces.
S/he has gone into a vast Silence.
S/he is borne away by the Great Ocean of birth and death;
May s/he, together with all beings, realize the end of suffering,
And the complete unfolding of Buddha’s Way ~
Ji ho san shi i shi fu
Shi son bu sa mo ko sa
Mo ko ho ja ho ro mi (three prostrations – exit bows – doshi leaves)