3 Refuges in Pali*

Buddham Saranam Gacchâmi
Dhammam Saranam Gacchâmi
Sangham Saranam Gacchâmi

Dutiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchâmi
Dutiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchâmi
Dutiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchâmi

Tatiyampi Buddham Saranarn Gacchâmi
Tatiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchâmi
Tatiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchâmi

Translation

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

Dutiyampi = For the second time…
Tatiyampi = For the third time…

CHANTED HERE by Rev. Myōzen Joan Amaral of Zen Center of North Shore Very much in the way of Suzuki Roshi lineage

*Buddhism was an oral tradition. Pali is the first recorded language of its teachings.