Buddham Sharanam Gacchami
Buddhism (Pali tradition) बुद्धं शरणं गच्छामि । धम्मं शरणं गच्छामि । सङ्घं शरणं गच्छामि ॥ Buddham Sharanam Gacchami Bud-dham Sha-ra-nam Gac-cha-mi, Dham-mam Sha-ra-nam Gac-cha-mi, San-gham Sha-ra-nam Gac-cha-mi "I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha" Chords — Key of E · Gentle pulse (~92 bpm); floats more than it drives Verse ABuddham Sharanam GacBchami ADhammam Sharanam GacBchami ASangham Sharanam GacBchami Refrain C#mBuddham BSharanam GacEchami Full Translation This is the Triple Refuge (Tisarana), the oldest and most universal Buddhist chant: "I go for refuge to the Buddha (the awakened one); I go for refuge to the Dhamma (the teaching); I go for refuge to the Sangha (the community of practitioners)." Reciting it three times is how one formally becomes — and daily renews being — a Buddhist. Pronunciation Tips BOOD-dahm SHAH-rah-nahm gah-CHAH-mee, DAHM-mahm SHAH-rah-nahm gah-CHAH-mee, SAHN-gahm SHAH-rah-nahm gah-CHAH-mee Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice. kirtans.com/mantras/buddham-sharanam-gacchami

Buddhism (Pali tradition)

बुद्धं शरणं गच्छामि । धम्मं शरणं गच्छामि । सङ्घं शरणं गच्छामि ॥

Buddham Sharanam Gacchami

Bud-dham Sha-ra-nam Gac-cha-mi, Dham-mam Sha-ra-nam Gac-cha-mi, San-gham Sha-ra-nam Gac-cha-mi

"I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha"

Chords — Key of E · Gentle pulse (~92 bpm); floats more than it drives

Verse

ABuddham Sharanam GacBchami

ADhammam Sharanam GacBchami

ASangham Sharanam GacBchami

Refrain

C#mBuddham BSharanam GacEchami

Full Translation

This is the Triple Refuge (Tisarana), the oldest and most universal Buddhist chant: "I go for refuge to the Buddha (the awakened one); I go for refuge to the Dhamma (the teaching); I go for refuge to the Sangha (the community of practitioners)." Reciting it three times is how one formally becomes — and daily renews being — a Buddhist.

Pronunciation Tips

BOOD-dahm SHAH-rah-nahm gah-CHAH-mee, DAHM-mahm SHAH-rah-nahm gah-CHAH-mee, SAHN-gahm SHAH-rah-nahm gah-CHAH-mee

Traditional, public-domain text prepared by Kirtans.com — free to print for personal and group practice.

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