Guided Readings: Simple Buddhist Sanskrit
Only simpler classical-style Buddhist Sanskrit is used here.
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- बुद्धं शरणं गच्छामि।
buddhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi. - धर्मं शरणं गच्छामि।
dharmaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi. - सङ्घं शरणं गच्छामि।
saṅghaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi. - सर्वे सत्त्वाः सुखिनः भवन्तु।
sarve sattvāḥ sukhinaḥ bhavantu. - बोधिसत्त्वः करुणया जनान् पश्यति।
bodhisattvaḥ karuṇayā janān paśyati.
Answer key
- I go to the Buddha for refuge.
- I go to the dharma for refuge.
- I go to the saṅgha for refuge.
- May all beings be happy.
- The bodhisattva sees people with compassion.