Guided Readings: Simple Buddhist Sanskrit

Only simpler classical-style Buddhist Sanskrit is used here.

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  1. बुद्धं शरणं गच्छामि।
    buddhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
  2. धर्मं शरणं गच्छामि।
    dharmaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
  3. सङ्घं शरणं गच्छामि।
    saṅghaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
  4. सर्वे सत्त्वाः सुखिनः भवन्तु।
    sarve sattvāḥ sukhinaḥ bhavantu.
  5. बोधिसत्त्वः करुणया जनान् पश्यति।
    bodhisattvaḥ karuṇayā janān paśyati.
Answer key
  1. I go to the Buddha for refuge.
  2. I go to the dharma for refuge.
  3. I go to the saṅgha for refuge.
  4. May all beings be happy.
  5. The bodhisattva sees people with compassion.