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I. GATHAS AND PRAYERS

Gatha is a Sanskrit term meaning "verse" or "hymn". In
Buddhist literature it is used to designate the versified portion
of the sutras. Chinese scholars have adopted this word for their
versified compositions, which are known as chieh, an abbreviation
of chieh-t'o, or as chieh-sang, which is the combination of the
Sanskrit and the Chinese. The gathas collected here are not
exclusively those of the Zen sect; some belong to general
Buddhism.


GATHAS AND PRAYERS

I
ON OPENING THE SUTRA

The Dharma incomparably profound and exquisite
Is rarely met with, even in hundreds of thousands of
millions of kalpas;
We are now permitted to see it, to listen to it, to
accept and hold it;
May we truly understand the meaning of the
Tathagata's words!


II
CONFESSION

All the evil karma ever committed by me since of old,
On account of greed, anger, and folly, which have
no beginning,
Born of my body, mouth, and thought--
I now make full open confession of it.

-13-

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Publication Information: Book Title: Manual of Zen Buddhism. Contributors: Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki - author. Publisher: Grove Press. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1960. Page Number: 13.
    
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