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ΙೱၾӑЈσၾΙೱઍ༈ޟᙏᆎȄᙄ࣏ΙೱၾϞॶौ፞แȂգೣ I-Kuan Tao is the abbreviated name for the I-Kuan True Transmission of the Heavenly Great Tao. Its rituals are the prerequisite course of instruction ఀϽђȄ in Tao cultivation. Its disciplines not only serve as the moral compass of TaoޟԤȶϽҕԙ߹ȷᇄࡾࠒȂק࣏ೣޟޱᙄȂওၾ cultivators, but also possess the power to educate and transform all people.
ଔȂӵЈӴ The ancient Confucian scholars taught that the one who understood ritualsܚڏȂငЈӴȃ౩ΡগȂҏޱȮᙄғဎȯϡȈȶЉᙄ ҐϷϞࠉȄȷȮᙄၼጕȯϡȈȶЉᙄȂ҆ҏܻЈȄȷᇳ݂ЈӴҐϷоࠉȂ was also the one who could manage the world and interpersonal relationships. The basis of this power existed even before heaven and earth separated кȄ from one another. The sages utilized none other than this principle to excel inޟҢоݽȄȷᏐড়ڏȂ౩ζȂޱᒝȶᙄܚԆӵȄޟϐԤȶᙄȷ ㄵᇳȈȶЉᙄȂΡၾϞ everything from spritual practice to statesmanship. Therefore, it is said: "WithυᇳȈȶγݽᎴЖϞȂೃငҥᙄȄȷѕᚭ૱ sincere intent, cultivate the self, the family, and the nation, thus bringing peace ᙄՄϐܻٷоݽЈήড়ȃও٘ғЖฒтȂܚȂжఀϞкζȇထΡϞྥ to the world." This is the ripple effect of the Tao that we seek. ᒝȶၖཎғܚؑȂޟҁڷଔྛȂϚᚔΡᄇܻଡؑ٘ЖޟؼȄȷџَᙄ ժ؏Ȅ۽ޟЖȃও٘ቆড়ȃݽҁЈήȷȂ߯ԪΙђଡؑ Since its inauguration in Los Angeles on October 6, 1996, the World I-Kuan Tao Headquarters has joined the ranks of global religious institutions. It has participated in international religious summits and spread the Great Tao to Ȃϐ៛٘ж more than eighty countries. Due to its charitable works in society and activeپՌ1996ԑ10Т6РΙೱၾжࣨᖂོӵछࣄ؊ᕨԙҳо promotion of teachings to purify the mind, I-Kuan Tao has become widely .recognized as one of the major religions of the world ٱᑖྃٮដོܒఀϞӖȂσၾႇշΤΪᎷড়ȂΙೱၾᇄሬ۠ܒࣨ ཏࣀଢ଼Ѕ௰ଢ଼ϽΡЖώհȂϐೝᇯ࣏ۡжࣨϞкौ۠ఀϞΙȄོޥ
In view of the tireless work of all the Masters and Shrine Owners inspired by the Heavenly Decree to spread the Tao, and out of concern for the жࣨӨ language differences becoming a barrier in expressing the teachings, we܁ȂࠉڼЈܛԤᠦܻӨӴПӨಢጣȂࠉΡȃᘈ༈ৱȃᏫк felt the need to translate and compile I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals into Ϛ๘ԃᕾȂӨᇭِМԅԤտȂሳԤҐភӒੵᑁϞᏺȂΨޱշၾ English. We believe this work will facilitate the fulfillment of Shi Zun's great .࿋ጡ़МգೣᙄȂоցৱ൵ΞԎϞ௰Ȅ wish to share the Tao with the entire world
Under the compassionate directive of Senior Grand Master Chang, we ,ȇծ࣏ߔӫਢф published the first edition of this handbook in April, 1995. SubsequentlyގՂࠉΡཏඍࡾҰȂܻ1995ԑ4ТีߑۈҏԪȂ ёಛΙ݂ᕣȂ we revised the ceremonial forms in March, 2001, to better serve the needsޱҢٺȂၾϛМߒܻ2001ԑ3ТငёིପওȂ࣏Οᡱ܈౩ of these modern times. Now, to further the understanding of the readers, Ȃ़МഋϷծΨؑᄱϚѶઠৱҏᛄȂоൢЈৱኈȄ we hereby release the second edition. Our intent is to make the EnglishގоีԪΠܚ 6 7 w ¹iǺDī I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Preface
इࠉ፱σኈ፝՝ၾᒑϚࡾఀȂ translations as readable as possible, and yet still preserve the original intent ofۦԤϚٗϞȂܖФᓺछȂܖຠ our Revered Teacher. ϞӎӖӪጡȂҥཐකڼጡឍΝᡝഺհȂՄࡣᏰݮЈޟՍᛥȄԪԩܚ ȄוৼȂ࣏ If this compilation is inadequate in any way, please do not hesitate to let us know. This edition was compiled and translated by a group of dedicated members. I feel truly fortunate to have taken part in this project as the editor, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and would like to hereby express my humble gratitude. ܻוങғЉȁ৾ Ιೱၾжࣨᖂོ 2009ԑ8Т30Р
Joseph J. F. Chen, Ph.D. Representative of Translators World I-Kuan Tao Headquarters August 30, 2009
8 9 The Meaning of Ritual The Meaning of Ritual The Meaning of Rituals Meditation A ritual of the Tao is a form of moving meditation. This is unlike sitting mediation, where the body is kept as still as possible. In the Tao, we recognize that everything in the world is constantly changing, and yet it is still possible There is a question about rituals that comes up from time to time: "Why do to maintain peace of mind no matter what is happening around us. The we need to practice any rituals at all? Aren't rituals all about dogma? And isn't design of the ritual reflects this wisdom. The body may go through continuous dogma the opposite of the Tao, which is all about freedom?" movements, but the mind settles down, like muddy water gradually becoming clear. This allows us to access a fundamental state of tranquility and clarity - a This is an idea that makes sense to those caught in the trap of kong tan state that is unaffected by any chaotic external conditions. (empty talk), but fails the reality check. If we really don't need rituals, then what about weddings and funerals? Do these rituals not have a special power Gratitude in and of themselves? Why is it that every group of people throughout history has its own highly specific customs for such special occasions? The rituals of the Tao are not transactions with deities where you ask for blessings, health, prosperity or protection in exchange for promises of good Those who speak against rituals may not be aware that they themselves behavior on your part. Those who cultivate correctly will automatically enjoy practice small, personal rituals as they go about their daily activities. The truth such benefits as a natural consequence of cultivation. Therefore, in rituals we is that rituals have their integral place in the human psyche. We can say that it do not request the good things in life. Instead, we connect with a profound is the way of human beings to have rituals. Rituals are an inextricable part of sense of appreciation for all the good things that have already come into our the human experience, part of the Tao of humanity. lives. When we do that, the power of gratitude elevates us to an entirely new level of spirituality. Discipline It is a misconception to say that the Tao is all about freedom. Freedom and Reflection discipline are two sides of the same coin. They complement each other in yin- Rituals of the Tao are also not a form of therapy where you confess your and-yang interactions and dynamics. The Tao is about the totality, not just one sins and beg for forgiveness. This does not mean we disregard the bad things side of it. we have done. Rituals are a time for deep contemplation when we reflect upon It is possible to practice discipline to excess, which the principle of the past in order to learn from it. What has occurred? What exactly did I do? moderation informs us is at odds with the Tao. Discipline by itself is a neutral Have I been able to follow the Tao in both actions and words? Have I done quantity. It represents the middle road between imposing impossible demands others wrong? What can I do differently, or better? on yourself and letting yourself do whatever your whims dictate. Therefore, The divine beings in a Tao ritual play an important role in this process discipline is completely congruent with the principle of moderation, and thus of reflection. They represent virtues we can cultivate and they set examples the Tao. for us to follow. As we pay respects to each deity, we are also asking It is a general rule in the world that your achievements will usually ourselves specific questions: Have I acted toward others honorably, as Guan correspond to the extent to which you impose discipline on yourself, up to but Gong would? Have I treated people with the generosity of the Maitreya not exceeding the optimum point. The same is true in cultivation. Discipline Buddha? Have I been able to come to someone's rescue, mirroring the great leads to spiritual progress, which in turn leads to improvements in every compassion of Guan Yin Bodhisattva? aspect of life. This is why we regard rituals as being very important — they are a reliable, proven way of practicing consistent self-discipline. 10 11 The Meaning of Ritual Translation Notes Awareness Translation Notes In addition to reviewing the past, we also need to focus on the present when we practice rituals. By centering ourselves, we can bring our fragmented mind back together into a coherent whole. We can then direct our attention to the here and now. We notice not only what is happening at this very moment, Those who have studied Chinese formally may notice that the but also the goodness, power and joy inherent in it. When we are completely romanization system used in this handbook is neither the Wade-Giles nor the present in this manner, we can bring ourselves into alignment with the Tao. Pinyin system. This is a deliberate choice based on years of observation that the established systems require extensive instructions to use correctly. Most Humility native English speakers, having never been exposed to such instructions, will Finally, rituals are a crucial practice in humility. We can all agree that being end up pronouncing many words incorrectly. humble is a defining characteristic of a great cultivator. We often talk about the The purpose of this handbook is to help English speakers master I-Kuan danger of arrogance and the necessity of managing the ego. We pay much Tao rituals as quickly as possible. Therefore, we have designed with specific lip service to the virtue of humility, and yet the questions still remain: Can we intent a system that makes it easy to pronounce words correctly without actually be humble? Can our actions match our words? special training. Extensive tests have shown that people with no knowledge of A ritual can be seen as a microcosm of life. It's a practical, real-world Chinese at all can pick up this handbook and, within a few minutes, sound out application of the Tao. It represents the point where the rubber meets the road. Chinese characters more accurately than they can with any other method. What happens to your ideal of humility when you have to actually put it into Those who have attempted to translate I-Kuan Tao concepts before may action? When it comes right down to it, are you capable of lowering yourself, also notice that a few specialized terms are translated phonetically — or will your ego prevent you from doing so? Are you able to recognize not just terms like Ming Ming Shang Di, Lao Mu, Shi Zuen and Shi Mu. Each term is your specialness, but also your insignificance? further explained in the glossary section for those who wish to delve deeper Rituals are a critical test for every cultivator of spirituality. Those who into the meaning behind the characters. consider themselves knowledgeable in the Tao, and yet look down on rituals - This approach may seem unfamiliar to some, but is in fact the best way they don't really know much about the Tao at all. They are destined to fail this to preserve the beauty and undiluted truth of the source material. A simple critical test. How about you? Can you pass this test with flying colors? way to understand it is to consider the word Yahweh or Jehovah — an Eng- lish rendering of a Hebrew vocalization. Note that with Yahweh there is no at- tempt to map it into an actual English word or to explain it through translation. Instead, it is left to be as close to the original as language dif- ferences allow. Those who wish to understand it more can always delve deeper to discover that its meaning is I am that I am. In this handbook, we treat comparable I-Kuan Tao terms with the same degree of care and rever- ence. Ǻ The Rituals 14 15 w ¹iǺD˒˓͛Ǻ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Arrival / Departure Ritual ˒˓͛Ǻ The Arrival / Departure Ritual
ΙȃཎဎȈ 1. Meaning ᚔգஆȂ҆ҢᎽ A shrine is the place for revering Lao Mu. Therefore, whenever weܖՍգஆپȄؐܚȁՂ Ϟަۈգஆ࣏ arrive at or depart from a shrine, we must use the Arrival / Departure Ritual ᙄөȁՂ ၲࡶࢊᙄȄ to pay respect appropriately.
ζȄȞΰȃήڼЈڏԃԤᘈ༈ৱӵൟζөᘈ༈ৱࢊᙄȂΝࡶ Ȅȟ If there are Masters present, we must also include them in the ritual, inޱᙄϛีဴѧхڐஈᙄ order to express reverence for the Heavenly Decree.
Πȃ໌؏Ȉ ΰஈᙄȈ! հඬȁၲ (The Primary and Secondary Conductors of Ceremony are the ones who call out the steps of the ritual.) shang zhi li: zuo yi, guei.
! ȞȟᎽ tsan (tsi) jia 2. Procedure Primary: Bow, kneel ! ݂݂ΰࡔȁϤѤॶ Greeting / farewell to Ming Ming Shang Di, five kowtows ming ming shang di, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: All heavenly dieties, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ፝ЈડထȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: zhu tien shen sheng, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Maitreya Buddha, three kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᔔઠৱȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: mi luh zhu shi, san ko sho. 16 17 w ¹iǺD˒˓͛Ǻ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Arrival / Departure Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Nan Hai Ancient Buddha, one kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠒѠգȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: nan hai gu fo, yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Ji Gong Living Buddha
ΰஈᙄȈ! ࣀգৱ൵ Secondary: One kowtow shang zhi li: huo fo shi zuen. Primary: Yueh Huei Bodhisattva ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! Тኋᙡ shang zhi li: yueh huei pu sa. Primary: Shi Zuen
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ৱ൵ Primary: Shi Mu shang zhi li: shi zuen. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ৱҔ shang zhi li: shi mu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. 18 19 w ¹iǺD˒˓͛Ǻ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Arrival / Departure Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᘈ༈ৱ Primary: Master shang zhi li: dien chuan shi. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Introducer and Guarantor ΰஈᙄȈ! Е߳ৱ shang zhi li: yin bao shi. Secondary: One kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Primary: All seniors and all cultivators, one kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠉ፱σಀ shang zhi li: chien shien da zhong. Primary: Rise, bow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Arrival / Departure Ritual is completed shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: Step back ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi.
! ȞȟᎽᙄᗹକ tsan (tsi) jia li bi, jiu gong. Note: When Chien Ren, Lao Dien Chuan Shi and Masters are also participating in the Arrival / Departure Ritual: ήஈᙄȈ! ଝ Primary: All seniors; Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: tuei.
ȁȁരຝȈࠉΡȃՂᘈ༈ৱȃᘈ༈ৱӣਢᎽਢȂ ȁȁȁȁȁΰஈᙄȈࠉ፱!!ήஈᙄȈΙѤॶ 20 21 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual ̜åǺ Worship Ritual
ΙȃཎဎȈ 1. Meaning ࣏ȄޟঈרᆒғڷܒЖޟঈרӵܻϽޟҬޟᐶॷᙄࡶ .1 1) The goals of the Worship Ritual are to cleanse our minds and rectify .Ѳ۟σ our actionsڷᝦॷᙄϷ࣏έᆍȈؐРᝦॷᙄȃߑΙȃΪϤᝦॷᙄ .2 ᝦॷᙄȄ 2) The Worship Ritual is divided into three types: daily, semimonthlyڐ and seasonal. ၖޟঈᄇȁՂЅ፝Јડထרߒႀپঈоᝦॷר࿋ᐶॷਢȂ .3 Ѕ൵ཱȄӵؐРᝦॷᙄϛȂඨΪΠṄॷфߒȈ݂݂ΰࡔϤṄ 3) During the Worship Ritual, we present incense to express our heartfelt reverence toward Lao Mu and all heavenly deities. In the Daily Worship ᝥϛȂ Ritual, we use twelve incense sticks for the following: Ming Ming ShangڡΙṄȃৱ൵ৱҔέṄȄӵΤ֗جȃ፝ЈડထέṄȃ ΪΠṄॷޟ՝ညყԃήȈ Di, five sticks; all heavenly deities, three sticks; the Kitchen God, one stick; Shi Zuen and Shi Mu, three sticks. In the Ba Gua Censer, the positions of the twelve sticks are illustrated in the following diagram:
݂݂ΰࡔȁϤṄ Ming Ming Shang Di, five sticks
፝ЈડထȁέṄ All heavenly deities, three sticks
ȁΙṄ The Kitchen God, one stick֗ج 22 23 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ৱ൵ৱҔȁέṄ Shi Zuen and Shi Mu, three sticks
Complete diagram of the twelve sticks ΪΠṄॷޟӒყ
In the Semimonthly Worship Ritual, we use thirty sticks together in ғϛȄ the center of the Ba Gua Censer. In the Seasonal Worship Ritual, we useޟᝥڡঈඨέΪṄॷӵΤרӵߑΙȃΪϤᝦॷᙄϛȂ sandlewood incense instead of regular incense. фȄپᝦॷᙄϛȂҢᔫॷڐӵѲ۟σ
ΠȃೣઐȈ 2. Requirements
РϷԞȃϿȃఏέԩᐶॷȂᐶॷਢ࣏ΰϿϤਢՍΜਢȂ 1) Conduct the Daily Worship Ritual three times per day: in the morningؐ .1 ϛϿΪΙਢՍΙਢȂఏΰ࣏ϤਢՍΜਢȄ between 5 and 7 AM; at around noon time between 11 AM and 1 PM; late in the day between 5 and 7 PM. 2. ᐶॷਢӑЙȄ 2) Prior to this ritual, we must cleanse our hands. 3) During this ritual, our attitude should be of the utmost sincerity and 3. ᐶॷਢᄘ࡙ौՍၖᇄཱӉȄ respect.
έȃ໌؏Ȉ 3. Procedure Рᝦॷᙄؐ .1 1) Daily Worship Ritual 2.!ߑΙȃΪϤᝦॷᙄ 2) Semimonthly Worship Ritual (ȞΞϤσᙄȟ 3) Seasonal Worship Ritual (The Nine-Five Great RitualڐѲ۟σ .3 24 25 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual ̜åǺ Worship Ritual
ΙȃؐРᝦॷᙄ໌؏Ȉ 1. Daily Worship Ritual ΰஈᙄȈ! հඬȁၲ shang zhi li: zuo yi, guei. Primary: Bow, kneel Ming Ming Shang Di, ten kowtows ! ݂݂ΰࡔȁΪѤॶ ming ming shang di, shi ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Heaven / Earth / Sovereign / Parents / Teachers, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho. five kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei.
ЈӴ֗ᒑৱȁϤѤॶ Primary: All heavenly deities, five kowtows ! tien di jiun chin shi, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ
shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Maitreya Buddha, five kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ፝ЈડထȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: zhu tien shen sheng, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᔔઠৱȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: mi luh zhu shi, wu ko sho. 26 27 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Nan Hai Ancient Buddha, five kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠒѠգȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: na hai gu fo, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Saints of the Five Religions, five kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ϤఀထΡȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: wu jiao sheng ren, wu ko sho. Primary: Ji Gong Living Buddha, five kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ࣀգৱ൵ȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: huo fo shi zuen, wu ko sho. Primary: Yueh Huei Bodhisattva, five kowtows
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ТኋᙡȁϤѤॶ Primary: The Masters of Dharmic Laws, five kowtows shang zhi li: yueh huei pu sa, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! Ө՝ݲࡡкȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: guh wei fa liu zhu, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. 28 29 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ߝҡσࡔȁϤѤॶ Primary: The Emperor of Longevity, five kowtows shang zhi li: chang sheng da di, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: The Kitchen God, three kowtows ȁέѤॶ֗ج !ΰஈᙄȈ shang zhi li: zao jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: Shi Zun, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ৱ൵ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: shi zuen, san ko sho. Primary: Shi Mu, three kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ৱҔȁέѤॶ Primary: The Guardian Marshal, three kowtows shang zhi li: shi mu, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: The Guardian General, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ᚊྒྷϯࡕȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: zhen dien yuan shuai, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᚊྒྷॖȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: zhen dien jiang jiun, san ko sho. 30 31 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: The Bodhisattva of Enlightenment, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ఀϽᙡȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: jiao hua pu sa, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Great immortals, three kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! Ө՝σцȁέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shang zhi li: guh wei da shien, san ko sho. Primary: Tao Zhang, one kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾߝȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: dao zhang, yi ko sho. Primary: Chien Ren
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠉΡ Primary: Masters shang zhi li: chien ren. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᘈ༈ৱ shang zhi li: dien chuan shi.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. 32 33 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! Е߳ৱ Primary: Introducers and Guarantors shang zhi li: yin bao shi. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Our own ancestors ΰஈᙄȈ! ՌϏઠӑ shang zhi li: zi ji zhu shien. Secondary: One kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Primary: Kneel to read the Prayer of Atonement shia zhi li: yi ko sho. I, [state your name], kneel sincerely before the lotus throne of Ming Ming Shang Di, blessed with the authentic ΰஈᙄȈ! ၲᄗМ transmission of the Tao. shang zhi li: guei du yuan chan wen. Three kowtows ! ȞୁȟᎷង! !!!!!!ȞӨൢӨӪȟ (Male) yu yun (guh bao guh ming) Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
,ȟ߬ρ! !!!!!!ȞӨൢӨӪȟ Primary: Maitreya Buddha, with wondrous dharma that is infiniteۅȞ ! (Female) shin shi (guh bao guh ming) protects all sentient beings, I repent before the Buddha to correct my errors and renew myself so that we may ઍ༈ȁέѤॶڧЖၲӵȁ݂݂ΰࡔጸή!۷ ! complete the heavenly work together. Three kowtows chien shin guei zai, ming ming shang di lien shia, shing sho zhen chuan, san ko sho. ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ಀҡ!ਅգࠉזΰஈᙄȈ! ᔔઠৱ!!ּݲฒȁ៖ ႆՌཱིȁӣຝЈዺȁέѤॶ ! shang zhi li: mi luh zhu shi, miao fa wu bien, hu bi zhong sheng, chan huei fo chien, gai guo zi shin, tong zhu tien pan, san ko sho. 34 35 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: For everything related to the temple, if I have done ΰஈᙄȈ! γ߽գஆ!!ইᒿ༄ anything wrong, may the Great Teacher forgive me. ! ఖइઠৱ!!ဌৠቶȁΪѤॶ Ten kowtows shang zhi li: fan shi fo tang, dien dao tsuo luan, wang chi zhu shi, shuh zuei rong kuan, shi ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ
! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ Primary: Nan Wu Ah Mi Shi Fo Tien Yuen shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Ten kowtows lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠒฒߡᔔΪգЈϯȁΪѤॶ ninth, tenth kowtow shang zhi li: na wu ah mi shi fo tien yuan, shi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel, beseech the great mercy of Lao Mu ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ Keep all sentient beings away from calamities shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, One hundred kowtows lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁѤؑ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, ko chio
!Ղ σཏσඍȁಀҡջք!!ΙԻѤॶ lao mu da tsi da bei, zhong shen mien jieh, yi bai ko sho. 36 37 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΙ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂӔ ninth, first ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂέ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂѲ ninth, second ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂϤ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂϲ ninth, third ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΜ ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΤ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΞ ninth, fourth ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΙԻѤॶ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, shia zhi li: yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, yi. ninth, fifth yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, zai. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, san. ninth, sixth yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, si. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, wu. ninth, seventh yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, lio. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, chi. ninth, eighth yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, ba. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, jio. ninth, ninth yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, yi bai ko sho. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ΰஈᙄȈ! ߜϴઠৱȁϤѤॶ ninth, one hundred kowtows shang zhi li: jin gong zhu shi, wu ko sho. Primary: Jin Gong Patriarch, five kowtows
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ЈณѠգȁϤѤॶ Primary: Tien Ran Ancient Buddha, five kowtows shang zhi li: tien ran gu fo, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. 38 39 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ϛထҔȁϤѤॶ Primary: Divine Mother of China, five kowtows shang zhi li: zhong hua sheng mu, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Principal of Examination, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ՃၐߝȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: kao shi yuan zhang, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ (Please continue to revere the Chien Ren who have passed away shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. for each branch) (ӨಢᘪުࠉΡᙄࡶȟ (Below are examples from the Ji Chu Zhong Shu branchٷȞ ! ȟٽ৽࣏܆Ȟоή࣏அᙃ ! Primary: Tsi Li Immortal, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏᚔσцȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: tsi li da shien, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Tsi Hua Immortal, three kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏϽઍ֗ȁέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shang zhi li: tsi hua zhen jiun, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: Tsi Yo Immortal, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏէࡔ֗ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: tsi yo di jiun, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. 40 41 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏғЈ֗ȁέѤॶ Primary: Tsi Zheng Immortal, three kowtows shang zhi li: tsi zheng tien jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel All Chien Ren who have attained the Tao, ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ one kowtow ! ԙၾࠉΡȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei Secondary: One kowtow cheng dao chien ren, yi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Primary: All Masters who have attained the Tao, one kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ԙၾᘈ༈ৱȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: cheng dao dien chuan shi, yi ko sho. Morning Worship Ritual ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Beseech again the great mercy of Lao Mu Eliminate evil temptations, one thousand kowtows Ԟᝦॷ
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁӔѤؑ !Ղ σཏσඍȁੑ៳ՃȁΙνѤॶ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, zai ko chio lao mu da tsi da bei, shiao muo shi kao, yi chien ko sho. 42 43 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ఏᝦॷ Evening Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁӔѤؑ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel !ՂσཏσඍȁઍЖਅȁΙνѤॶ Beseech again the great mercy of Lao Mu shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, zai ko chio. For our sincere repentance, one thousand kowtows lao mu da tsi da bei, zhen shin chan huei, yi chien ko sho.
Primary: Rise, bow, the Morning (Midday, Evening) Worship Ritual is complete
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬ Secondary: Step back ! ԞȞϿȃఏȟᝦॷᙄᗹକ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi zao (wu, wan) shien shiang li bi, jiu gong.
ήஈᙄȈ! ଝ shia zhi li: tuei. 44 45 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΠȃߑΙȃΪϤᝦॷᙄ໌؏ 2. Semimonthly Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! հඬȁၲ Primary: Bow, kneel ! ݂݂ΰࡔ!!! ΪѤॶ Ming Ming Shang Di, ten kowtows shang zhi li: zuo yi, guei ming ming shang di, shi ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Heaven / Earth / Sovereign / Parents / Teachers, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho. ninekowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ ,ЈӴ֗ᒑৱȁΞѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth ! shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei ninthkowtow tien di jiun chin shi, jio ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ All heavenly deities, nine kowtows ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ ! ፝ЈડထȁΞѤॶ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei zhu tien shen sheng, jio ko sho. 46 47 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ ninth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Maitreya Buddha, nine kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ ! ᔔઠৱȁΞѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei ninth kowtow mi luh zhu shi, jio ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Nan Hai Ancient Buddha, five kowtows ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Primary: Saints of the Five Religions, five kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ ! ࠒѠգȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei nan hai gu fo, wu ko sho. Primary: Ji Gong Living Buddha, five kowtows
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ϤఀထΡȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: wu jiao sheng ren, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ࣀգৱ൵ȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: huo fo shi zuen, wu ko sho. 48 49 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Yueh Huei Bodhisattva, five kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ТኋᙡȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: yueh huei pu sa, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: The Masters of Dharmic Laws, five kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! Ө՝ݲࡡкȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: guh wei fa liu zhu, wu ko sho. Primary: The Emperor of Longevity, five kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ߝҡσࡔȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: chang sheng da di, wu ko sho. Primary: The Kitchen God, three kowtows
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ȁέѤॶ Primary: Shi Zuen, three kowtows֗ج !ΰஈᙄȈ shang zhi li: zao jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ৱ൵ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: shi zuen, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. 50 51 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ৱҔȁέѤॶ Primary: Shi Mu, three kowtows shang zhi li: shi mu, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: The Guardian Marshal, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ᚊྒྷϯࡕȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: zhen dien yuan shuai, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: The Guardian General, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ᚊྒྷॖȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: zhen dien jiang jiun, san ko sho. Primary: The Bodhisattva of Enlightenment, three kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ఀϽᙡȁέѤॶ Primary: Great immortals, three kowtows shang zhi li: jiao hua pu sa, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Tao Zhang, one kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! Ө՝σцȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: guh wei da shien, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾߝȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: dao zhang, yi ko sho. 52 53 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Chien Ren ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠉΡ shang zhi li: chien ren. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Masters
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᘈ༈ৱ Secondary: One kowtow shang zhi li: dien chuan shi. Primary: Introducers and Guarantors ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! Е߳ৱ shang zhi li: yin bao shi. Primary: Our own ancestors
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ՌϏઠӑ Primary: Kneel to read the Prayer of Atonement shang zhi li: zi ji zhu shien. I, [state your name],
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၲᄗМ shang zhi li: guei du yuan chan wen. ! ȞୁȟᎷង! !!!!!!ȞӨൢӨӪȟ (Male) yu yun (guh bao guh ming) ȟ߬ρ! !!!!!!ȞӨൢӨӪȟۅȞ ! (Female) shin shi (guh bao guh ming) 54 55 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ઍ༈ȁέѤॶ kneel sincerely before the lotus throne of Ming MingڧЖၲӵȁ݂݂ΰࡔጸή!۷ ! chien shin guei zai, ming ming shang di lien Shang Di, blessed with the authentic transmission of shia, shing sho zhen chuan, san ko sho. theTao. Threekowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ಀҡ!ਅգࠉזΰஈᙄȈ! ᔔઠৱ!!ּݲฒȁ៖ ,ႆՌཱིȁӣຝЈዺȁέѤॶ Primary: Maitreya Buddha, with wondrous dharma that is infinite ! shang zhi li: mi luh zhu shi, miao fa wu bien, hu bi zhong protects all sentient beings, I repent before the Buddha sheng, chan huei fo chien, gai guo zi shin, tong to correct my errors and renew myself so that we may zhu tien pan, san ko sho. complete the heavenly work together. Threekowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! γ߽գஆ!!ইᒿ༄ ! ఖइઠৱ!!ဌৠቶȁΪѤॶ Primary: For everything related to the temple, if I have done anything wrong, may the Great Teacher forgive me. shang zhi li: fan shi fo tang, dien dao tsuo luan, wang chi zhu Tenkowtows shi, shuh zuei rong kuan, shi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ ninth, tenth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho. Primary: Nan Wu Ah Mi Shi Fo Tien Yuen Tenkowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠒฒߡᔔΪգЈϯȁΪѤॶ shang zhi li: na wu ah mi shi fo tien yuan, shi ko sho. 56 57 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ ninth, tenth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel, beseech the great mercy of Lao Mu Keep all sentient beings away from calamities ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁѤؑ One hundred kowtows shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, ko chio Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, !! Ղ σཏσඍȁಀҡջք!!ΙԻѤॶ ninth, first lao mu da tsi da bei, zhong shen mien jieh, First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, yi bai ko sho. ninth, second First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ήஈᙄȈ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΙ ninth, third ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂӔ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂέ ninth, fourth ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂѲ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂϤ ninth, fifth ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂϲ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΜ ninth, sixth ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΤ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΞ ninth, seventh ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΙԻѤॶ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, shia zhi li: yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, yi. ninth, eighth yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, zai. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, san. ninth, ninth yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, si. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, wu. ninth, one hundred kowtows yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, lio. yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, chi. yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, ba. yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, jio. yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, yi bai ko sho. 58 59 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ߜϴઠৱȁΞѤॶ Primary: Jin Gong Patriarch, nine kowtows shang zhi li: jin gong zhu shi, jio ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ninth kowtow ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Primary: Tien Ran Ancient Buddha, five kowtows lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, Jio ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ЈณѠգȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: tien ran gu fo, wu ko sho. Primary: Divine Mother of China, five kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ϛထҔȁϤѤॶ Primary: Principal of Examination, three kowtows shang zhi li: zhong hua sheng mu, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. (Please continue to revere the Chien Ren who have passed away ΰஈᙄȈ! ՃၐߝȁέѤॶ for each branch) shang zhi li: kao shi yuan zhang, san ko sho. (Below are examples from the Ji Chu Zhong Shu branch)
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: Tsi Li Immortal, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ӨಢᘪުࠉΡᙄࡶȟ Secondary: First, second, third kowtowٷȞ ! ȟٽ৽࣏܆Ȟоή࣏அᙃ !
ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏᚔσцȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: tsi li da shien, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. 60 61 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏϽઍ֗ȁέѤॶ Primary: Tsi Hua Immortal, three kowtows shang zhi li: tsi hua zhen jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Tsi Yo Immortal, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏէࡔ֗ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: tsi yo di jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: Tsi Zheng Immortal, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏғЈ֗ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: tsi zheng tien jiun, san ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ All Chien Ren who have attained the Tao, shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. one kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁ Secondary: One kowtow ! ԙၾࠉΡȁΙѤॶ
shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei Primary: All Masters who have attained the Tao, one kowtow cheng dao chien ren, yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ԙၾᘈ༈ৱȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: cheng dao dien chuan shi, yi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. 62 63 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
Ԟᝦॷ Morning Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁӔѤؑ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel !Ղσཏσඍȁੑ៳ՃȁΙνѤॶ Beseech again the great mercy of Lao Mu shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, zai ko chio Eliminate evil temptations, one thousand kowtows lao mu da tsi da bei, shiao muo shi kao,
yi chien ko sho. Evening Worship Ritual
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Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Beseech again the great mercy of Lao Mu ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁӔѤؑ For our sincere repentance, one thousand kowtows !ՂσཏσඍȁઍЖਅȁΙνѤॶ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, zai ko chio. lao mu da tsi da bei, zhen shin chan huei, yi chien ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, the Morning (Midday, Evening) Worship Ritual is complete ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬ ! ԞȞϿȃఏȟᝦॷᙄᗹକ Secondary: Step back shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi zao (wu, wan) shien shiang li bi, jiu gong.
ήஈᙄȈ! ଝ shia zhi li: tuei. 64 65 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
(ȞΞϤσᙄȟ໌؏ 3. Seasonal Worship Ritual (The Nine-Five Great RitualڐέȃѲ۟σ
Primary: Bow, kneel ΰஈᙄȈ! հඬ!!ၲȁߑᝦॷέṄ Present initial set of incense, three sticks shang zhi li: zuo yi, guei, chu shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ shang zhi li: san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Rise, kneel Present second set of incense, three sticks ᝦॷέṄٳΰஈᙄȈ! ଔ!!ၲȁ shang zhi li: chi, guei, ya shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: Fourth, fifth, sixth incense
ήஈᙄȈ! ѲᝦȃϤᝦȃϲᝦ Primary: Three kowtows shia zhi li: si shien, wu shien, lio shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ Secondary: Fourth, fifth, sixth kowtow shang zhi li: san ko sho. Primary: Rise, kneel ήஈᙄȈ! ѲѤȃϤѤȃϲѤॶ Present final set of incense, three sticks shia zhi li: si ko, wu ko, lio ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔ!!ၲȁತᝦॷέṄ Secondary: Seventh, eighth, ninth incense shang zhi li: chi, guei, zhong shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΜᝦȃΤᝦȃΞᝦ shia zhi li: chi shien, ba shien, jio shien. 66 67 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ Primary: Three kowtows shang zhi li: san ko sho. Secondary: Seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ shia zhi li: chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Present incense, five sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔ!!հඬȁၲȁᝦॷϤṄ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, wu zhu. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth incense ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦȃѲᝦȃϤᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien, si shien, wu shien. Primary: Five kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Present incense, five sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔ!!հඬȁၲȁᝦॷϤṄ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth incense shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, wu zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦȃѲᝦȃϤᝦ Primary: Ming Ming Shang Di, ten kowtows shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien, si shien, wu shien. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ΰஈᙄȈ! ݂݂ΰࡔ!!ΪѤॶ ninth, tenth kowtow shang zhi li: ming ming shang di, shi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho. 68 69 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Present incense, three sticks
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Heaven / Earth / Sovereign / Parents / Teachers, ΰஈᙄȈ! ЈӴ֗ᒑৱȁΞѤॶ nine kowtows shang zhi li: tien di jiun chin shi, jio ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Primary: All heavenly deities, nine kowtows shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ፝ЈડထȁΞѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, shang zhi li: zhu tien shen sheng, jio ko sho. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ Present incense, three sticks shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko,
lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. 70 71 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᔔઠৱȁΞѤॶ Primary: Maitreya Buddha, nine kowtows shang zhi li: mi luh zhu shi, jio ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶȁ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Primary: Rise, bow, kneel lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Present incense, three sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ Secondary: First, second, third incense shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Primary: Nan Hai Ancient Buddha, five kowtows shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠒѠգȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: na hai gu fo, wu ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Present incense, three sticks ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third incense ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: Saints of the Five Religions, five kowtows
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ϤఀထΡȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: wu jiao sheng ren, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zao ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. 72 73 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Present incense, three sticks
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ࣀգৱ൵ȁϤѤॶ Primary: Ji Gong Living Buddha, five kowtows shang zhi li: huo fo shi zuen, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third incense ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Yueh Huei Bodhisattva, five kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ТኋᙡȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: yueh huei pu sa, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Present incense, three sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ Secondary: First, second, third incense shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: The Masters of Dharmic Laws, five kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shiang, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! Ө՝ݲࡡкȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: guh wei fa liu zhu, wu ko sho. 74 75 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ Present incense, three sticks shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: The Emperor of Longevity, five kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ߝҡσࡔȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: chang sheng da di, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Primary: The Kitchen God, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ȁέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow֗ج !ΰஈᙄȈ shang zhi li: zao jiun, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. 76 77 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ৱ൵ȁέѤॶ Primary: Shi Zuen, three kowtows shang zhi li: shi zuen, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Primary: Shi Mu, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ৱҔȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: shi mu, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ Primary: The Guardian Marshal, three kowtows shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ᚊྒྷϯࡕȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: zhen dien yuan shuai, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. 78 79 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: The Guardian General, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ᚊྒྷॖȁέѤॶ shia zhi li: zhen dien jiang jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ Secondary: First, second, third incense shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: The Bodhisattva of Enlightenment, three kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ఀϽᙡȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: jiao hua pu sa, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ Primary: Great immortals, three kowtows shia zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! Ө՝σцȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: guh wei da shien, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. 80 81 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾߝȁΙѤॶ Primary: Tao Zhang, one kowtow shang zhi li: dao zhang, yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Chien Ren
ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠉΡ Secondary: One kowtow shang zhi li: chien ren.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Primary: Masters shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ᘈ༈ৱ shang zhi li: dien chuan shi. Primary: Introducers and Guarantors ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! Е߳ৱ Primary: Our own ancestors shang zhi li: yin bao shi.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ՌϏઠӑ shang zhi li: zi ji zhu shien.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. 82 83 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၲᄗМ Primary: Kneel to read the Prayer of Atonement shang zhi li: guei du yuan chan wen I, [state your name], kneel sincerely before the lotus throne of Ming Ming !! ȞୁȟᎷង! ! ȞӨൢӨӪȟ Shang Di, blessed with the authentic transmission of (Male) yu yun, (guh bao guh ming) the Tao. Three kowtows
ȟ߬ρ! ! ȞӨൢӨӪȟۅȞ !! Secondary: First, second, third kowtow (Female)shin shi, (guh bao guh ming)
,ઍ༈ȁέѤॶ Primary: Maitreya Buddha, with wondrous dharma that is infiniteڧЖၲӵȁ݂݂ΰࡔጸή!!۷ !! chien shin guei zai, ming ming shang di lien protects all sentient beings, I repent before the Buddha shia, shing sho zhen chuan, san ko sho. to correct my errors and renew myself so that we may complete the heavenly work together. ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ಀҡ!ਅգࠉ Secondary: First, second, third kowtowזΰஈᙄȈ! ᔔઠৱ!!ּݲฒȁ៖ ႆՌཱིȁӣຝЈዺȁέѤॶ ! shang zhi li: mi luh zhu shi, miao fa wu bien, hu bi zhong sheng, chan huei fo chien, gai guo zi shin, tong zhu tien pan, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. 84 85 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! γ߽գஆ!!ইᒿ༄ Primary: For everything related to the temple, if I have done ! ఖइઠৱ!!ဌৠቶȁΪѤॶ anything wrong, may the Great Teacher forgive me. shang zhi li: fan shi fo tang, dien dao tsuo luan, Ten kowtows wang chi zhu shi, shuh zuei rong kuan, shi ko Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, sho. ninth, tenth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ Primary: Nan Wu Ah Mi Shi Fo Tien Yuen shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Ten kowtows lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠒฒߡᔔΪգЈϯȁΪѤॶ ninth, tenth kowtow shang zhi li: na wu ah mi shi fo tien yuan, shi ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel, beseech the great mercy of Lao Mu ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Keep all sentient beings away from calamities ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ One hundred kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁѤؑ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, ko chio
!Ղ σཏσඍȁಀҡջք!!ΙԻѤॶ lao mu da tsi da bei, zhong shen mien jieh, yi bai ko sho. 86 87 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΙ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂӔ ninth, first ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂέ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂѲ ninth, second ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂϤ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, third ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂϲ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΜ ninth, fourth ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΤ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, fifth ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΞ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΙԻѤॶ ninth, sixth shia zhi li: yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, yi. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, seventh yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, zai. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, san. ninth, eighth yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, si. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, ninth yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, wu. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, one hundred kowtows yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, lio. yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, chi. Primary: Present incense, three sticks yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, ba. yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, jio. Secondary: First, second, third incense yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, yi bai ko sho. Primary: Jin Gong Patriarch, nine kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ߜϴઠৱȁΞѤॶ shang zhi li: jin gong zhu shi, jio ko sho. 88 89 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ ninth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ Secondary: First, second, third incense shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: Tien Ran Ancient Buddha, five kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ЈณѠգȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: tien ran gu fo, wu ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ Primary: Divine Mother of China, five kowtows shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ϛထҔȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third incense shang zhi li: zhong hua sheng mu, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. 90 91 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ՃၐߝȁέѤॶ Primary: Principal of Examination, three kowtows shang zhi li: kao shi yuan zhang, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. (Please continue to revere the Chien Ren who have passed away (ӨಢᘪުࠉΡᙄࡶȟ for each branchٷȞ ! (ȟ (Below are examples from the Ji Chu Zhong Shu branchٽ৽࣏܆Ȟоή࣏அᙃ !
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏᚔσцȁέѤॶ Primary: Tsi Li Immortal, three kowtows shang zhi li: tsi li da shien, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Primary: Tsi Hua Immortal, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏϽઍ֗ȁέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shang zhi li: tsi hua zhen jiun, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. 92 93 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Tsi Yo Immortal, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏէࡔ֗ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: tsi yo di jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi l: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: Tsi Zheng Immortal, three kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏғЈ֗ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: tsi zheng tien jiun, san ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel All Chien Ren who have attained the Tao, ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ one kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁ Secondary: One kowtow ! ԙၾࠉΡȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei Primary: All Masters who have attained the Tao, one kowtow cheng dao chien ren, yi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ԙၾᘈ༈ৱȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: cheng dao dien chuan shi, yi ko sho. 94 95 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ Congratulate Ming Ming Shang Di, ten kowtows ! ၾȁ݂݂ΰࡔ!!ΪѤॶ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, dao shi, ming ming shang di, shi ko sho. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ Congratulate Heaven / Earth / Sovereign / Parents shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, / Teachers, nine kowtows lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ ninth kowtow ၾȁЈӴ֗ᒑৱȁΞѤॶ ! shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei Primary: Rise, bow, kneel dao shi, tien di jiun chin shi, jio ko sho. Congratulate all heavenly deities, nine kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ ! ၾȁ፝ЈડထȁΞѤॶ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei dao shi, zhu tien shen sheng, jio ko sho. 96 97 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ ninth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Congratulate Maitreya Buddha, nine kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ ! ၾȁᔔઠৱȁΞѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei ninth kowtow dao shi, mi luh zhu shi, jio ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Congratulate Nan Hai Ancient Buddha, five kowtows ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Saints of the Five Religions, five kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ ! ၾȁࠒѠգȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei dao shi, nan hai gu fo, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Ji Gong Living Buddha, five kowtows
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁϤఀထΡȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, wu jiao sheng ren, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁࣀգৱ൵ȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, huo fo shi zuen, wu ko sho. 98 99 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Yueh Huei Bodhisattva, five kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁТኋᙡȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, yueh huei pu sa, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate the Masters of Dharmic Laws, five kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁӨ՝ݲࡡкȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: dao shi, guh wei fa liu zhu, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate the Emperor of Longevity, five kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁߝҡσࡔȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, chang sheng da di, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate the Kitchen God, three kowtows
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ȁέѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Shi Zuen, three kowtows֗جΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁ shang zhi li: dao shi, zao jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁৱ൵ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, shi zuen, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. 100 101 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁৱҔȁέѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Shi Mu, three kowtows shang zhi li: dao shi, shi mu, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Congratulate the Guardian Marshal, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁᚊྒྷϯࡕȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, zhen dien yuan shuai, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: Congratulate the Guardian General, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁᚊྒྷॖȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, zhen dien jiang jiun, san ko sho. Primary: Congratulate the Bodhisattva of Enlightenment, ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁఀϽᙡȁέѤॶ
shang zhi li: dao shi, jiao hua pu sa, san ko sho. Primary: Congratulate the great immortals, three kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁӨ՝σцȁέѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Tao Zhang, one kowtow shang zhi li: dao shi, guei wei da shien, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁၾߝȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, dao zhang, yi ko sho. 102 103 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Chien Ren ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁࠉΡ shang zhi li: dao shi, chien ren. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Masters
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁᘈ༈ৱ Secondary: One kowtow shang zhi li: dao shi, dien chuan shi. Primary: Congratulate Introducers and Guarantors ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁЕ߳ৱ shang zhi li: dao shi, yin bao shi Primary: Congratulate our own ancestors
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁՌϏઠӑ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shang zhi li: dao shi, zi ji zhu shien. Congratulate Jin Gong Patriarch, nine kowtows
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁ ! ၾȁߜϴઠৱȁΞѤॶ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei dao shi, jin gong zhu shi, jio ko sho. 104 105 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ ninth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Tien Ran Ancient Buddha, five kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁЈณѠգȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: dao shi, tien ran gu fo, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Divine Mother of China, five kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁϛထҔȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, zhong hua sheng mu, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Principal of Examination, three kowtows
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁՃၐߝȁέѤॶ (Please continue to revere the Chien Ren who have passed away shang zhi li: dao shi, kao shi yuan zhang, san ko sho. for each branch) (Below are examples from the Ji Chu Zhong Shu branch) ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Tsi Li Immortal, three kowtows ӨಢᘪުࠉΡᙄࡶȟٷȞ ! ȟ Secondary: First, second, third kowtowٽ৽࣏܆Ȟоή࣏அᙃ !
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁཏᚔσцȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, tsi li da shien, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. 106 107 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁཏϽઍ֗ȁέѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Tsi Hua Immortal, three kowtows shang zhi li: dao shi, tsi hua zhen jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Tsi Yo Immortal, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁཏէࡔ֗ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, tsi yo di jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Tsi Zheng Immortal, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁཏғЈ֗ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, tsi zheng tien jiun, san ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Congratulate all Chien Ren who have attained of shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. the Tao, one kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁ Secondary: One kowtow ! ၾȁԙၾࠉΡȁΙѤॶ
shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei Primary: Congratulate all Masters who have attained the Tao, dao shi, cheng dao chien ren, yi ko sho. one kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁԙၾᘈ༈ৱȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, cheng dao dien chuan shi, yi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. 108 109 w ¹iǺD̜åǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - Worship Ritual
Ԟᝦॷ Morning Worship Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬ ! Ԟᝦॷᙄᗹକ Primary: Rise, bow, the Morning Worship Ritual is complete shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi zao shien shiang li bi, jiu gong. Secondary: Step back ήஈᙄȈ! ଝ shia zhi li: tuei. Evening Worship Ritual ఏᝦॷ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁӔѤؑ Beseech again the great mercy of Lao Mu !ՂσཏσඍȁઍЖਅȁΙνѤॶ For our sincere repentance, one thousand kowtows shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, zai ko chio. lao mu da tsi da bei, zhen shin chan huei, Primary: Rise, bow, the Evening Worship Ritual is complete yi chien ko sho. Secondary: Step back ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬ ! ఏᝦॷᙄᗹକ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi wan shien shiang li bi, jiu gong. ήஈᙄȈ! ଝ shia zhi li: tuei. 110 111 w ¹iǺD̜ǒǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Offering Ritual ̜ǒǺ The Offering Ritual
ΙȃཎဎȈ 1. Meaning ࡔд The Offering Ritual was established three thousand years ago duringټȄѺடޟۡڙܚϴںޟںᙄቈϛѠфޟټᆍᝦ the Zhou Dynasty. It was used exclusively by the Emperor for communion ঈ௴ҢᆍᙄቈоߒႀᄇȁՂЅ፝Ј with Heaven. Today, we use it as the ultimate expression of sincereרσᙄȄ౪ӵޟڐಊЈσپҢ reverence for Lao Mu and all heavenly deities. ડထޟՍၖ൵ཱȄ 2. Goals ΠȃҬޟȈ 1) Present offerings to Lao Mu and all heavenly deities to demonstrate our sincere intent. 1. өȁՂ Ѕ፝ЈડထᝦΰཱݎоߒၖЖȄ 2) Express gratitude to Lao Mu for the Tao descending into the world to 2. ཐᗂȁՂ ६ၾල༈ϞᐩȄ be spread far and wide. 3) Express respect to Heaven and Earth and reverence toward all 3. ཱЈӴᙄડ݂Ȅ divine beings.
ࠉϞྥരȈ 3. Preparationsټέȃᝦ
1) Position five kneelers before the altar according to the diagram below: 1. .ਹࠉ७ȄԃήȈ 2) The offering plates and cups must be cleaned and driedټϤএࡶწӵܹ௶ .ݔौࢿࡺୁȄ 3) Prepare the Water of Clarity and the Tea of Opacityټዺȃټ .2 4) Clean the offering fruits and ensure that cookies and food items are 3. ྥര఼ޱЫȂᐪޱॷ૯Ȅ vegetarian. Arrange them according to size and category. ညԁȄ 5) Place three incense sticks for the first and the fifteenth of eachוσωտϞٷȂޟࢿȂሸୁȃॵࠢ҆શॵݎټ .4 month. 5. ௶ܹጣॷέṄȈߑΙȃΪϤȄ Place three sandlewood incense sticks for New Year's Greeting ȃᏫȃᒲၾȃՂઠৱ Ritual, Seasonal Worship Ritual, Shrine Opening Ritual, TaoڐᔫॷέṄȈࡶԑᙄȃѲ۟σܹ௶ Transmission Ritual, Maitreya Buddha Receiving the Heavenly ЈዺȃՂઠৱԙၾȃՂઠৱထȄ Charge, Maitreya Buddha Attaining the Tao, and the Birth of the Maitreya Buddha. 112 113 w ¹iǺD̜ǒǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Offering Ritual
6. ӵൟၾᒑЖԆၖཱȂ࠭Й৾ҳȄ 6) All Tao cultivators present should stand respectfully, with hands down both sides and the thoughts of sincerity and reverence in the mind. ࠉϞώհȈټѲȃᝦ 4. Pre-Ritual Process ȉټΰஈᙄȈҰᘈ༈ৱΙϸྥര൷ᆱȂ֏џоۖᝦ .1 1) Primary: Presiding Master, all preparations are complete. May we ᘈ༈ৱᘈ ᐷȂᗂᗂᘈ༈ৱཏඍȄ begin the Offering Ritual? Presiding Master, please light ȁȁȁȁȁȞᘈ ᐷࡣȟ the Mu Lamp. Thank you, Master. ΰஈᙄȈᎽΙᗹକ (After lighting the Mu Light) ΰஈᙄȈᘈ༈ৱᝦ๖ጢॷ Primary: Welcome Lao Mu, bow once !!!!!!!!!!հඬȁၲ!!ᝦॷέṄ Primary: Presiding Master, please present the affinity incense Primary: Bow, kneel, present incense, three sticks ήஈᙄȈΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary:First, second, third incense !!ΰஈᙄȈϤѤॶ Primary: Five kowtows ήஈᙄȈΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary:First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ΰஈᙄȈଔȁհඬȁᝦॷᙄᗹକ Primary: Rise, bow, presentation of affinity incense is completed Secondary:Step back !!ήஈᙄȈଝ Ρষᄇ७௶ੲӨ൷ۡ՝ȄԃήყȈ 2) Offering Ritual participants shall face one another on both sides ofټᝦ .2 the kneelersaccording the the diagram below:
Ϥȃ໌؏Ȉ ҳȁᄇ७հඬȁӨ൷ࡶ՝ 5. Proceduresڍ !ΰஈᙄȈ ! հඬȁၲȁέѤॶ Primary: Stand at attention, both sides bow shang zhi li: liang bien su li, duei mien zuo yi, guh jio bai wei Participants, take the ritual positions zuo yi, guei, san ko sho. Bow, kneel, three kowtows 114 115 w ¹iǺD̜ǒǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Offering Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, advance to the offering positions ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁࠉ໌൷ᝦ՝ Bow, two rear participants kneel, three kowtows ՝ၲȁέѤॶڍհඬȁࡣ ! shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, chien jin jio shien wei Secondary: First, second, third kowtow zuo yi, ho liang wei guei, san ko sho. Primary: Carry offering, kneel, lift up to eye level ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Receive offering, lift up to eye level, bow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Receive offering, lift up to eye level, one kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ᆒȁၲȁȁȁᖞࣻቆ ! ȁᖞࣻቆȁհඬ Secondary: One kowtow ! ȁᖞࣻቆȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: duan, guei, jiu mei chi Primary: Present Water of Clarity (When there are seven participants in the Offering Ritual, jie, jiu mei chi, zuo yi the Water of Clarity and the Tea of Opacity are both jie, jiu mei chi, yi ko sho. called out by the Primary Conductor of Ceremony.) (When there are three or five participants in the Offering ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Ritual, the Primary Conductor says "Water of Clarity" and shia zhi li: yi ko sho. the Secondary Conductor says "Tea of Opacity") ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦȁΰ఼ ਢȂΰ఼ȃήᐪӒҥΰஈᙄοхȟټȞΜΡᝦ ! ਢȂΰஈᙄȈΰ఼ȂټȞέΡȃϤΡᝦ ! ! ήஈᙄȈήᐪȟ shang zhi li: shien, shang ching.
(When there are seven participants in the Offering Ritual, the Water of Clarity and the Tea of Opacity are both called out by the Primary Conductor of Ceremony.) (When there are three or five participants in the Offering Ritual, the Primary Conductor says "Water of Clarity" and the Secondary Conductor says "Tea of Opacity") 116 117 w ¹iǺD̜ǒǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Offering Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ήᐪ Secondary: The Tea of Opacity shia zhi li: shia zhuo. Primary: Bow, one kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! հඬȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: zuo yi, yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Carry offering, kneel, lift up to eye level Receive offering, lift up to eye level, bow ΰஈᙄȈ! ᆒȁၲȁȁȁᖞࣻቆ Receive offering, lift up to eye level, one kowtow ! ȁᖞࣻቆȁհඬ ! ȁᖞࣻቆȁΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shang zhi li: duan, guei, jiu mei chi jie, jiu mei chi, zuo yi Primary: Present jie, jiu mei chi, yi ko sho. Secondary: (Secondary Conductor of Ceremony places offering ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ in the middle) shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Bow, one kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦ shagn zhi li: shien Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ήЙۨϛ shia zhi li: shia sho jiu zhong
ΰஈᙄȈ! հඬȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: zuo yi, yi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. 118 119 w ¹iǺD̜ǒǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Offering Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᆒȁၲȁȁȁᖞࣻቆ Primary: Carry offering, kneel, lift up to eye level ! ȁᖞࣻቆȁհඬ Receive offering, lift up to eye level, bow ! ȁᖞࣻቆȁΙѤॶ Receive offering, lift up to eye level, one kowtow shang zhi li: duan, guei, jiu mei chi Secondary: One kowtow jie, jiu mei chi, zuo yi jie, jiu mei chi, yi ko sho. Primary: Present, bow, one kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦȁհඬȁΙѤॶ (Repeat these steps until all the offerings have been shang zhi li: shien, zuo yi, yi ko sho. presented, then the person carrying the offerings returns to the kneeler, kneels down and waits for the next order ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ from the Primary Conductor of Ceremony.) shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ࠉ७ࡶწȂၲ Primary: Bow, three kowtowsڗΡӱݎᝦׇ࣏ХȂณࡣᆒڗȞӣࠉІ᙭ᐇհ ! ้ঐΰஈᙄޟοхȄȟ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow (Repeat these steps until all the offerings have been presented, then the person carrying the offerings returns to the kneeler, kneels down Primary: Rise, bow together, move back to the ritual positions and waits for the next order from the Primary Conductor of Ceremony.) Bow, kneel, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! հඬȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: zuo yi, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁӣհඬȁࡣଝᘪࡶ՝ ! հඬȁၲȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: chi, tong zuo yi, ho tuei guei bai wei zuo yi, guei, san ko sho. 120 121 w ¹iǺD̜ǒǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Offering Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, return to two sides Ϸੲ Both sides bow, the Offering Ritual is completedڍΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁ ᙄᗹକټᄇ७հඬȁᝦ ! shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, liang bien fen ban Secondary: Step back duei mien zuo yi, shien gong li bi, jiu gong.
ήஈᙄȈ! ଝ shia zhi li: tuei. 122 123 w ¹iǺD˺ΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Invitation Ritual h ˺ΉǺ The Invitation Ritual
ΙȃཎဎȈ 1. Meaning σၾ༈ؑၾΡȄ This ritual invites Lao Mu and all heavenly dieties to come to the shrineװᙄȁՂ Ѕ፝ЈડထᖝᏫ៖ᏫȄᡱᘈ༈ৱ and extend their protective presence for all, so the Master can transmit the Great Tao to a seeker who wishes to receive the Tao. ΠȃᏫࠉϞྥരȈ 2. Preparations 1. ௶ӖࡶწȂ՝ညԃήყȈ 1) Position kneelers according to the diagram below:
.ᔫॷУȄ 2) Place the sandalwood joss sticks on the altarׂ௶ .2 3) Request permission from the Master to begin the Invitation Ritual. Ұᘈ༈ৱΙϸྥര൷ᆱȂ֏џоۖᏫȄ .3 4) Stand on both sides of the kneelers in order of seniority. ȄڍϷમࡶწוԩڠၾൟ൵ٷ .4
5) After the reading of the Invitation Sutra, stand in positions according to the diagram below: ՝ညԃήყȈޟᇫׇᏫငࡣમҳ .5
ຝ၌Ȉყ2ȃყ3ȄΰȃήஈᙄΙଔၲࡶᏫࡣۡ՝ყȄ Note: Diagram 2 and diagram 3 show the positions after the Primary and ȁȁȁ1. ᘈ༈ৱȃ2. ΰஈᙄȃ3. ήஈᙄȄ Secondary Conductors kneel together for the Invitation Ritual. 1) Master. 2) Primary Conductor of Ceremony. 3) Secondary Conductor of Ceremony. 124 125 w ¹iǺD˺ΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Invitation Ritual
έȃ໌؏Ȉ 3. Procedure
,ҳȁཱ᠙Ꮻ Primary: Stand at attentionڍ !ΰஈᙄȈ shang zhi li: liang bian su li, jing ting ching tan. respectfully listen to the Invitation Sutra (ȞᇫׇᏫငȟ (After the presiding Master reads the Invitation Sutra ! (After the presiding Master reads the Invitation Both sides bow, each takes the ritual position Sutra) Secondary: First position, second position, third position, ! ! ᄇ७հඬȁӨ൷ࡶ՝Ȅ fourth position, fifth position, sixth position Duei mien zuo yi, guh jio bai wei (Remaining participants take their ritual positions)
ήஈᙄȈ! Ι՝ȃΠ՝ȃέ՝ȃѲ՝ȃ Primary: Bow, kneel ! Ϥ՝ȃϲ՝Ȅ Present initial set of incense, three sticks !!!!!!ᎷӨ൷ࡶ՝ȟڏȞ ! shia zhi li: di yi wei, di ni wei, di san wei, di si wei, Secondary: First, second, third incense di wu wei, di lio wei. (chi yiu guh jio bai wei.) Primary: Three kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! հඬȁၲȁߑᝦॷέṄ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shang zhi li: zuo yi, guei, chu shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: Rise, kneel ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Present second set of incense, three sticks shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ shang zhi li: san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ᝦॷέṄٳΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁၲȁ shang zhi li: chi, guei, ya shien shiang, san zhu. 126 127 w ¹iǺD˺ΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Invitation Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ѲᝦȃϤᝦȃϲᝦ Secondary: Fourth, fifth, sixth incense shia zhi li: si shien, wu shien, lio shien. Primary: Three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ shang zhi li: san ko sho. Secondary: Fourth, fifth, sixth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ѲѤȃϤѤȃϲѤॶȄ shia zhi li: si ko, wu ko, lio ko sho. Primary: Rise, kneel Present final set of incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁၲȁತᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: chi, guei, zhong shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: Seventh, eighth, ninth incense
ήஈᙄȈ! ΜᝦȃΤᝦȃΞᝦ Primary: Three kowtows shia zhi li: chi shien, ba shien, jio shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ Secondary: Seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow shang zhi li: san ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ήஈᙄȈ! ΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ Present incense, five sticks shia zhi li: chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷϤṄ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth incense shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, wu zhu. Primary: Five kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦȃѲᝦȃϤᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien, si shien, wu shien. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ϤѤॶ shang zhi li: wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. 128 129 w ¹iǺD˺ΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Invitation Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၲґࡣΙ Primary: Kneel to read The Final Movement of the Tao shang zhi li: guei du muo ho yi zhao. Before the lotus throne of Ming Ming Shang Di, ! ݂݂ΰࡔጸήȁΙѤॶ one kowtow ming ming shang di lien shia, yi kosho. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Maitreya Ancient Buddha, one kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᔔѠգȁΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shang zhi li: miluh gu fo, yi ko sho. Primary: Report upon the great work clearly to Lao Mu, ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ݂ҩൢ ȁέѤॶ Secondary: First, second and third kowtow shang zhi li: ming bai tong bao mu ching,san ko sho. Primary: Representative of the Tao seekers, ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ please take your position shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Bow, kneel, three kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ཱིؑၾΡфߒ൷՝ Secondary: First, second and third kowtow ! հඬȁၲȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: shin chio dao ren dai biao jio wei. Primary: Kneel to / respectfully listen to the reading zuo yi, guei, san ko sho. of the declaration
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၲȞཱȟ᠙ߒ shang zhi li: guei (jing) ting du biao. 130 131 w ¹iǺD˺ΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Invitation Ritual
Ȃ Secondary: Those seeking the Tao today: have your namesڗΡȂӪԅԤؠԤ୴ޟࡶࡶپήஈᙄȈ! ϬЈ ԤؠԤ୴ᒿ been included and read correctly ! shia zhi li: Those seeking the Tao today: have your names been included and read correctly. Primary: Burn the declaration, ten kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ฏߒ!!ΪѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, shang zhi li: fen biao, shi ko sho. ninth, tenth kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Primary: Rise, bow, return to two sides ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Secondary: First position, second position, third position, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho. fourth position, fifth position, sixth position (Remaining partipants return to original positions) ϷੲڍΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, liang bien fen ban Primary: Both sides bow, Invitation Ritual is completed ήஈᙄȈ! Ι՝ȃΠ՝ȃέ՝ȃѲ՝ȃ ! Ϥ՝ȃϲ՝ Secondary: Step back ᎷӨᘪন՝ȟڏȞ ! shia zhi li: di yi wei, di ni wei, di san wei, di si wei, di wu wei, di lio wei. (chi yiu guh guei yuen wei.)
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᄇ७հඬ!! ! Ꮻᙄᗹକ shang zhi li: duei mien zuo yi. ching tan li bi, jiu gong.
ήஈᙄȈ! ଝ shia zhi li: tuei. 132 133 w ¹iǺDh Ǻ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Tao Transmission Ritual h Ǻ The Tao Transmission Ritual
ΙȃཎဎȈ 1. Meaning ! ᒲၾᙄΙೱၾᘈၾႆแޟ໌ᙄቈȄ The Tao Transmission Ritual is the ceremony for transmitting the Tao and initiating new Tao seekers into I-Kuan Tao. ΠȃᒲၾࠉޟྥരȈ ӑ௶ԁȄ 2. Preparationsٱוᔫॷࡸװ .1
2. ༲ቸߒМȄ 1) Arrange sandlewood joss sticks neatly on the altar in advance. .ӪԅࣺӣȂϚёЉۗȟ 2) Fill out the Initiation Registration Form and the Initiation DeclarationޟȞൢӪ௮ဴȇौᇄюҡИᝲ ! (Use the Tao seeker's birth name, do not use married name.) έȃ໌؏Ȉ 3. Procedure ΰஈᙄȈ! ᘈ༈ৱ൷ᝦॷ՝ Primary: Presiding Master, please take position to present incense ! հඬȁၲȁᝦॷϤṄ Bow, kneel, present five incense sticks shang zhi li: ching dien chuan shi jio shien shiang wei
zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, wu zhu. Secondary: First, second, third, fourt, fifth incense ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦȃѲᝦȃϤᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien, si shien, wu shien. Primary: Ten kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ΪѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourt, fifth, shang zhi li: shi ko sho. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho. 134 135 w ¹iǺDh Ǻ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Tao Transmission Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁᘈ༈ৱ൷ᘈ༈՝ Primary: Rise, bow ࡣȟ Presiding Master, please take position to transmit the TaoۅЕ߳ৱ࿋ᄗ൷՝Ȟୁӑ ! ! հඬȁၲ!ȞфߒȟᝦॷέṄ! Introducer(s) and Guarantor(s), please take position to ! ȞΠ՝оΰҥΙΡфߒᝦॷέṄȟ recite vows shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, (Males go first, followed by females) Bow, kneel, (representative) present three incense sticks ching dien chuan shi jio dien chuan wei (For two people or more, one person will represent yin bao shi dang yuan jio wei (males go first, them in presenting three sticks of incense.) followed by females) zuo yi, guei, (representative) Secondary: First, second, third incense shien shiang san zhu. Primary: Three kowtows (For three people or more, one person will
represent them in presenting three sticks Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ofincense.) Primary: Vow takers, state your name ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦȄ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: Repeat after me ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ (The Vow of the Introducer / Guarantor) shang zhi li: san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ࿋ᄗ!ӨൢӨӪ shang zhi li: dang yuan, guh bao guh ming
ήஈᙄȈ! ᓍ֎ᖿ shia zhi li: suei wu jiang ! ȞЕ߳ৱ࿋ᄗМȟ (The Vow of the Introducer / Guarantor) 136 137 w ¹iǺDh Ǻ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Tao Transmission Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ Primary: Three kowtows shang zhi li: san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬ The Vow of the Introducer / Guarantor is completed ! Е߳࿋ᄗᙄᗹକ Secondary: Step back shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi yin bao dang yuan li bi, jiu gong Primary: Tao seeker(s), take position(s) ήஈᙄȈ! ଝ Bow, kneel, (representative) present three incense sticks shia zhi li: tuei. Secondary: Hold three sticks of incense with both hands, bow once ,ΰஈᙄȈ! ཱིؑၾΡ൷՝ With the left hand, place one incense stick in the middle ! հඬȁၲȁȞфߒȟᝦॷέṄ first incense shang zhi li: shin chio dao ren jio wei Bow again, place one incense stick to the right, zuo yi, guei, (representative) shien shiang, second incense sanzhu. Bow again, place one incense stick to the left, third incense ήஈᙄȈ! ᚖЙஈέṄॷȂࡶΙήȇ ! ѾЙΙṄඨϛȂΙᝦȇ ! ӔࡶΙήȂΙṄඨѡȂӔᝦȇ ! ӔࡶΙήȂඨѾȂέᝦ shia zhi li: Hold three sticks of incense with both hands, bowonce With the left hand, place one incense stick in the middle, first incense Bow again, place one incense stick to the right, secondincense Bow again, place one incense stick to the left, thirdincense 138 139 w ¹iǺDh Ǻ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Tao Transmission Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ Primary: Three kowtows shang zhi li: san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Presiding Master, please transmit the Ancient Seal Three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ᘈ༈ৱ༈ѠӫӣȌȌέѤॶ shang zhi li: ching dien chuan shi chuan gu huh tong, Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ……san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: Listen respectfully to the Decree shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. (End of Decree) Three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ཱ᠙ҳᡥ Ȟᡥׇȟ!έѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ! shang zhi li: jing ting li zhu. (End of Decree), san ko sho. Primary: Second Decree (not said aloud) (End of Decree) ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. (For male Tao seekers only; females are exempted) ΰஈᙄȈ! άᡥȞϚ୴ȟ ȞᡥׇȟȁέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ! ၾջȟۅȞୁၾؑၾΡȃ ! shang zhi li: yo zhu. (not said aloud) (End of Decree), san ko sho. (For male Tao seekers only; females are exempted)
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. 140 141 w ¹iǺDh Ǻ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Tao Transmission Ritual
Λ Presiding Master: Your nameܪۺᘈ༈ৱᖿȈ! Јᄴ௮ဴȁӴ Presiding Master:tien bang gua hao, di fu cho ding Reserved in Heaven Removed from Hell ΰஈᙄȈ! ࿋ᄗ!ӨൢӨӪ shang zhi li: dang yuan, guh bao guh ming. Primary: Vow takers, state your name ήஈᙄȈ! ᓍ֎ᖿ ȞཱིؑၾΡ࿋ᄗМȟ Secondary: Repeat after me ! (The Vow of the Tao Seeker) shia zhi li: suei wu jiang. (The Vow of the Tao Seeker) Primary: Three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ shang zhi li: san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: Third Decree (not said aloud) shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. (End of Decree) Three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! έᡥȞϚ୴ȟ ȞᡥׇȟȁέѤॶ ! Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shang zhi li: san zhu. (not said aloud) (End of Decree), san ko sho. Primary: Keep your mind tranquil and quiet ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Keep your eyes on the Buddha Light shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. (Those who wear glasses should take them off.) Three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ҁЖᓗࣼգᐷ ! ȞԤᔜಁᜢޱήಁᜢȟέѤॶ shang zhi li: ping shin jing chi kan fo deng. (Those who wear glasses should take them off.) san ko sho. 142 143 w ¹iǺDh Ǻ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Tao Transmission Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Presiding Master, please transmit the Mantra ΰஈᙄȈ! ᘈ༈ৱ༈ο೦ (End of transmission) Ȟ༈ׇȟȁέѤॶ Three kowtows ! shang zhi li: dien chuan shi chuan ko jueh. (End of transmission), san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: Thanks to Lao Mu for the Tao transmission shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Three kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᗂᗂȁՂ ၾϞȁέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shang zhi li: shieh shieh, lao mu kai dao zhi en, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: All heavenly dieties, one kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ፝ЈડထȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: zhu tien shen sheng, yi ko sho. Primary: Maitreya Buddha, one kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᔔઠৱ Primary: Nan Hai Ancient Buddha, one kowtow shang zhi li: mi luh zhu shi. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠒѠգ shang zhi li: na hai gu fo.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. 144 145 w ¹iǺDh Ǻ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Tao Transmission Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ࣀգৱ൵ Primary: Ji Gong Living Buddha, one kowtow shang zhi li: huo fo shi zuen. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Yueh Huei Bodhisattva, one kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! Тኋᙡ shang zhi li: yueh huei pu sa. Secondary: One kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Primary: Shi Zuen, one kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ৱ൵ shang zhi li: shi zuen. Primary: Shi Mu, one kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ৱҔ Primary: Master, one kowtow shang zhi li: shi mu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Introducer and Guarantor, one kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ᘈ༈ৱ shang zhi li: dien chuan shi.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! Е߳ৱ shang zhi li: yin bao shi. 146 147 w ¹iǺDh Ǻ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Tao Transmission Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: All seniors and all cultivators, one kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠉ፱σಀ shang zhi li: chien shien da zhong,. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow The Tao Transmission Ritual is completed ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬ ၾᙄᗹକ Secondary: Step backؑ ! shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi chio dao li bi, jiu gong. Primary: Congratulations
ήஈᙄȈ! ଝ shia zhi li: tuei. (At the end of the Tao Transmission Ritual, the Master congratulates the initiates. The Primary and Secondary Conductors of Ceremony also offer ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾ congratulations for receiving the transmission of the Great Tao.) shang zhi li: dao shi
Ȟᒲׇၾȇᘈ༈ৱᇳ৾ȂΰஈᙄȃήஈᙄΙଔᇳ৾ȃ৾Ө՝ ுິσၾȟؑ
(At the end of the Tao Transmission Ritual, the Master congratulates the initiates. The Primary and Secondary Conductors of Ceremony also offer congratulations for receiving the transmission of the Great Tao.) 148 149 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual ɦΉǺ The Shrine Opening Ritual
ΙȃཎဎȈ 1. Meaning Ꮻᙄ։೩ཱིȁ ᏫޟᙄȂӵΡ࡚ҳПՑȂо෮Ͻಀ This is the dedication ceremony for a new shrine. It is as if we are ҡӱᘪ౩ЈȄ building a ship in the mortal realm, to transport sentient beings to the far shore representing Heaven. ΠȃᏫᙄȈ 2. Preparations Ȅټᝦ .1 2. ᏫȄ 1) The Offering Ritual. 2) The Invitation Ritual.
(έȃ໌؏ȈȞΞϤσᙄȟ 3. Procedure (The Nine-Five Great Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! հඬ!!ၲȁߑᝦॷέṄ Primary: Bow, kneel shang zhi li: zuo yi, guei, chu shien shiang, san zhu. Present initial set of incense, three sticks
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ Primary: Three kowtows shang zhi li: san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Rise, kneel ᝦॷέṄ Present second set of incense, three sticksٳΰஈᙄȈ! ଔ!!ၲȁ shang zhi li: chi, guei, ya shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: Fourth, fifth, sixth incense ήஈᙄȈ! ѲᝦȃϤᝦȃϲᝦ shia zhi li: si shien, wu shien, lio shien. 150 151 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ Primary: Three kowtows shang zhi li: san ko sho. Secondary: Fourth, fifth, sixth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ѲѤȃϤѤȃϲѤॶ shia zhi li: si ko, wu ko, lio ko sho. Primary: Rise, kneel Present final set of incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔ!!ၲȁತᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: chi, guei, zhong shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: Seventh, eighth, ninth incense ήஈᙄȈ! ΜᝦȃΤᝦȃΞᝦ shia zhi li: chi shien, ba shien, jio shien. Primary: Three kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! έѤॶ Secondary: Seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow shang zhi li: san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shia zhi li: chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Present incense, five sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔ!!հඬȁၲȁᝦॷϤṄ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth incense shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, wu zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦȃѲᝦȃϤᝦ Primary: Five kowtows shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. si shien, wu shien. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ϤѤॶ shang zhi li: wu ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Present incense, five sticks ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔ!!հඬȁၲȁᝦॷϤṄ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, wu zhu. 152 153 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦȃѲᝦȃϤᝦ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien, si shien, wu shien. Primary: Ming Ming Shang Di, ten kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ݂݂ΰࡔ!!ΪѤॶ shang zhi li: ming ming shang di, shi ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth kowtow ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Present incense, three sticks lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ Secondary: First, second, third incense shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: Heaven / Earth / Sovereign / Parents / Teachers, ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ nine kowtows shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, ΰஈᙄȈ! ЈӴ֗ᒑৱȁΞѤॶ sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow shang zhi li: tien di jiun chin shi, jio ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ Present incense, three sticks shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ Primary: All heavenly deities, nine kowtows shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ፝ЈડထȁΞѤॶ shang zhi li: zhu tien shen sheng, jio ko sho. 154 155 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Primary: Maitreya Buddha, nine kowtows shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᔔઠৱȁΞѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, shang zhi li: mi luh zhu, shi, jio ko sho. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶȁ Present incense, three sticks shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ Primary: Nan Hai Ancient Buddha, five kowtows shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠒѠգȁϤѤॶ Present incense, three sticks shang zhi li: na hai gu fo, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. 156 157 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Saints of the Five Religions, five kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ϤఀထΡȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: wu jiao sheng ren, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zao ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Primary: Ji Gong Living Buddha, five kowtows shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ࣀգৱ൵ȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: huo fo shi zuen, wu ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Present incense, three sticks shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ Secondary: First, second, third incense shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: Yueh Huei Bodhisattva, five kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ТኋᙡȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: yueh huei pu sa, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. 158 159 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Present incense, three sticks
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shiang, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! Ө՝ݲࡡкȁϤѤॶ Primary: The Masters of Dharmic Laws, five kowtows shang zhi li: guh wei fa liu zhu, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third incense ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: The Emperor of Longevity, five kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ߝҡσࡔȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: chang sheng da di, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Present incense, three sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁᝦॷέṄ Secondary: First, second, third incense shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: The Kitchen God, three kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ȁέѤॶ֗ج !ΰஈᙄȈ shang zhi li: zao jiun, san ko sho. 160 161 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third incense ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Shi Zuen, three kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ৱ൵ȁέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shang zhi li: shi zuen, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third incense ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: Shi Mu, three kowtows
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ৱҔȁέѤॶ Primary: Present incense, three sticks shang zhi li: shi mu, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third incense ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. 162 163 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᚊྒྷϯࡕȁέѤॶ Primary: The Guardian Marshal, three kowtows shang zhi li: zhen dien yuan shuai, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Primary: The Guardian General, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ᚊྒྷॖȁέѤॶ shia zhi li: zhen dien jiang jiun, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third incense
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ Primary: The Bodhisattva of Enlightenment, three kowtows shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ఀϽᙡȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: jiao hua pu sa, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shia zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. 164 165 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Great immortals, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! Ө՝σцȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: guh wei da shien, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Tao Zhang, one kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾߝȁΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shang zhi li: dao zhang, yi ko sho. Primary: Chien Ren ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠉΡ shang zhi li: chien ren. Primary: Masters
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᘈ༈ৱ Primary: Introducers and Guarantors shang zhi li: dien chuan shi. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! Е߳ৱ shang zhi li: yin bao shi.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. 166 167 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ՌϏઠӑ Primary: Our own ancestors shang zhi li: zi ji zhu shien. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Kneel to read the Prayer of Atonement ΰஈᙄȈ! ၲᄗМ I, [state your name], shang zhi li: guei du yuan chan wen. kneel sincerely before the lotus throne of Ming Ming Shang Di, blessed with the authentic transmission ! ȞୁȟᎷង! !!!!!!ȞӨൢӨӪȟ of the Tao. Three kowtows (Male) yu yun (guh bao guh ming) Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ȟ߬ρ! !!!!!!ȞӨൢӨӪȟۅȞ !
(Female) shin shi (guh bao guh ming) Primary: Maitreya Buddha, with wondrous dharma that is infinite, protects all sentient beings, I repent before the Buddha ઍ༈ȁέѤॶڧЖၲӵȁ݂݂ΰࡔጸή!۷ ! to correct my errors and renew myself so that we may chien shin guei zai, ming ming shang di lien complete the heavenly work together. shia, shing sho zhen chuan, san ko sho. Three kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ಀҡ!ਅգࠉזΰஈᙄȈ! ᔔઠৱ!!ּݲฒȁ៖ ႆՌཱིȁӣຝЈዺȁέѤॶ ! shang zhi li: mi luh zhu shi, miao fa wu bien, hu bi zhong sheng, chan huei fo chien, gai guo zi shin, tong zhu tien pan, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. 168 169 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! γ߽գஆ!!ইᒿ༄ Primary: For everything related to the temple, ! ఖइઠৱ!!ဌৠቶȁΪѤॶ if I have done anything wrong, may the Great Teacher shang zhi li: fan shi fo tang, dien dao tsuo luan, forgive me. Ten kowtows wang chi zhu shi, shuh zuei rong kuan, Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, shi ko sho. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ Primary: Nan Wu Ah Mi Shi Fo Tien Yuen shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Ten kowtows lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, ΰஈᙄȈ! ࠒฒߡᔔΪգЈϯȁΪѤॶ sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth kowtow shang zhi li: na wu ah mi shi fo tien yuan, shi ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel, beseech the great mercy of Lao Mu ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Keep all sentient beings away from calamities ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ One hundred kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁѤؑ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei, ko chio
!! Ղ σཏσඍȁಀҡջք!!ΙԻѤॶ lao mu da tsi da bei, zhong shen mien jieh, yi bai ko sho. 170 171 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΙ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂӔ ninth, first ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂέ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂѲ ninth, second ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂϤ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂϲ ninth, third First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΜ ninth, fourth ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΤ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΞ ninth, fifth ! ΙȃӔȃέȃѲȃϤȃϲȃΜȃΤȃΞȂΙԻѤॶ First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, shia zhi li: yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, yi. ninth, sixth yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, zai. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, san. ninth, seventh yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, si. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, wu. ninth, eighth yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, lio. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, chi. ninth, ninth yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, ba. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, jio. ninth, one hundred kowtows yi, zai, san, si, wu, lio, chi, ba, jio, yi bai ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third incense ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Jin Gong Patriarch, nine kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ߜϴઠৱȁΞѤॶ shang zhi li: jin gong zhu shi, jio ko sho. 172 173 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ Secondary: First, second, third incense shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: Tien Ran Ancient Buddha, five kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ЈณѠգȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: tien ran gu fo, wu ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ Primary: Divine Mother of China, five kowtows shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ϛထҔȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third incense shang zhi li: zhong hua sheng mu, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. 174 175 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ՃၐߝȁέѤॶ Primary: The Principal of Examination, three kowtows shang zhi li: kao shi yuan zhang, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. (Please continue to revere the Chien Ren who have passed away (ӨಢᘪުࠉΡᙄࡶȟ for each branchٷȞ ! (ȟ (Below are examples from the Ji Chu Zhong Shu branchٽ৽࣏܆Ȟоή࣏அᙃ !
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ Primary: Present incense, three sticks shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Tsi Li Immortal, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏᚔσцȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: tsi li da shien, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ Secondary: First, second, third incense shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: Tsi Hua Immortal, three kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏϽઍ֗ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: tsi hua zhen jiun, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ shang zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. 176 177 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Primary: Tsi Yo Immortal, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏէࡔ֗ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: tsi yo di jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li; yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ΰஈᙄȈ! ᝦॷέṄ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: shien shiang, san zhu. Primary: Tsi Zheng Immortal, three kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙᝦȃӔᝦȃέᝦ shia zhi li: yi shien, zai shien, san shien. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ཏғЈ֗ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: tsi zheng tien jiun, san ko sho. Primary: Present incense, three sticks
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third incense shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ! ԙၾࠉΡȁΙѤॶ All Chien Ren who have attained the Tao, shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei one kowtow cheng dao chien ren, yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: All Masters who have attained the Tao, one kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ԙၾᘈ༈ৱȁΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shang zhi li: cheng dao dien chuan shi, yi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. 178 179 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ! ၾȁ݂݂ΰࡔ!!ΪѤॶ Congratulate Ming Ming Shang Di, ten kowtows shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei dao shi, ming ming shang di, shi ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤȃΪѤॶ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Congratulate Heaven / Earth / Sovereign / Parents / lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko, shi ko sho. Teachers, nine kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, ၾȁЈӴ֗ᒑৱȁΞѤॶ sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow ! shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei dao shi, tien di jiun chin shi, jio ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Congratulate all heavenly deities, nine kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ ! ၾȁ፝ЈડထȁΞѤॶ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei dao shi, zhu tien shen sheng, jio ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. 180 181 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ! ၾȁᔔઠৱȁΞѤॶ Congratulate Maitreya Buddha, nine kowtows shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei dao shi, mi luh zhu shi, jio ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, Congratulate Nan Hai Ancient Buddha, five kowtows lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲ ! ၾȁࠒѠգȁϤѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Saints of the Five Religions, five kowtows shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei dao shi, nan hai gu fo, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Ji Gong Living Buddha, five kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁϤఀထΡȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: dao shi, wu jiao sheng ren, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Yueh Huei Bodhisattva, five kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁࣀգৱ൵ȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, huo fo shi zuen, wu ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁТኋᙡȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, yueh huei pu sa, wu ko sho. 182 183 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate the Masters of Dharmic Laws, five kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁӨ՝ݲࡡкȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, guh wei fa liu zhu, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate the Emperor of Longevity, five kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁߝҡσࡔȁϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shang zhi li: dao shi, chang sheng da di, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate the Kitchen God, three kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ȁέѤॶ֗جΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁ shang zhi li: dao shi, zao jiun, san ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Shi Zuen, three kowtows
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁৱ൵ȁέѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Shi Mu, three kowtows shang zhi li: dao shi, shi zuen, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁৱҔȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, shi mu, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. 184 185 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁᚊྒྷϯࡕȁέѤॶ Primary: Congratulate the Guardian Marshal, three kowtows shang zhi li: dao shi, zhen dien yuan shuai, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Congratulate the Guardian General, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁᚊྒྷॖȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, zhen dien jiang jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: Congratulate the Bodhisattva of Enlightenment, shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. three kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁఀϽᙡȁέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shang zhi li: dao shi, jiao hua pu sa, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: Congratulate the great immortals, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁӨ՝σцȁέѤॶ
shang zhi li: dao shi, guei wei da shien, san ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Tao Zhang, one kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁၾߝȁΙѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Chien Ren shang zhi li: dao shi, dao zhang, yi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁࠉΡ shang zhi li: dao shi, chien ren. 186 187 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Masters ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁᘈ༈ৱ shang zhi li: dao shi, dien chuan shi. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Introducers and Guarantors
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁЕ߳ৱ Secondary: One kowtow shang zhi li: dao shi, yin bao shi. Primary: Congratulate our own ancestors ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁՌϏઠӑ shang zhi li: dao shi, zi ji zhu shien. Primary: Congratulate Jin Gong Patriarch, nine kowtows
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth, shia zhi li: yi ko sho. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁ ! ၾȁߜϴઠৱȁΞѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Tien Ran Ancient Buddha, five kowtows shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei dao shi, jin gong zhu shi, jio ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤȃ ! ϲѤȃΜѤȃΤѤȃΞѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko, lio ko, chi ko, ba ko, jio ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁЈณѠգȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, tien ran gu fo, wu ko sho. 188 189 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Divine Mother of China, five kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁϛထҔȁϤѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, zhong hua sheng mu, wu ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third, fourth, fifth kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤȃѲѤȃϤѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko, si ko, wu ko sho. Primary: Congratulate the Chief Examiner, three kowtows
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁՃၐߝȁέѤॶ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow shang zhi li: dao shi, kao shi yuan zhang, san ko sho. (Please continue to revere the Chien Ren who have passed away ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ for each branch) shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. (Below are examples from the Ji Chu Zhong Shu branch) ӨಢᘪުࠉΡᙄࡶȟٷȞ !
ȟ Primary: Congratulate Tsi Li Immortal, three kowtowsٽ৽࣏܆Ȟоή࣏அᙃ ! ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁཏᚔσцȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, tsi li da shien, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Tsi Hua Immortal, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁཏϽઍ֗ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, tsi hua zhen jiun, san ko sho. Primary: Congratulate Tsi Yo Immortal, three kowtows ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁཏէࡔ֗ȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, tsi yo di jiun, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. 190 191 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁཏғЈ֗ȁέѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Tsi Zheng Immortal, three kowtows shang zhi li: dao shi, tsi zheng tien jiun, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel Congratulate all Chien Ren who have attained ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁ the Tao, one kowtow ! ၾȁԙၾࠉΡȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei Secondary: One kowtow dao shi, cheng dao chien ren, yi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Primary: Congratulate all Masters who have attained the Tao, shia zhi li: yi ko sho. one kowtow
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁԙၾᘈ༈ৱȁΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shang zhi li: dao shi, cheng dao dien chuan shi, yi ko sho. Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Congratulate Wong Lao Chien Ren, three kowtows shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁၲȁ Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ! ၾȁдՂࠉΡȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei Primary: Congratulate Chang Lao Chien Ren, three kowtows dao shi, wang lao chien ren, san ko sho. Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁՂࠉΡȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, zhang lao chien ren, san ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. 192 193 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁࠉΡȁΙѤॶ Primary: Congratulate Yuen Chien Ren, one kowtow shang zhi li: dao shi, yuan chien ren, yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Congratulate all Chien Ren, one kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁӨ՝ࠉΡȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, guei wei chien ren, yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Primary: Congratulate all Lao Dien Chuan Shi, one kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁӨ՝Ղᘈ༈ৱȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, guh wei lao dien chuan shi, yi ko sho. Primary: Rise, all below Masters bow, kneel ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Congratulate all Masters, one kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁᘈ༈ৱоή!!հඬ!!ၲ
shang zhi li: chi, dien chuan shi yi shia, zuo yi, guei Primary: Congratulate new shrine owner, one kowtow !! ၾȁӨ՝ᘈ༈ৱȁΙѤॶ dao shi, guh wei dien chuan shi, yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ၾȁཱིᏫкȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: dao shi, shin tan zhu, yi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. 194 195 w ¹iǺDɦΉǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Shrine Opening Ritual
Ϸੲ Primary: Rise, bow, return to two sidesڍΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, liang bien fen ban. Secondary: First position, second position, third position, ήஈᙄȈ! Ι՝ȃΠ՝ȃέ՝ȃѲ՝ȃ fourth position, fifth position, sixth position ! Ϥ՝ȃ!ϲ՝ shia zhi li: di yi wei, di ni wei, di san wei, di si wei, Primary: Both sides bow, the Shrine Opening Ritual is completed di wu wei, di lio wei. ΰஈᙄȈ! ᄇ७հඬ!!Ꮻᙄᗹକ Secondary: Step back shang zhi li: duei mien zuo yi, ching tan li bi, jiu gong.
ήஈᙄȈ! ଝ shia zhi li: tuei. 196 197 w ¹iǺDEģόgǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - New Year’s Greeting Ritual EģόgǺ New Year's Greeting Ritual
؏Ȉ໌ 1. Offering Ritual (with sandlewood incense) ȞඨᔫॷУȟټΙȃᝦ 2. Invitation Ritual ΠȃᏫ 3. The Three-Nine Ritual 4. The Great Worship Ritual έȃέၲΞѤᙄ 5. Participants congratulate all Masters who have attained the Tao ᐶॷᙄȞӒഋၾՍȶԙၾᘈ༈ৱȷȟȄڐѲȃσ Primary: Rise, bow, kneel ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬ!!ၲ New year's greeting to Wong Lao Chien Ren, ! ࡶԑȁдՂࠉΡȁέѤॶ three kowtows shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, guei. bai nien wong lao chien ren san ko sho Secondary: First, second, third kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho. Primary: New year's greeting to Chang Lao Chien Ren, three kowtows ΰஈᙄȈ! ࡶԑȁՂࠉΡȁέѤॶ shang zhi li: bai nien zhang lao chien ren san ko sho Secondary: First, second, third kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤȃӔѤȃέѤॶ Primary: New year's greeting to Yuen Chien Ren, one kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko, zai ko, san ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ࡶԑȁࠉΡȁΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shang zhi li: bai nien yuen chien ren yi ko sho. Primary: New year's greeting to all Chien Ren, one kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ࡶԑȁӨ՝ࠉΡȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: bai nien guh wei chien ren, yi ko sho. 198 199 w ¹iǺDEģόgǺ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - New Year’s Greeting Ritual
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: New year's greeting to all Lao Dien Chuan Shi, ΰஈᙄȈ! ࡶԑȁӨ՝Ղᘈ༈ৱȁΙѤॶ one kowtow shang zhi li: bai nien guh wei lao dien chuan shi, yi ko sho.
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary: Rise, all below Masters bow, kneel ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁȞᘈ༈ৱоήȟȁհඬȁၲ New year's greeting to all Masters, one kowtow shang zhi li: chi, (dien chuan shi yi shia) zuo yi, guei. Secondary: One kowtow ΰஈᙄȈ! ࡶԑȁӨ՝ᘈ༈ৱȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: bai nien guh wei dien chuan shi, yi ko sho. Primary: New year's greeting to Shrine Owners, one kowtow
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ Secondary: One kowtow shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ࡶԑȁᏫкȁΙѤॶ Primary: New year's greeting to all Tao members, one kowtow shang zhi li: bai nien tan zhu, yi ko sho. Secondary: One kowtow ήஈᙄȈ! ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho. Primary Rise, bow, the Worship Ritual is complete ΰஈᙄȈ! ࡶԑȁӨ՝ၾᒑȁΙѤॶ shang zhi li: bai nien guh wei dao chin, yi ko sho. Secondary Step back
ήஈᙄȈ! ΙѤॶ shia zhi li: yi ko sho.
ΰஈᙄȈ! ଔȁհඬȁᏫᙄᗹକ shang zhi li: chi, zuo yi, ching tan li bi, jiu gong. ήஈᙄȈ! ଝ shia zhi li: tuei. ]̨: The Declarations of the Tao 202 203 ]̨:D˺ΉΊ The Declarations of the Tao - The Invitation Sutra ˺ΉΊ The Invitation Sutra ching tan jing
ᝥϛଔಈྭȂ Please remain quiet. Take your places in an orderly manner. StraightenڡσಀҳȂӨӖቆੲȂᐌࠅȂၖཱ᠙ࡇȂΤ your clothes, and listen to this announcement with sincere reverence. da zhong su jing, guh lieh chi ban, jiu zheng yi guanĭġchung jing ting shuan, ba gua lu zhong chi shiang yan, Auspicious smoke rises from the Ba Gua censer. The sacred nurturing Lao Mu is descending to this shrine with Guan Di to the left and Chun Yang Ͻȁထى .६ᖝᏫȂᜰࡔۨѾસѡȂΠΪΤஜ៖ݲᏫȂ to the right. The twenty-eight constellations protect the shrine yu hua, sheng mu jiang lin tan, guan di jiu zuo, chuen yang yo, er shi ba sho hu fa tan, Lao Mu has arrived with all deities attending solemnly, pointing to the right for orders, left for commands. The Thunder, Wind, Tiger and Dragon .ȂႪഋȃॳഋȃߏഋȃᓸഋȂ units all dispaly their prowess᚜کѭȂѾࡾڳՂ ՍᏫȂ፝ડ᠁ณȂѡࡾ lao mu zhi tan, zhu shen yen ran, yo zhi hu chi, zuo zhi huh bien, lei bu, fong Stand at attention and listen carefully. It is now the Third Phase and bu, hu bu, long bu, the Great Tao has appeared. All divine beings shall protect this shrine; all ӨᡗࡄᝒȂᅭ้৾ҳȂಠ᠙֎ِȂϬഇέЈȂσၾᡗณȂ፝ഋડઍȂ spiritual entities shall heed the decree without disobedience. For those guh shien wei yen, er deng gong li, shi ting wu yen, jin fong san tien, da dao who suffer, help them; for those in disasters, save them; for those who shien ran, zhu bu shen zhen, are good, assist them; for those with tasks, work with them. Let the great catastrophe withdraw far away. ଶౙȂႄࣺօȂخᏫȂୀડ᠙ԟȂϸೃছႲȂႄᜲᜲȂႄז៖ The constellations and officers of the spiritual realm, receive the hu bi ling tan, guei shen ting zhi, chieh muo ming wan, yu nan jio nan, yu zai chu yen, yu shan shiang zhu, command of Ming Ming Shang Di. Attend quickly the heavenly work; proceed carefully the mission in the Three Realms. It shall be so eternally Ȃ that retreat must never be permitted. Fulfill your duties and exert yourٱࣺᒲȂσքሉଝȂᘟۢȂሴ!ࡔఅхȂഀᒲЈዺȂέఔϞٱႄ yu shi shiang ban, da jieh yuen tuei, shing yao ling guan, ling di chi ling, su influence over the Third Phase. ban tien pan, san tsao zhi shi, The command of Lao Mu passes from me to you. When you see those ΙΙ၏ȂϚটଝཎȂਢਢࣱณȂӨᅾᅭȂᚊᔆέЈȄ on the path, help them attain the Tao. Change the universe, and let the yi yi shiang tsan, bu zuen tuei yi, shi shi jieh ran, guh jin er zuh, zhen ya san twelve branches take their positions in Heaven. The time is nearly upon us. tien. Do not disregard this announcement.
ЈȂڏȂΪΠϯٛȂӨᐃୁۅ፝ઍȂф֎༈ࡇȂَၾԙၾȂၼᙽڼ mu ming zhu zhen, dai wu chuan shuen, jien dao cheng dao, yun zhuan kuen chien, shi er yuen chen, guh jiu chi tien, ਢ༖ՍȂЧႂ੫ࡇȄ shi shi jiang zhi, wu wei tuh shuen. 204 205 ]̨:DKιȅ The Declarations of the Tao - The Final Movement of the Tao Kιȅ The Final Movement of the Tao muo ho yi zhao
The final movement of the Tao was never told ԫўَ࿋ࠉȄپȁȁґࡣΙܽҐِȄ݂ΡӵԪວΙฬȄཌྷЉᜋுᗙ໐ၾȄҡ ȁȁmuo ho yi zhao shi wei yen. ming ren zai tsi su yi fan. yu fu shi de The enlightened one shall now explain it once ȁȁ huan shiang dao. sheng lai si chiu jien dang chien. Let all the people recognize the way home ȁϬԤёഥ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ಀЖၲӵȁ݂݂ΰࡔጸή To see the source of life and death jin yo chin jia ding en shuai zhong chien shin guei zai,
ȁming ming shang di lien shia,ȁȁ!! Today, we have, by divine grace, [names of Shi Zuen and Shi Mu] άҧέᔖၼᔔѠգ!! leading all participants, kneeling sincerely before the lotus throne of Ming Ming Shang Di, requesting that the Maitreya Ancient Buddha of the Third yo shen ching san chi ying yun, mi luh gu fo, Phase, together with the three thousand disciples and all constellations, Ȃ݂ҩൢ assist the three Buddhas in delivering countless sentient beings. WeٱԪၼሬȂӣօέգȂලԝងኵȂґࡣσڗυȂ፝ૡஜךέν hereby report upon the great work in this final period clearly to Lao Mu . san chien di zi, zhu ban shing sho dao tsi yun ji, tong zhu san fo, pu sho yun shu, muo ho da shi, ming bai tong bao mu ching. ȁ!!!!!!!!!!!
206 207 ]̨:Dɮ̨D̨:ë The Declarations of the Tao - The Yang Declaration - Submitting the Declaration ɮ88̨ The Yang Declaration
Submitting the Declaration ߒМ֕࠷ biao wen cheng zo The year [Year], [Month] [Date], [Time], at [Address], [City], [State]. In [Shrine Name] today, by the grace of [Shi Zuen's Name] and [Shi Mu's ȁȁȁȁȁȁȁᐃ! Name] leading the Introducer(s) [Name(s)] and the Guarantor(s) [Name(s)], ȁȁȁȁȁȁȁjiu we kneel sincerely before the lotus throne of Ming Ming Shang Di. ՙϯ!!!!!!!!ԑྑԩ! ȁ!!!Т!!!!Р!ȁ!ਢϷࠉࡣӵ shi yuan nien suei tsi yue ri shi fen chien ho zai Since Creation, there have been three Buddhas coming to teach the ȁգஆϞϛϬԤ people. However, the Great Tao has not been spread widely and the Truth ȁfo tang zhi zhong jin yo has not been made clear. The heritage of the Tao has fallen into obscurity for more than three thousand years. !!ȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁЕ! ! ! ȁЖၲӵ ȁёȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁ߳ chin en shuai yin chien shin guei zai By the grace of Ming Ming Shang Di, the true tradition has been jia bao passed down in the East. By the compassion of the Maitreya Buddha, the authentic lineage has once again been restored. ϐငپΰࡔጸήСᡅՌЈо݂݂ ming ming shang di lien shia yueh chieh zi kai tien yi lai yi jing έգϞၼҡҕՄࡣҐுထၾල༈౩ဎϚ݂ၾಛϐቪՍϬ san fo zi yun sheng ming er ho wei de sheng dao pu chuan li yi bu ming dao tong yi zhuei zhi jin ȁȁένᎷԑؼϬᇌ ȁȁsan chien yu nien yi jin mong πݍࣲЈғ۠ᗩྔܻ huang tien kai en zheng zong zhong yu yu dong tu ઠৱᘄཏғࣂӔਏܻ ଥϬਢಀҡ༯࣓ҐுࢁЫЬք zhu shi hong tsi zheng pai zai zhen yu ba jiun jin shi zhong sheng tu tan wei de jio zheng shuei huo jie 208 209 ]̨:Dɮ̨D̨:ë The Declarations of the Tao - The Yang Declaration - Submitting the Declaration
.оҳήԪོኄฒኵಀҡᐌଔԪලԝ Today, sentient beings are suffering and have not yet been rescuedܚಁࠉڗȁȁྷϐ ȁȁsha yi dao yen chien suo yi li shia tsi huei guang jio wu shu zhong sheng Disasters of fire and water have come before us, so we establish this ȁȁzheng chi tsi zhao pu sho assembly to save countless sentient beings, to organize and summon all who have affinitiy to the Tao. ȁȁԤጢᆍυϚു ȁȁyo yuan zhong zi bu chi
ݡᘄ By the grace of Emperor Tang and Emperor Wu, by the virtue of tang wu hong en Emperor Yao and Emperor Shun, at the shrine before Ming Ming Shang ൝σኈᏫࠉ Di, with the protection of all deities, today we have (one or two people, yao shun da duh tan chien write their names; three or more people, write "these individuals") who has / have broken through the perception of the material world, and has / have .ϬԤ! !!!!!!!!ȁȁȁ!ಀҡ้ȞΠΡоήቸۗӪȟ awakened into enlightenmentזΰࡔࠟઽਰήȁડई shang di shen na an shia, shen chi jiu bi, jin yo, zhong sheng deng (for two people or less, their names should be written) ȁȁएકშጢᒺਂଜࢻᔘइ We sincerely beseech Ming Ming Shang Di to grant us a clear path. ȁȁtu po chen yuen shing wu mi jing ken chi We the children have nothing but vegetarian foods to present along with this declaration. શጹоႀټտฒџങᝦ఼้ڋΰࡔσ፳݂ၯ shang di da si ming lu er deng bieh wu ke chen wei shien ching gong su shu yi da Man: ______ΰᆸ Boy: ______shang wen Woman: ______! ! ୁȈ! Girl: ______chien ! ็Ȉ! tong Each is willing to donate [Amount] as the token of merit. !Ȉۅ ! kuen ! τȈ! We the children, [Shi Zuen's Name] and [Shi Mu's Name] hereby lead niu all participants in the presentation of a hundred kowtows.
օђኈາȁȁȁȁȁȁȁϯғ yuen zhu gong de fei yuan zheng ȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁȁ!ಀ้ॽӅԻѤڋ Er shuai zhong deng fu fu bai ko 210 211 ]̨:D3͉ş͑µ: The Declarations of the Tao - The Vow of the Introducer/Cuarantor 3͉ş͑µ: The Vow of the Introducer / yin bao shi dang yuan wen Guarantor
Жၲӵ! I, [state your name], kneel sincerely before the lotus throne of Ming chien shin guei zai Ming Shang Di. Today, I am willing to introduce / guarantee [names if two people or less; "these individuals" if three people or more] to seek the .ΰࡔጸήȂϬЈЕ߳σಀȞΠΡоήൢӪȂέΡоΰσಀȟȂؑ original Great Tao and its authentic transmission of the Truth݂݂ ming ming shang di lien shia, jin tien yuan yin yuan bao da zhong (for two people or less, call out their names; for three people or more, use "da zhong"), chio If I introduce / guarantee anyone into a cult, or embezzle money from .anyone, then may Heaven and all people testify against me ڧ౩ઍ༈ȂԃषЕΣ߳ΣȂѾၾਠߞȂ⡫ࠣΡϞᓀȂܒনΙσၾȂ yuan yi da dao, shing li zhen chuan, ru ruo yin ru bao ru, zuo dao pang men, kuang hong ren zhi chien tsai, yuan sho ЈΡӓᠦȄ tien ren gong jien. 212 213 ]̨:Dŧ #͑µ: The Declarations of the Tao - The Vow of the Tao Seeker ŧ #͑µ: The Vow of the Tao Seeker chio dao ren dang yuan wen
Жၲӵ I, [state your name], kneel sincerely before the lotus throne of Ming chien shin guei zai Ming Shang Di. Today, I am willing to seek the original Great Tao and its authentic transmission of the Truth. ΰࡔጸήȂϬЈؑȂ݂݂ ming ming shang di lien shia, jin tien yuan chio, After I receive the Tao, I shall sincerely cherish it, and faithfully reform ၾȈᄂЖওۅ౩ઍ༈ȂுၾоࡣȂၖЖ߳ԈȂᄂЖਅȂȞܒনΙσၾȂ ྰȟȂ myself (male) / cultivate myself (female). yuan yi da dao, shing li zhen chuan, de dao yi ho, cheng shin bao sho, shi shin chan huei, (female: shi shin shio lien), If I harbor false intentions, retreat from making progress, deceive the ԃԤຎЖཎȂଝᕻϚࠉȂৱྞઠȂᙣຜࠉΡȂϚᒳգೣȂࣉᅓЈᐠȂ ru yo shiu shin jia yi, tuei suo bu chien, chi shi mieh zhu, miao shi chien ren, Teacher, deride the Patriarch, disrespect the Senior Masters, disobey the bu zuen fo guei, shieh lo tien ji, Buddha's disciplines, reveal heavenly secrets, conceal the Tao, or proceed without complete effort (male) / cultivate without sincere intent (female), .then may Heaven and all people testify against me ڧȟȂޱၾȈϚၖЖওྰۅȞޱୡၾϚ౪ȂϚ໔ΨՄ࣏ ni dao bu shien, bu liang li er wei zhuh (female: bu cheng shin shio lien zhuh), yuan sho ЈΡӓᠦȄ tien ren gong jien. w ¹i Disciplines of I-Kuan Tao 216 217 w ¹iǺD¹iΪΖ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Fifteen Disciplines ¹iΪΖ The Fifteen Disciplines
ȁΙȃ൵ཱцգ˕ 1. Revere the Buddhas The Tao is real, the Truth is real, the Heavenly Decree is real, therefore the ᎷࣱߨؼȄ Buddhas are also real. If any of the above is not real, the rest would alsoڏઍȂࠌцգһઍȂԃԤΙϚઍȂࠌڼၾઍȃ౩ઍȃЈ ࢋᇯઍওȂцգଏџϚ൵ཱȄಊԃӵȂಊડԃડӵȄЖԆܻғȂ be false. цգฒਢϚᇄ֎ӣӵȄ Since we are cultivating ourselves with serious intent, we cannot be disrespectful to the Buddhas. We revere them as if they are present. If our hearts are in the right place, the Buddhas will always be with us. ȁΠȃᒳࠉඪࡣ˕ 2. Respect the seniors and mentor the novices In Tao cultivation, we all have people who went before us and those who ڏኈȂ҆ᒳڏࡣᏰȄᄇܻࠉΡᔖ൵ཱڏࠉΡȂζԤڏΡΡԤ Ȅ follow after us. We should defer to the virtues of the senior cultivators and໌ڏఀᇵȄᄇܻࡣᏰᔖඉඉᇶȂඪឹ listen to their teachings. We should also look after new Tao cultivators, and patiently guide them on the right path. ȁέȃᘍϛғ˕ 3. Be restrained, dignified, centered and principled ϚۧȄ We should restrain and discipline ourselves, act with proper dignity, hold toޢȂԈғϚߡȂғڏՌЖȂᝒקᘍ the center, and maintain principles without compromise.
ȁѲȃඉೣᗐઐ˕ 4. Follow rules and observe boundaries Following rules can make one well-rounded. Observing boundaries can ༫ȂᗐઐџհПȄᒳඉၾϛΙϸೣઐȂџওၾϚ⾈ઐȂՄ make one morally upright. If we follow all the rules in the Tao, we canٺඉೣџ ԙП༫ՌԃϞ֗υȄ cultivate without crossing boundaries, and become the honorable person who can be both well-rounded and morally upright.
ȁϤȃӈ॒ଔ˕ 5. Accept responsibilities Since we are Tao cultivators, we have a heavenly task to be benevolent. ࢋওၾρ॒߯ԤЈᙛȂȶϦо࣏ϏӈȷζȄጂᄂ॒ଔȂџջຎ We need to take on this responsibility with sincerity, so that we would not .՝ϞᜏȄ be remiss in our dutiesڏԤ
6. Emphasize the divine over the mundane ȁϲȃ१ထሆγ˕ Enlightened people all understand that the greater whole is the most important, while personal affairs are not as important. That is why we must ࣱொȂ࢈҆१ထሆγȄณਢҢϞ emphasize the divine over the mundane. Although we usually spend moreޱሆȂ݂౩ۣר१Ȃωۣרσ Մᇲ time on mundane matters than divine duties, we need to make sure thatٱᒲਢȂϚӰγٱЍȂौӵԤထޱٱӻȂҢϞܻထޱٱγܻ mundane will not interfere with the divine. ϞζȄ 218 219 w ¹iǺD¹iΪΖ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Fifteen Disciplines
˕ 7. Be courteous and kindڷȁΜȃᖾ৾ If we can be humble and courteous to the older generation, we will receive དྷȄཱڧඪឹȂ҆ڷఀઉȄᄇήڧᄇΰᖾ৾ԤᙄȂ҆ the benefit of their teachings. If we can be nurturing and kind to the younger generation, we will earn their love and respect.
ȁΤȃϼణထଋ˕ 8. Do not discard the sacred admonitions цգථ๋ଋᇵȂཱ१ϞৼϚЅȂդџ༄ణȄᙱབ߳ԆȂһџջܣ The messages written by the Buddhas are to be valued and cherished. They must never be discarded. Keep them with care, for they have the ៳ՃȄ power to protect us against being tested by temptations.
9. Do not obsess over appearances ࣺ˕ If we are too attached to appearance, it will tie us down and keep us fromלȁΞȃೃ ;։ being able to transcend beyond. If it is the Truth, we should have faith in itڼࣺওȂலೝࣺᑩȂଏ຺ಳȄ౩։߬Ȃၾࠌ໌ȂЈ if it is the Tao, we should advance upon it; if it is the Heavenly Decree, we .Ꮇ։ϚζȄ should revere it. Nothing else mattersڏࡶȂ
10. Keep all procedures transparent ȁΪȃЙ៉఼҆˕ When we work with financial accounts, we must keep everything clear. .ȂԤనϚવȄ When we manage our work, we must keep everything organizedٱ఼ўҩȂ౩پߜᓀழȂ
11. Departing and returning We should let the seniors know before going on a journey, and ask for their ˕ΪΙȃю֙І७ words of advice. We should also let them know when we return safely, so .ߝ they wouldn't worry about usٺ७ൢငႆȂ҆پሉ҆ൢ֙ߝΰȂᔘؑཏඍࡾҰȂѴюӱٱԤ ΰԊЖȄ 12. Do not disrupt the system Our Golden Thread system maintains order, so that leaders and followers never overstep their boundaries. This is a principle that runs through ˕ಛفΪΠȃϚ༄ everything we do. ಛȂԤనϚવȄሴᏲϚ㚡้ȂҰϚູȄौΙоೱϞȄفߜጣ 13. Protect public property Items meant for public use, such as books to be given away, belong Ϊέȃདྷϴސ˕ to everyone. They come from the resources donated by fellow Tao cultivators. Let us not be stingy when we use them for a good cause. At ϴᏫҢࠢȃᜒᎧငਪȂ֯ᆎϴȂࣱюՌၾᒑђȄ၎ҢਢϚ the same time, when it is not necessary to use them, we should not waste ༟ȂϚ၎ҢࠌΙବΙጣζौདྷȄ anything, not even a needle or a thread. 220 221 w ¹iǺD¹iΪΖ I-Kuan Tao Disciplines and Rituals - The Fifteen Disciplines
Be lively in handling affairs .14 ˕ٱΪѲȃࣀዑᔖ Being energetic and upbeat is natural for the positive mind. When we work ܚȂິӵࣀዑᖝᔖȂឈၾᏫԤٱҏȂၾϛᒲޣيࣀዑ࣡ᝧΝ on tasks in the Tao, we should value this active, dynamic approach. When ϚٗȂ։ᔖՌଢ଼೩ݲ༫Ȅ we sense there is something missing or imperfect, we should have the initiative to take action and find solutions.
ΪϤȃᙱِབ˕ 15. Be cautious in words and actions If we remain quiet when we should say something, we may miss the џᇄϞِՄϚᇄϞِȂᒝϞѶΡȇϚџᇄϞِՄᇄϞِȂᒝϞѶ chance to communicate. If we talk when we should remain quiet, we may Ȅ֗υϚѶΡһϚѶِȄᏽაབȂᖝెቺᖡȂৼԤϚᆒम miscommunicate. A man of honor does make such mistakes. He proceedsِ ζȄ cautiously, as if standing by a cliff or over thin ice, because he understandsٱఁσ that loose talk and improper conduct can lead to failure. ]Ȧː¥̷ Glossary 224 225 ]Ȧː¥̷ Glossary
sentient beings whether they are in Heaven, Hell, or the material world ]Ȧː¥̷ between the two. Glossary Ϥఀ!Five Religions! The Five Religions are often misunderstood as Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Christianity and Islam. In actuality, "Five" in this context Ιೱၾ!I-Kuan Tao means multitude rather than a literal count of five. Thus, Five Religions In the Pinyin romanization system, I-Kuan Tao is written as Yi Guan Dao. point to the most significant traditions of the world that uplift and inspire This matches the way it is pronounced in Chinese. Yi means one, Guan people. means through, and Dao means the path. Together, I-Kuan Tao is the spiritual tradition focusing on the one true Tao that unites (goes through) all things. ৱ൵!Shi Zuen! Shi means teacher and Zuen means reverence. Together, this term denotes I-Kuan Tao's most revered teacher, Zhang Tian RanЈณ ( , ݂݂ΰࡔ!Ming Ming Shang Di! 1889-1947), who along with Shi Mu served as spiritual leaders of the I-Kuan Ming means clarity. Repeating the character twice emphasizes and Tao movement in the modern era, as well as the Eighteenth Patriarch amplifies its meaning from clarity to enlightenment. Shang means the of the Zen tradition that began with Bodhidharma. I-Kuan Tao followers utmost, the ultimate, or the highest. Di means ruler. Together, Ming Ming recognize him as the reincarnation of the Ji Gong Living Buddha, and also Shang Di can be translated as the Highest Ruler of Enlightenment. This know him by the name of Tian Ran Ancient Buddha. is a reference to the Tao being the natural laws of the universe and the ultimate principle governing everything. ৱҔ!Shi Mu Shi means teacher and Mu means mother. Together, this term refers to Ղ !Lao Mu Sun Su Zhen (શઍ, 1895-1975), the great teacher of I-Kuan Tao who Lao means ancient. Mu is the Chinese character for mother turned not only taught her followers the spiritual path, but also nurtured them as sideways, indicating the Universal Female Essence that gave birth to the a maternal presence. Today, she is also known to I-Kuan Tao followers as totality of existence as the supreme miracle of creation. Together, Lao the Divine Mother of China and the Yueh Huei Bodhisattva. Mu is another name for the Tao, focusing on its nurturing and life-giving aspects as the ultimate source of everything. The terms Ming Ming Shang Di, Lao Mu and the Tao are all synonymous with one another. ၾߝ!Tao Zhang Several advanced Tao cultivators assisted Shi Zuen and Shi Mu when they began their work decades ago. These individuals were all the more έఔ!Three Realms! remarkable because the teachings of I-Kuan Tao were not at all well The Three Realms are: Heaven, inhabited by divine beings; the material known back then. They achieved mastery of the Tao, and are therefore world, inhabited by mortals; Hell, inhabited by ghosts. The ideal of I-Kuan known as the Tao Zhang collectively. Tao is to spread the spiritual teaching and salvation of the Tao to all 226 227 ]Ȧː¥̷ Glossary
ՂࠉΡ!Lao Chien Ren! donations. Masters often support temples financially instead of drawing salary as ordained clergy often do in most traditions. They are able to Within a division in I-Kuan Tao, Lao Chien Ren holds the highest position sustain this long-term because they have mastered positive karma, so that of spiritual leadership. This position, like other positions in I-Kuan Tao, may the more they give, the more abundantly they receive. The requirement to be occupied by either a man or a woman. collect the Token of Merit in the Initiation Ritual is a way to introduce new followers to the same karmic mechanism, which may seem inexplicable, but is quite real and has the power to benefit everyone. ࠉΡ!Chien Ren Chien Ren is the position below Lao Chien Ren and above the Lao Dien Chuan Shi. Ꮻк!Shrine Owner! A high-level cultivator of the Tao may decide to take the step to become the owner of an I-Kuan Tao shrine (Ꮻ). This ownership comes with the Ղᘈ༈ৱ Lao Dien Chuan Shi responsibility to serve as an example to others, and is therefore charged Lao Dien Chuan Shi is the position below Chien Ren and above the with two requirements not imposed on the typical Tao cultivator. The first Master. is the total willingness to practice the rituals every day as specified in this handbook. The second requirement is the Cleansing Ritual఼ο ( ) where one takes a vow to become a vegetarian and to refrain from telling ᘈ༈ৱ!Master! untruths. The discipline of Shrine Owners makes them respected and important figures within the Tao Community. This is known as Dien Chuan Shi in Chinese. Dien means to point, as in pointing to the Great Truth. Chuan means to transmit, as in transmitting the Great Tao. Shi means teacher. Together, these three characters denote an Mu Light ordained Master of I-Kuan Tao who has been charged with the Heavenly ᐷ! ! to spread the message of the Tao far and wide. Mu in this context is the same character as the one in Lao Mu. Also *ڼDecree (Ј known as the Buddha Light գᐷ( ), this is the central and most important element of the I-Kuan Tao shrine. Because the Tao is the ultimate force Еৱ!Introducer! and principle rather than a human-like deity, it should be depicted with the energy of a flame rather than any sort of human likeness. The Mu An Introducer is a Tao practitioner who introduces a Seeker of spirituality Light is backed by a metal plate inscribed with the characters Wu ฒJi ( to I-Kuan Tao, and leads him or her into initiation. ྃ), meaning without boundary or unbounded. When the Mu Light is lit, it shines through these characters, representing the way reality itself reflects the brilliance of light shining from the Tao. ߳ৱ!Guarantor! A Guarantor is a Tao practitioner who guarantees the good character of someone who seeks initiation into I-Kuan Tao. ၾൟ!Tao Community A community of the Tao exists whenever two or more Tao cultivators come together in a spirit of harmony and mutual respect. This can range from the ђኈາ!Token of Merit formal setting of a temple to a small group of individuals working together The typical I-Kuan Tao temple never engages in regular solicitations of informally to share the teachings of the Tao with the world.