Ceremony Program
This is the case of a layperson taking the precepts.
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After receiving disciple's three prostrations with gassho, ordaining master strikes precepts clappers three times and intones following words:
If you wish to take refuge in the precepts, you must first make repentance. Although there are two procedures for the two types of repentance, we have a Verse of Repentance perfected by prior buddhas which completely extinguishes karmic hindrances; you should repeat it after me:

gashaku shozō shoaku go
kai yu mushi ton jinchi
ju shin kui shisho sho
is-sai gakon kai sange

(I now entirely repent
all the evil actions I have perpetrated in the past,
arising from beginningless greed, anger, and delusion,
and manifested through body, speech, and mind.)

Disciple chants this one phrase at a time, as punctuated by ordaining master's precepts clappers, repeating it three times. After that, ordaining master receives disciple's one prostration with gassho.

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Ordaining master gasshos and intones following text:
“You have now cleansed the three modes of karma body, speech, and mind and attained great purification. This is the power of repentance. Next you must reverently take refuge in the three treasures: buddha, dharma, and sangha.
The three treasures are of three kinds, each of which has its own merit, namely: the three treasures as a single essence; the three treasures as manifested [by the Buddha]; and the three treasures as maintained [by humans].
When you take refuge but once, all three kinds of merit shall be fully realized.”

Ordaining master picks up water-sprinkling vessel, censes it, takes water sprinkling branch and transfers dharma-nature water from own head to vessel three times, then sprinkles head of disciple three times.
Next, sprinkles water to right side to requite the four benefactors, and sprinkles water to left side to benefit the three classes of existences (three times to each side).
When finished, ordaining master returns dharma-nature to own head from dharma-nature water, again three times, then sets down water-sprinkling vessel. Next, he/she gives precepts of three refuges.
I, the disciple <Name>, beginning in my present body and continuing until I obtain the body of a buddha,

Hail refuge in buddha.
Hail refuge in dharma.
Hail refuge in sangha.

I take refuge in buddha, honored as highest.
I take refuge in dharma, honored as stainless.
I take refuge in sangha, honored as harmonious.

I have taken refuge in buddha.
I have taken refuge in dharma.
I have taken refuge in sangha.

namu kie butsu
namu kie ho
namu kie so

kie butsu mujō son
kie ho rijin son
kie so wagō son

kie buk-kyo
kie ho kyo
kie so kyo

Disciple chants this one phrase at a time, as punctuated by ordaining master's precepts clappers, repeating it three times (monks of great assembly chant in unison, beginning with phrase "hail refuge in buddha/namu kie butsu"). When finished, ordaining master chants as follows:
“You have now abandoned wrongdoing and taken refuge in righteousness. The true and perfect awakening of the Tathagata is your guide. From this time forth you shall declare the Buddha as master and not take refuge in other paths, due to his great pity, great compassion, and great mercy.”
Ordaining master receives disciple's three prostrations with gassho.

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Next, give three sets of pure precepts.
With one strike of precepts clappers, ordaining master says:
“Having received the three refuges, next you must receive the three comprehensive and ten major precepts.
First are the precepts of restraint. Beginning with your present body and continuing until you obtain the body of a buddha, will you uphold them or not?”

Disciple replies, "I will uphold them." This question and answer is repeated three times; monks of great assembly join in chanting reply. (In some cases, only the disciple chants. Below, all are the same.) Following same procedure, ordaining master gives other two sets:
"Second are the precepts of adopting good qualities... ," and
"Third are the precepts of benefitting all living beings..."

In closing, ordaining master says: “I have now given you three classes of pure precepts. Beginning with your present body and continuing until you obtain the body of a buddha, will you uphold them or not?”

Disciple replies, "I will uphold them." This question and answer is repeated three times; monks of great assembly join in chanting reply.

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With one strike of precepts clappers, ordaining master says:
“Next are the ten major precepts of restraint. First is the precept not to kill living beings. Will you uphold it or not?”
(After saying, "First is the precept not to kill living beings." ordaining master chants entire section of precepts text in Sutra of Brahma's Net that deals with not killing. Same procedure holds for each of remaining nine precepts. If rite is to be abbreviated, only name of each precept is chanted.)
Disciple replies, "I will uphold it." This question and answer is repeated three times; monks of great assembly join in chanting reply.

Procedure is same for remaining precepts:
Second, precept not to steal.
Third, precept not to misuse sex.
Fourth, precept not to engage in false speech.
Fifth, precept not to deal in alcoholic beverages.
Sixth, precept not to point out the transgressions of others.
Seventh, precept not to praise oneself and denigrate others.
Eighth, precept not to be stingy with the dharma or material things.
Ninth, precept not to give rise to anger.
Tenth, precept not to disparage the three treasures.

When finished giving all ten precepts, ordaining master intones the following:
“I have now given you ten classes of pure precepts. Beginning with your present body and continuing until you obtain the body of a buddha, will you uphold them or not?”

Disciple replies, "I will uphold them." This question and answer is repeated three times; monks of great assembly join in chanting reply. This completed, ordaining master says, "Uphold them, then, as stated," and strikes precepts clappers twice. Ordaining master receives disciple's three prostrations with gassho.

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Next, ordaining master pick up lineage chart, censes it and gives it to disciple. Disciple gasshos and receives lineage chart, holding it pinched between thumbs and forefingers. Ordaining master chants verse, saying:
“When living beings receive Buddha's precepts, they enter the rank of all the buddhas. When one's rank is the same as the greatly awakened, truly one is a child of all the buddhas.” (This is chanted three times).
When chanting is finished, ordaining master receives disciple's three prostrations with gassho.

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Ordaining master burns incense, then gasshos and chants following eko text.
After chanting, ordaining master hits one blow of precepts clappers, monks of great assembly chant:
“All buddhas through of the ten directions and three times,
All honored ones, bodhisattvas, mahasattvas,
Wisdom beyond wisdom, maha prajna paramita.

Dedication Verse to End Service.

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Next, ordaining master strikes precepts clappers once, chants Verse of Purity While Abiding in the World: When finished, ordaining master gets down from seat, burns incense before buddha.

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Everyone makes three prostrations together. When finished, ordaining master gets down from seat, burns incense before buddha.
Entire assembly makes three prostrations together.

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The ordaining master bows in gassho at the center, takes one step back and bows, turns around and leaves the hall.

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Disciple makes three prostrations before ordaining master, kneels upright and gasshos.
Disciple chants this one phrase at a time, as punctuated by ordaining master's precepts clappers, repeating it three times.

I now entirely repent
all the evil actions I have perpetrated in the past,
arising from beginningless greed, anger, and delusion,
and manifested through body, speech, and mind.

gashaku shozō shoaku go
kai yu mushi ton jinchi
ju shin kui shisho sho
is-sai gakon kai sange
After chanting, disciple then makes one prostration, kneels upright and gasshos.

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After receiving sprinkling-water from ordaining master, disciple next receives "Precepts of Three Refuges."
Disciple chants this one phrase at a time, as punctuated by ordaining master's precepts clappers, repeating it three times (monks of great assembly chant in unison, beginning with phrase "hail refuge in buddha/namu kie butsu").

I, the disciple , beginning in my present body and continuing until I obtain the body of a buddha,

Hail refuge is buddha.
Hail refuge in dharma.
Hail refuge in sangha.

I take refuge in buddha, honored as highest.
I take refuge in dharma, honored as stainless.
I take refuge in sangha, honored as harmonious.

I have taken refuge in buddha.
I have taken refuge in dharma.
I have taken refuge in sangha.

namu kie butsu
namu kie ho
namu kie so

kie butsu mujō son
kie ho rijin son
kie so wagō son

kie buk-kyo
kie ho kyo
kie so kyo
When finished, ordaining master chants as follows:
“You have now abandoned wrongdoing and taken refuge in righteousness. The true and perfect awakening of the Tathagata is your guide.
From this time forth you shall declare the Buddha as master and not take refuge in other paths, due to his great pity, great compassion, and great mercy.”

Ordaining master finishes chanting, disciple makes three prostrations, and then kneels upright.

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Next, give three sets of pure precepts.
With one strike of precepts clappers, ordaining master says:
“Having received the three refuges, next you must receive the three comprehensive and ten major precepts.
First are the precepts of restraint. Beginning with your present body and continuing until you obtain the body of a buddha, will you uphold them or not?”


Disciple replies, "I will uphold them." This question and answer is repeated three times; monks of great assembly join in chanting reply. (In some cases, only the disciple chants. Below, the other verses are all the same.)
Following same procedure, ordaining master gives the other two sets:
"Second are the precepts of adopting good qualities... ," and
"Third are the precepts of benefitting all living beings..."

In closing, ordaining master says:
“I have now given you three classes of pure precepts. Beginning with your present body and continuing until you obtain the body of a buddha, will you uphold them or not?”

Disciple replies,
"I will uphold them." This question and answer is repeated three times; monks of great assembly join in chanting reply.

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With one strike of precepts clappers, ordaining master says:
“Next are the ten major precepts of restraint.
First is the precept not to kill living beings. Will you uphold it or not?”

(After saying, "First is the precept not to kill living beings," ordaining master chants entire section of precepts text in Sutra of Brahma's Net that deals with not killing. Same procedure holds for each of remaining nine precepts. If rite is to be abbreviated, only name of each precept is chanted.)

Disciple replies, "I will uphold it." This question and answer is repeated three times; monks of great assembly join in chanting reply.

Procedure is same for remaining precepts:
Second, precept not to steal.
Third, precept not to misuse sex.
Fourth, precept not to engage in false speech.
Fifth, precept not to deal in alcoholic beverages.
Sixth, precept not to point out the transgressions of others.
Seventh, precept not to praise oneself and denigrate others.
Eighth, precept not to be stingy with the dharma or material things.
Ninth, precept not to give rise to anger.
Tenth, precept not to disparage the three treasures.

When finished giving all ten precepts, ordaining master intones the following:
“I have now given you ten classes of pure precepts. Beginning with your present body and continuing until you obtain the body of a buddha, will you uphold them or not?”

Disciple replies, "I will uphold them." This question and answer is repeated three times; monks of great assembly join in chanting reply. This completed, ordaining master says, "Uphold them, then, as stated," and strikes precepts clappers twice.
After the ordaining master finishes chanting, disciple makes three prostrations, then kneels upright.

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Ordaining master picks up lineage chart, censes it and gives it to disciple.
Disciple gasshos and receives lineage chart, holding it pinched between thumbs and forefingers.
Ordaining master chants next verse, saying:
“When living beings receive Buddha's precepts, they enter the rank of all the buddhas. When one's rank is the same as the greatly awakened, truly one is a child of all the buddhas.”
When chanting is finished, disciple tucks lineage chart under crossing fold of collar, makes three prostrations, then kneels upright and gasshos.

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Ordaining master burns incense, then gasshos and chants following eko text.
Next one blow of precepts clappers, monks of great assembly chant Dedication Verse to End Service.

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All together make three prostrations.

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When the ordaining master finishes chanting "Verse of Purity While Abiding in the World" and gets out of his/her chair, the acolyte will assist him/her.

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Entire assembly makes three prostrations together.

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When leaving the hall, the acolyte waits for the ordaining master at the entrance/exit.

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When the ordaining master burns incense and bows, dōan starts to strike hand-bell.
Dōan rings the bell as monks of great assembly make three prostrations together with the ordaining master.

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Dōan rings bell for leaving the hall.
The ordaining master bows on the central mat one strike on bell.
Stepping down from the mat, the ordaining master bows second strike on bell.
The leader (sōgei) waits for ordaining master to come through the gate (hasshakken)of the central hall with the acolyte (jisha). After the ordaining master leaves, they all leave the hall.
Dōan rings bell for leaving the hall.