Going For Refuge (Saraṇagamana)
The following verses from the Khuddakapāṭha of the Khuddakanikāya are the traditional verses recited as the triple refuge recitation for Theravāda practitioners. They are usually recited before taking the five precepts. KN 1.1 Saraṇattaya:
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa.
Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
I go for refuge to the Buddha.
Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
I go for refuge to the dhamma.
Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
I go for refuge to the saṅgha.
Dutiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
A second time I go for refuge to the Buddha.
Dutiyampi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
A second time I go for refuge to the dhamma.
Dutiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
A second time I go for refuge to the saṅgha.
Tatiyampi buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
A third time I go for refuge to the Buddha.
Tatiyampi dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
A third time I go for refuge to the dhamma.
Tatiyampi saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi.
A third time I go for refuge to the saṅgha.
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