Maha Prajnaparamita Sutra Recitation Ritual

Buddhist Liturgy Guide

《大般若波罗蜜多经》

诵般若经仪轨

Ritual for Reciting the Maha Prajnaparamita Sutra (with Annotations for Students)

💡 师父开示 / Master's Advice on Recitation Mindset:

“正去诵的时候，你最好能够脑筋清楚，家里如果有佛堂，点香固然好；没有的话，至少你静下心来祈求一下，你很认真地念，那么久而久之的话，它自然而然它有这个功效。”

"When you recite, it is best to maintain a clear and focused mind. If you have an altar at home, lighting incense is wonderful. If not, simply quiet your mind and offer a sincere prayer before starting. If you recite attentively and consistently over time, spiritual benefits will naturally arise."

1 一、南无本师释迦牟尼佛（三称） (Paying Homage)

Recite 3 times

Homage to Shakyamuni Buddha

南ná 无mó 本běn 师shī 释shì 迦jiā 牟móu 尼ní 佛fó

2 二、开经偈 (Sutra Recitation Anthem)

Chinese Verses & Hanyu Pinyin	English Verses
无wú 上shàng 甚shèn 深shēn 微wēi 妙miào 法fǎ	This is the most supreme, profound and wonderful Teaching
百bǎi 千qiān 万wàn 劫jié 难nán 遭zāo 遇yù	One can hardly catch a glance of it in a trillion kalpas
我wǒ 今jīn 见jiàn 闻wén 得dé 受shòu 持chí	Now, I have learned and I will adhere to them
愿yuàn 解jiě 如rú 来lái 真zhēn 实shí 义yì	I pledge to understand the truth discoursed by the Tathagata

3 三、南无般若会上佛菩萨（三称） (Paying Homage to Prajna Assembly)

Recite 3 times

Homage to the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas of the Prajna Assembly

南ná 无mó 般bō 若rě 会huì 上shàng 佛fó 菩pú 萨sà

4 四、佛说大般若波罗蜜多经 (Sutra Title)

Announcement of the Sutra Title

佛fó 说shuō 大dà 般bō 若rě 波bō 罗luó 蜜mì 多duō 经jīng

5 五、正诵经文 (Main Recitation)

📖 Main Recitation of the Selected Sutra Chapter / Passages

(Students recite the designated text of the Maha Prajnaparamita Sutra here)

6 六、正诵完结：补阙真言（三遍） (Patching Omissions)

Recite 3 times

Completion Mantra for Patching Omissions

补bǔ 阙quē 真zhēn 言yán

南ná 谟mó 喝hè 啰là 怛dá 那nuó 哆duō 啰là 夜yè 耶yē

佉qiè 啰là 佉qiè 啰là，俱jù 住zhù 俱jù 住zhù，

摩mó 啰là 摩mó 啰là，虎hǔ 啰là，吽hòng 贺hè 贺hè

苏sū 怛dá 拏nuó，吽hòng 泼pō 抹mó 拏nuó，娑suō 婆pó 诃hē

7 七、回向文 (Dedication of Merit)

Directing the spiritual merit to all sentient beings

诵sòng 经jīng 功gōng 德dé 殊shū 胜shèng 行xíng，无wú 边biān 胜shèng 福fú 皆jiē 回huí 向xiàng。

普pǔ 愿yuàn 沉chén 溺nì 诸zhū 有yǒu 情qíng，速sù 往wǎng 无wú 量liàng 光guāng 佛fó 刹chà。

十shí 方fāng 三sān 世shì 一yī 切qiè 佛fó，

一yī 切qiè 菩pú 萨sà 摩mó 诃hē 萨sà，

摩mó 诃hē 般bō 若rě 波bō 罗luó 蜜mì。

愿yuàn 此cǐ 殊shū 胜shèng 功gōng 德dé，回huí 向xiàng 法fǎ 界jiè 有yǒu 情qíng，

尽jìn 除chú 一yī 切qiè 罪zuì 障zhàng，共gòng 成chéng 无wú 上shàng 菩pú 提tí。