Buddhist Daily Prayers & Devotions
Sacred daily prayer schedules, morning contemplation, and day-of-the-week devotions for Buddhism.
Triratna (Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha)
The Maha Mangala Sutta: The Discourse on the Highest Blessings
The Mangala Sutta (Khuddakapatha 5): the Buddha answers a deva's question on the highest blessings with thirty-eight ethical and spiritual qualities.
13 versesThe Discourse on the Jewels (Ratana Sutta)
The Ratana Sutta (Khp 6, Sn 2.1): the Buddha's protective discourse on the Three Jewels, taught at Vesali in a time of plague and fear.
17 versesThe Discourse on Loving-Kindness (Mettā Sutta)
The Karaniya Metta Sutta (Sn 1.8): the Buddha's discourse on boundless loving-kindness toward all beings, chanted for protection.
10 versesThe Heart of Perfect Wisdom (The Heart Sutra)
The Heart Sutra: Avalokiteshvara tells Shariputra that form is emptiness and emptiness is form, and the sutra ends with the mantra gate gate paragate.
10 versesThe Twin Verses (Yamaka Vagga) from the Dhammapada
The Dhammapada's Yamaka Vagga (verses 1–20) opens the scripture, teaching that mind shapes all experience and that non-hatred, not retaliation, ends enmity.
20 versesThe Three Refuges: Taking Refuge in the Triple Gem
A traditional Pali chant of taking refuge in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha — the Triple Gem — recited three times as a declaration of faith.
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