Junirai

“Twelve Adorations”

The gatha, Junirai, was written by Nagarjuna (c. 150-250 CE), the First Patriarch of Jodo Shinshu. It expresses eloquently the depth of Nagarjuna’s gratitude to the Amida Buddha.

Lines starting with ‘#’ indicate those that are read only by the leader. At ‘&’ the chant slows down to nearly half speed.

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KEI SHU TEN NIN SHO KU GYO

A MI DA SEN RYO ZOKU SON

ZAI HI MI MEU AN RAK KOKU

MU RYO BUS SHI SHU I NEU

 

KON JIKI SHIN JYO NO SEN NO

SHA MA TA GYO NYO ZO BU

RYO MOKU JYO NYAKU SHO REN GE

KO GA CHO RAI MI DA SON

 

MEN ZEN EN JYO NYO MAN GATSU

I KO YU NYO SEN NICHI GATSU

SHO NYO TEN KU KU SHI RA

KO GA CHO RAI MI DA SON

 

KWAN NON CHO DAI KWAN CHIU JIU

SHU JU MEU SO HO SHO GON

NO BUKU GE DO MA KEU MAN

KO GA CHO RAI MI DA SON

 

MU BI MU KU KO SHO JYO

SHU TOKU KEU KETSU NYO KO KU

SHO SA RI YAKU TOKU JI ZAK

KO GA CHO RAI MI DA SON

 

JIP PO MYO MON BO SAS-SHU

MU RYO SHO MA JYO SAN DAN

I SHO SHU JYO GAN RIKI JIU

KO GA CHO RAI MI DA SON

 

KON TAI HO KEN CHI SHO KE

ZEN GON SHO JYO MEU DAI ZA

O HI ZA JYO NYO SEN NO

KO GA CHO RAI MI DA SON

 

JIP PO SHO RAI SHO BUS-SHI

KEN GEN JIN ZU SHI AN RAKU

SEN GO SON GEN JYO KU GYO

KO GA CHO RAI MI DA SON

 

SHO U MU JYO MU GAT TO

YAKU NYO SUI GATSU DEN YO RO

I SHU SEP-PO MU MYO JI

KO GA CHO RAI MI DA SON

 

HI SON BUS-SETSU MU ASKU MYO

YAKU MU NYO NIN AKU DO FU

SHU NIN SHI SHIN KYO HI SON

KO GA CHO RAI MI DA SON

 

HI SON MU RYO HO BEN KYO

MU U SHO SHU AKU CHI SHIKI

O JO FU TAI SHI BO DAI

KO GA CHO RAI MI DA SON

 

GA SETSU HI SON KU DOKU JI

&SHU ZEN MU HEN HYO KAI SUI

SHO GUYA-KU ZEN GON SHO JYOU SHA

E SE SHU JYOU SHOU HI KOKU

 

#NA MAN DA BU

NA MAN DA BU

NA MAN DA BU

NA MAN DA BU

NA MAN DA BU

NA MAN DA BU

 

#GAN NI SHI KU DO KU

BYO DO SE IS-SAI

DO HOtsu BO DA-I SHIN

OU JOU AN RAku KOku