第四授三歸依
Fourth: Taking the Three Refuges
上來召請三寶百靈。降臨道場。同資戒善。當知此戒不間男子女人。凡聖普會。幽顯同沾。乃至畜生。但解法師語者。皆得受之。不同小乘但盡形壽。此菩薩戒。從今一受直至成佛。永無失墜。此下更為大眾。翻邪向正。受三歸依法。當知三寶乃一切眾生之敬田。若能至誠恭敬歸向。則能發生一切善法功德。然三寶者有乎多種。一曰住持三寶。二曰別相三寶。三曰一體三寶。言住持者。泥龕塑畫是佛寶。黃卷赤軸是法寶。剃髮染衣是僧寶。言別相者。修行契證妙覺果德法報應化名佛寶。所說八萬四千法藏十二部經名法寶。等覺已還三乘聖賢名僧寶。言一體者。上至諸佛。下至蠢動。無不具此三寶也。所謂實相妙體即一而三。名祕密藏。如世珍琦。通名為寶。即今諸人本有覺性是佛寶。此性無染清淨是法寶。此性柔和無諍是僧寶。今勸諸人。不得自輕。人人本具斯理。一一咸得成佛。如來由修證此一體三寶故。而能運大神通。興諸佛事。此之三寶在汝身中。如水凝氷。棄氷求水。無有是處。若欲融氷。善宜方便。擬趣佛果。非修不克。今既覺知此體。正向此寶作歸依處。
弟子(某甲)願從今日盡未來際。歸依佛兩足尊。歸依法離欲尊。歸依僧眾中尊(三說)。
Disciple [Name] from this day forward until the end of future time, take refuge in the Buddha, the most honored among the two-legged. Take refuge in the Dharma, the most honored for freeing from desire. Take refuge in the Sangha, the most honored among the assembly. (Recite three times)
上來雖為歸依。若不結歸。法不圓滿。理須三番結歸。
We have just taken refuge. However, if we do not complete the refuge ceremony, the Dharma will not be fully realized. Therefore, the refuge should be formally taken three times for the ceremony to be complete.
弟子(某甲)歸依佛竟。歸依法竟。歸依僧竟(三說)。
從今已往。稱佛為師。更不歸依邪魔外道。惟願三寶哀憐攝受。慈憫故(三說)。
From this day forward, I take the Buddha as my teacher and will no longer follow false teachings or unwholesome paths. I respectfully ask the Three Treasures to accept me with compassion and care. (Recite three times)