Buddhist Rosary

This has been a pet project of mine, and I have finally finished it.

A Buddhist Rosary:​

These prayers are for the most part based on the Christian Rosary, and the form for using the beads is identical.​

To learn how to use the rosary follow this link.​

http://www.newadvent.org/faq/rosary.pdf​

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now,​

In the name of the Father...​

becomes​

Buddham Saranam Gacchami​

Sangham Saranam Gachhami​

Dhammam Saranam Gacchami​

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I Believe in God...​

becomes​

I believe in the lineage of Buddhas, The great enlightened teachers. And in the Bodhisattvas, their disciples, who are filled of love and compassion, born again and again to save sentient beings, and can become enlightened, but postpone it. Kshitigharba descended into hell and rescued suffering beings there. Someday all shall achieve enlightenment and sit at the sides of other Buddhas. I believe in the Dharma, The Sangha, the works of Bodhisattvas, the effects of karma, reincarnation, and of true peace in Nirvana.​

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Our Father...​

becomes​

Praise be to the Buddhas, who dwell in utter joy, glory to your teachings. May all beings be filled with love, and may they all follow your teachings. May we be content with the teachings today, and may others love us as we love them. May Mara find no foothold, but merely a wall​

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Hail Mary...​

becomes​

Praise to the goodly queen Maha Maya, full of light, the teacher was born through you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Sakyamuni. Holy Queen, Mother of the Buddha, Pray for us trapped in Samsara, now and at the hour of our death.​

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Glory be...​

becomes​

Glory be to the Dharmakaya, Nirmanakaya, and Samboghakaya. As it is in the Buddha-womb, so shall it ever be, the world without end.​

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Oh my Jesus...​

becomes​

Avolekiteshvara, help us to overcome karma, lift us from hell and deliver us to peace, especially those who bear hatred towards us.​

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Hail Holy Queen...​

becomes​

As one upon a rocky mountain standing,​

Beholding all the people round about him.​

Plunged in their grief, by birth and age o'er powered​

Even thus, o thou with wisdom-filled, ascending​

To the palace of the Dharma, all beholding​

Look down, thou, griefless one, upon the people​

Rise up, o hero, victor in battle!​

O caravan leader, free from debt, go through the world,​

May the lord deign to teach the Dharma,​

There are those who will understand.​

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O God...​

becomes​

Everything changes, everything Passes,​

Things appearing, things disappearing,​

But when all is over- everything having appeared and having disappeared​

being and extinction both transcended​

Still the basic emptiness and silence abide​

and that is blissful peace.​

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The mysteries:​

Monday/Sunday: The birth​

Decade 1 Queen Maya's dream​

2 The birth of Guatama​

3 Marriage to Yasodhara​

4 Disaffection with life​

5 Birth of Rahula​

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Tuesday/Friday The four sights​

Decade 1: Age​

2 Sickness​

3 Death​

4 A monk​

5 Guatama's departure into asceticism​

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Wednesday/Sunday: The enlightenment​

Decade 1: Studying with other Teachers​

2 Aceticism with the five friends​

3 Leaving the River​

4 Arrival at Bodh Gaya​

5 Enlightenment​

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Thursday: The teachings​

Decade 1: The first Sermon​

2 Assembling the first 60 monks​

3 Conversion of Anguilamala​

4 The devotion of Ananda​

5 Parinibbana​

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Thank you for taking the time to read this, I'm open to any suggestions, especially on the mysteries.​

with metta,​

yourcrazedpoet​

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I suppose. However, the Vajrayanists have done various sadhanas for aeons, and so they might know a thing or two.

 

I suppose, but that's why I'm asking for suggestions.

 

Leave it to the Vajrayanists

 

I suppose I'm saying that Buddha preceeded Jesus and one needent add some 'other' mysteries or system when one is already in place and effective.

 

You might enjoy looking into the "rosary of skulls" used in Shingon Mikkyo. I think you'll find it interesting whether personally useful or not.

Who was the prominent man in the 19th century who wanted to close the U.S. Patent Office, saying "everything has already been invented"? He may have been more right than he knew.

(PS - That is NOT to throw cold water on your idea, it's a good one.)