Read, reflect, pray
Dedication appended to the Kannon Sutra
回向文（観音経付載）
Four lines dedicating merit to all beings. Printed alongside the Kannon Sutra in the cited book, but separate from the sutra itself and not exclusive to Kannon.
English meaning and source text
English meaning
About this English rendering
This site’s English rendering of the Japanese meaning guide, aligned with this edition. It is separate from the source words for recitation and is not an official liturgy. Sacred sounds are explained where possible, not given speculative literal translations. Historical beliefs, royal authority, illness and protection claims belong to the text; they are not present-day judgments, medical advice or guarantees of results.
May the benefit of this good deed
extend widely to everything,
so that we and all living beings
may accomplish the Buddha’s way together.
Source text and reading aid
Roman letters are provided for every line of this source text.
How to use the Roman letters
Roman letters follow the kana displayed in this site’s Japanese reader; some readings are editorial additions documented on the Japanese page. These are a reading aid, not restored Sanskrit or a recording of a temple’s chanting. Historical spellings (such as wo, wi, we and ha used as a particle) are kept. Double vowels and repeated vowels mark the written kana; rhythm and pronunciation can differ by tradition.
You can simply read the meaning or sit quietly. No recitation is required. For a temple or shrine’s own recitation, follow that tradition’s published guidance.
願以此功徳
guwan'ishikudoku
普及於一切
fugiuoitsusai
我等与衆生
gatouyoshiyujiyau
皆共成仏道
kaigujiyaubutsudau
Connected kami and buddhas
These connections include figures addressed, mentioned, or associated by tradition. They do not assign a universal recitation practice.
Sources and edition (1)
English explanations on this page were prepared by Inori no Mori from the cited text and its Japanese explanations. They are not an official translation or a prescribed liturgy.