Read, reflect, pray
Universal dedication: Sōtō form
普回向（曹洞宗の表記）
A dedication extending the merit of practice to all beings and wishing that all may accomplish the Buddha way together.
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, and may we and all beings accomplish the Buddha’s way together.
To all Buddhas of every direction and of past, present, and future,
to the honored bodhisattvas who seek great awakening,
and to the great wisdom that reaches the farther shore, we direct our homage.
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.
願わくは此の功徳を以て、普ねく一切に及ぼし、我等と衆生と皆共に仏道を成ぜんことを。
negawakuha kono kudokuwo motte, amaneku issaini oyoboshi, warerato shujouto minatomoni butsudouwo jouzenkotowo.
十方三世一切仏
jiihoosanshiiiishiifuu
諸尊菩薩摩訶薩
shiisonbuusaamookoosaa
摩訶般若波羅蜜
mookoohoojaahooroomii
Sources and edition (2)
- みんなの知識 ちょっと便利帳 — 普回向（曹洞宗の表記）・曹洞宗の経文
- 曹洞宗・SOTOZEN.COM — Soto School Scriptures For Daily Services And Practice
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.