Read, reflect, pray
Verse of acknowledging wrongdoing
懺悔文
A verse acknowledging harmful actions arising from greed, anger and ignorance through body, speech and mind, and expressing repentance.
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.
The various harmful actions I have committed in the past
all arise from beginningless greed, anger, and ignorance of truth,
and have come through bodily actions, spoken words, and the workings of the mind.
I now openly acknowledge and repent of them all, concealing nothing.
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.
我昔所造諸悪業
gashakushozoushoakugou
皆由無始貪瞋癡
kaiyuumushitonjinchi
従身語意之所生
juushingoishishoshou
一切我今皆懺悔
issaigakonkaisange
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)
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