Read, reflect, pray
Dedication and aspiration: Tendai
回向発願文（天台宗）
A dedication used at the conclusion of the Tendai recitation shown in the source.
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 I not taste liberation alone, nor attain the fruit of awakening’s peace alone.
Together with living beings throughout the Dharma realm, may I ascend to supreme awakening; together with them all, may I receive its wondrous taste.
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、解脱の味独り飲まず、安楽の果独り証せず。
negawakuha, gedatsuno aji hitori nomazu, anrakuno ka hitori shousezu.
法界の衆生と同に妙覚に登り、法界の衆生と同に妙味を服せん。
houkaino shujouto tomoni myoukakuni nobori, houkaino shujouto tomoni myoumiwo fukusen.
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.