DEDICATION OF OFFERINGS - (this verse is chanted, as an introduction to the main body of verses, in both Pali and English)

To the Blessed One, the Lord who fully attained perfect enlightenment,
To the Teaching which he expounded so well,
And to the Blessed One’s disciples, who have practised well,
To these – the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha –
We render with offerings our rightful homage.

It is well for us that the Blessed One,
having attained liberation,
Still had compassion for later generations.

May these simple offerings be accepted
For our long-lasting benefit and for the happiness it gives us.
The Lord, the Perfectly Enlightened and Blessed One –
I render homage to the Buddha, the Blessed One.

(The Teaching) so completely explained by him –
I bow to the Dhamma.

(The Blessed One’s disciples) who have practised well –
I bow to the Sangha.

PRELIMINARY HOMAGE

(Now let us pay preliminary homage to the Buddha)
[Homage to the Blessed], Noble and Perfectly Enlightened One [3x]