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	Requesting the Three Refuges and the Five Precepts This is the formala for taking the three refuges and the five precepts. After bowing three times, with hands joined in añjali, recite the formula for requesting the precepts. Mayham bhante tisaranena saha pañcasïläni yäcäma. Dutiyampi bhante tisaranena saha pañcasïläni yäcäma. Tatiyampi bhante tisaranena saha pañcasïläni yäcäma. Going to the Three Refuges Bhikkhu: Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammäsambuddhassa (3 times) Response: Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammäsambuddhassa (3 times

Bhikkhu	Response
Buddham saranam gacchämi	Buddham saranam gacchämi
Dhammam saranam gacchämi	Dhammam saranam gacchämi
Sangham saranam gacchämi	Sangham saranam gacchämi
Dutiyampi Buddham saranam gacchämi	Dutiyampi Buddham saranam gacchämi
Dutiyampi Dhammam saranam gacchämi	Dutiyampi Dhammam saranam gacchämi
Dutiyampi Sangham saranam gacchämi	Dutiyampi Sangham saranam gacchämi
Tatiyampi Buddham saranam gacchämi	Tatiyampi Buddham saranam gacchämi
Tatiyampi Dhammam saranam gacchämi	Tatiyampi Dhammam saranam gacchämi
Tatiyampi Sangham saranam gacchämi	Tatiyampi Sangham saranam gacchämi
Tisarana gamanam nitthitam.	Äma bhante


	Taking the Five Precepts

Bhikkhu	Response
1. Pänätipätä veramanï sikkhäpadaì samädiyämi.	Pänätipätä veramanï sikkhäpadaì samädiyämi. I undertake to refrain from killing living beings.
2. Adinnädänä veramamï sikkhäpadam samädiyämi.	Adinnädänä veramamï sikkhäpadam samädiyämi. I undertake to refrain from taking that which is not given.
3. Kämesu micchäcärä veramamï sikkhäpadam samädiyämi.	Kämesu micchäcärä veramamï sikkhäpadam samädiyämi. I undertake to refrain from sexual misconduct.
4. Musävädä veramamï sikkhäpadam samädiyämi.	Musävädä veramamï sikkhäpadam samädiyämi. I undertake to refrain from incorrect speech.
5. Surämeraya-majja-pamädatthänä veramamï sikkhäpadam samädiyämi.	Surämeraya-majja-pamädatthänä veramamï sikkhäpadam samädiyämi. I undertake to refrain from intoxicating drink and drugs.
Imäni pañca sikkhapadäni sïlena sugatim yanti sïlena bhoga sampadä. Silena nibbutim yatni tasmä sïlam visoddhäye.	Sädhu, Sädhu, Sädhu.

Reproduced by Bhikkhu Pesala for the Association for Insight Meditation
with permission of Ajahn Brahmavamso.