往生淨土決疑行願二門 1.18

1.18

"The Tathāgata's wondrous physical form / Is without equal in the world, / Incomparable and inconceivable; / Therefore, I now bow my head in worship.
The Tathāgata's form is inexhaustible, / And his wisdom is likewise so; / All phenomena are ever-abiding; / Therefore, I take refuge.
With the power of great wisdom and great vows, / He universally saves multitudes of beings, / Causing them to abandon bodies of burning affliction / And be born in that land of pure coolness.
I now purify the three karmic actions, / Taking refuge, bowing, and praising; / I vow that together with all sentient beings, / We shall be born together in the Land of Peace and Bliss." (Having made praise and vows, one immediately prostrates to the Buddhas, mentally focusing on each one and chanting:)