淨土五會念佛誦經觀行儀卷中．下 3.24

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彌陀五會響雄雄　智者傳來五濁中
五苦聞聲皆得樂　乘斯五會入蓮宮
智者慈悲開五會　五會意將除五燒
五燒既因五會滅　皆乘五會出塵勞
雄雄五會響清深　隱隱雷聲寫妙音
聖眾相將同讚歎　但是人聞皆發心
西方微妙五音聲　將來五濁救眾生
五取聞名皆解脫　五會引到寶蓮城
泠泠五會出衡山　隱隱如今遍五天
五眾咸言將利樂　末法仍留五百年
彌陀五會貫人心　哀怨慈聲屈曲深
無量壽經如此音　寶水長流演妙音
五會響颺出雲霞　清音寥亮滿恒沙
朝朝暮暮常能念　世世生生在佛家
香風颯起觸人身　吹將五會蕩貪嗔
五音兼能淨五蘊　聞名永劫離囂塵
西方皷樂及絃歌　琵琶簫笛雜相和
一一唯宣五會法　聲聲皆說六波羅

Amitābha's five tempos resound grandly;
The wise master transmitted them into the midst of the five defilements.
When the five sufferings hear the sound, all attain joy;
Mounting these five tempos, they enter the lotus palace.
The wise master compassionately opened the five tempos;
The intent of the five tempos is to eliminate the five burnings.
Since the five burnings are extinguished through the five tempos,
All mount the five tempos to depart from worldly toil.
Grandly the five tempos resound clearly and deeply;
The distant roll of thunder expresses the wondrous sound.
The assembly of noble ones joins together in praise;
Whoever among humans hears it generates the aspiration [for awakening].
The wondrous five notes of the West
Have come into the five defilements to rescue sentient beings.
The five grasping [aggregates] hearing the name are all liberated;
The five tempos guide them to the jeweled lotus city.
Clear and cool, the five tempos emerged from Mount Heng;
Distant and deep, they now pervade the Five Indias.
The five assemblies all declare they bring benefit and joy;
In the Final Dharma age, they shall remain for five hundred years.
Amitābha's five tempos pierce the human heart;
The plaintive, compassionate sounds are meandering and deep.
Such is the sound in the Amitāyus Sūtra;
The jeweled waters flow constantly, expounding the wondrous sound.
The five tempos' resonance wafts up into the clouds and mists;
The clear tone, ringing and bright, fills the sands of the Ganges.
If one can constantly recite morning and evening,
In lifetime after lifetime, birth after birth, one will dwell in the Buddha's household.
A fragrant breeze briskly arises and touches the human body;
Blowing the five tempos, it purges greed and anger.
The five notes can furthermore purify the five aggregates;
Hearing the name, for eternal kalpas one leaves behind the noisy dust.
In the West, drums, music, strings, and song,
Pipa, xiao, and flutes blend in harmony.
Each and every one exclusively proclaims the Dharma of the five tempos;
Tone after tone, all expound the six pāramitās.