佛說佛名經 9.12

9.12

"We disciples have already finished repenting the three bodily and four verbal [misdeeds]. Next we repent all obstacles with regard to the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha. Therefore, the sūtras say that a human body is difficult to obtain, the Buddha's Dharma is difficult to hear, the assembly of monks is difficult to meet, faithful devotion is difficult to generate, the six sense faculties are difficult to possess in full, good spiritual friends are difficult to find, and a mind of dread [toward saṃsāra] is difficult to arouse. Yet now, together, through our good roots planted in past lives, we have obtained this human body with the six faculties complete, have also met good spiritual friends, and have been able to hear the true Dharma; but meanwhile, each of us has been unable to exert utmost heart and diligence. We fear that in the future we will long drown in myriad sufferings with no time of release. Therefore, on this day, we must with utmost sincerity and shame touch our foreheads to the ground and take refuge in the Buddha: