Refuge Formula
Significance & Meaning
I take refuge in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha
The Tisarana or Triple Refuge is the foundational formula in all Buddhist traditions. By reciting these words, one formally becomes a Buddhist, taking refuge in the Three Jewels: the Buddha (the awakened one), the Dharma (the teachings), and the Sangha (the community of practitioners). This formula is recited daily by millions of Buddhists worldwide.
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Related Mantras
Garuda Mantra (Buddhist)
Om Garuda Hung Phat
Invoking the power of Garuda
Great Compassion Dharani
Namo Ratna Trayaya Nama Arya Jnana Sagara Vairochana Vyuha Rajaya Tathagataya Arhate Samyak Sambuddhaya Nama Sarva Tathagatebyah Arhatebhyah Samyak Sambuddhebhyah Nama Arya Avalokiteshvaraya Bodhisattvaya Mahasattvaya Mahakarunikaya Tadyatha Om Dhara Dhara Dhiri Dhiri Dhuru Dhuru Itte Vatte Chale Chale Prachale Prachale Kusume Kusumavare Ili Mili Chiti Jvalam Apanaye Svaha
The great dharani of compassion invoking the thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara for protection and blessing
Yellow Jambhala Mantra
Om Jambhala Jalendraye Svaha
Invoking the Buddhist wealth deity for prosperity and removal of poverty
Long Amitabha Dharani
namo ratnatrayāya namaḥ āryāmitābhāya tathāgatāyārhate samyaksaṃbuddhāya tadyathā oṃ amite amitod-bhave amita-saṃbhave amita-vikrānte amita-vikrānta-gāmine gagana-kīrti-kare svāhā
Extended dharani honoring Amitabha Buddha for rebirth in Pure Land
