The document describes the opening and closing ceremonies for a Medical Dharma Circle gathering. It includes dedications to Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha; taking refuge in the Three Jewels; recitations of the Five Precepts and other Buddhist texts; acknowledgment of faults; transferring of merit; and blessings for happiness and protection. The purpose is to provide a spiritual fellowship for observance of Buddhist teachings and the development of wisdom and enlightenment.

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Dedication Ceremony
We dedicate this place to the Three Jewels:
To the Buddha, the Ideal of Enlightenment to
which we aspire;
To the Dharma, the Path of the Teaching which we
follow;
To the Sangha, the spiritual fellowship with one
another which we enjoy.
Here may no idle word be spoken;
Here may no unquiet thought disturb our minds.

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To the observance of the Five precepts
We dedicate this place;
To the practice of meditation
We dedicate this place;
To the development of wisdom
We dedicate this place;
To the attainment of Enlightenment
We dedicate this place.
Though in the world outside there is strife
Here may there be peace;
Though in the world outside there is hate
Here may there be love;
Though in the world outside there is grief
Here may there be joy.

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Not by the chanting of the sacred Scriptures,
Not by the sprinkling of holy water
But by our own efforts towards Enlightenment
We dedicate this place.
Around this Mandala, this sacred spot,
May the lotus petals of purity open;
Around this Mandala, this sacred spot,
May the vajra-wall of determination extend;
Around this Mandala, this sacred spot,
May the flames that transmute Samsara into
Nirvana arise.

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Here seated, here practising,
May our mind become Buddha,
May our thought become Dharma,
May our communication with one another be
Sangha.
For the happiness of all beings,
For the benefit of all beings
With body speech and mind,
We dedicate this place.

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Opening Reverence (p2)
We reverence the Buddha,
The perfectly Enlightened One,
The Shower of the Way.
We reverence the Dharma,
The Teaching of the Buddha,
Which leads from darkness to Light
We reverence the Sangha,
The Fellowship of the Buddha’s disciples,
That inspires and guides.

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Going for refuge (p4)
This very day
I go for my refuge
To the powerful protectors,
Whose purpose is to guard the universe;
The mighty conquerors who overcome
Suffering everywhere.
Wholeheartedly also I take my refuge
In the Dharma they have ascertained,
Which is the Abode of security against the rounds of
rebirth.
Likewise in the host of Bodhisattvas
I take my refuge.

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Refuges (p5)
Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato
Sammasambuddhassa (X3)
(Homage to Him, the Blessed One, the Worthy
One, the Perfectly Enlightened One!)
Buddham Saranam Gacchami
(To the Buddha for refuge I go)
Dhammam Saranam Gacchami
(To the Dharma for refuge I go)
Sangham Saranam Gacchami
(To the Sangha for refuge I go)

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Dutiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchami
(For the second time to the Buddha for
refuge I go)
Dutiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchami
(For the second time to the Dharma for
refuge I go)
Dutiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchami
(For the second time to the Sangha for
refuge I go)

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Tatiyampi Buddham Saranam Gacchami
(For the third time to the Buddha for refuge I
go)
Tatiyampi Dhammam Saranam Gacchami
(For the third time to the Dharma for refuge I
go)
Tatiyampi Sangham Saranam Gacchami
(For the third time to the Sangha for refuge I
go)

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Five Precepts (p5)
Panatipata Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadhiyami
(I undertake to abstain from taking life)
Adinnadana Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadhiyami
(I undertake to abstain from taking the not-given)
Kamesu Micchacara Veramani Sikkhapadam
Samadhiyami
(I undertake to abstain from sexual misconduct)

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Musavada Veramani Sikkhapadam
Samadhiyami
(I undertake to abstain from false speech)
Surameraya Majja Pamadannhana
Veramani Sikkhapadam Samadhiyami
(I undertake to abstain from taking
intoxicants)

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The Positive Precepts (p5)
With deeds of loving kindness, I purify my
body.
With open-handed generosity, I purify my
body.
With stillness, simplicity and contentment, I
purify my body.
With truthful communication, I purify my
speech.
With mindfulness, clear and radiant, I purify
my mind.

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Start of Closing Ceremony

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Rectification of Faults (p11)
The evil which I have heaped up
Through my ignorance and foolishness,
Evil in the world of everyday experience
As well as evil in understanding and intelligence,
All that I acknowledge to the Protectors.
May the Leaders receive this kindly;
Just as it is, with its many faults!
What is not good, O protectors,
I shall not do again.

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Rejoicing In Merit
I rejoice with delight
In the good done by all beings,
Through which they obtain rest
With the end of suffering.
May those who have suffered be happy!
I rejoice in the release of beings
From the sufferings of the rounds of existence;
I rejoice in the nature of the Bodhisattva,
And the Buddha,
Who are Protectors.

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I rejoice in the arising of the Will to
Enlightenment,
And the Teaching:
Those Oceans which bring happiness to all
beings,
And are the abode of welfare of all beings.

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Transference of Merit (p12)
May the merit gained
In my acting thus
Go to the alleviation of the suffering of all beings.
My personality throughout my existences,
My possessions,
And my merit in all three ways,
I give up without regard to myself
For the benefit of all beings.

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Just as the earth and other elements
Are serviceable in many ways
To the infinite number of beings
Inhabiting limitless space;
So may I become
That which maintains all beings
Situated throughout space,
So long as all have not attained
To peace.

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Blessings (p18)
May all blessings be yours;
May all gods protect you.
By the power of all the Buddhas
May all happiness be yours.

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Blessings (p18)
May all blessings be yours;
May all gods protect you.
By the power of all the dharmas
May all happiness be yours.

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Blessings (p18)
May all blessings be yours;
May all gods protect you.
By the power of all the Sangha
May all happiness be yours.
(Jayamangala Gatha)

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Evening reflection (p18)
Even as night darkens the green earth,
The wheel turns.
Death follows birth.
Strive through the night with every breath,
That I may awake
Past day, past death!