Shoshinge

“Gatha on the True Faith in the Nembutsu”

Shoshinge was a verse written by Shinran Shonin, the founder of Jodo Shinshu expressing his gratitude to Amida Buddha based on the Teachings of the Skyamuni Buddha and the commentaries of the Seven Patriachs.

Lines preceded by ‘#’ are read only by the leader. At ‘–‘ there is no pause. For example, verse 10 flows right into verse 11 with the words “mi da” to emphasize Amida Buddha’s name. Lines preceded by ‘@’ are read in half-time (slower). The underlined characters are read in half-time as well. The verses are numbered below; they are not read.

#Ki myo mu ryo ju nyo rai

Na mu fu ka shi gi kwo

Ho zo bo satsu in ni ji

Zai se ji zai o bussho

To ken sho butsu jo do in

Koku do nin den shi zen maku

Kon ryu mu jo shu sho gan

Cho hotsu ke u dai gu zei

Go ko shi yui shi sho ju

Ju sei myo sho mon jippo

Fu ho mu ryo mu hen ko

Mu ge mu tai ko en no

Shojo kan gi chi e ko

Fu dan nan shi mu sho ko

Cho nichi gakko sho jin setsu

Issai gun jo mu ko sho

Hon gan myo go sho jo go

Shi shin shin gyo gan ni in

Jo to gaku sho dai ne han

Hisshi metsu do gan jo ju

Nyo rai sho i ko shusse

Yui setsu mi da hon gan kai

Go jyoku aku ji gun jo kai

O shin nyo rai nyo jitsu gon

No hotsu ichi nen ki ai shin

Fu dan bon no toku ne han

Bon sho gyaku ho sai e nyu

Nyo shu shi nyu kai ichi mi

Sesshu shin ko jo sho go

I no sui ha mu myo an

Ton nai shin zo shi unmu

Jyo fu shin jitsu shin jin ten

Hi nyo nikko fu un mu

Un mu shi ge myo mu an

Gyaku shin ken kyo dai kyo ki

Soku o cho zetsu go aku shu

Issai zen maku bon bu nin

Mon shin nyo rai gu zei gan

Butsu gon ko dai sho ge sha

Ze nin myo fun dari ke–

Mi da butsu hon gan nembu

Jya ken kyo man aku shi jo

Shin gyo ju ji jin ni nan

Nan chu shi nan mu ka shi

In do sai ten shi ron ge

Chu ka jichi iki shi ko so

Ken dai sho ko se sho i

Myo nyo rai hon zei o ki

Sha ka nyo rai ryo ga sen

I shu go myo nan ten jiku

Ryu ju dai ji shutto se

Shitsu no zai ha u mu ken

Sen zetsu dai jo mu jo ho

Sho kan gi ji sho an raku

Ken ji nan gyo roku roku

Shin gyo i gyo shi do raku

Oku nen mi da butsu hon gan

@Ji nen soku ji nyu hitsu jo

Yui no jo sho nyo rai go

O ho dai hi gu zei on

Ten jin bo sa zo ron setsu

Ki myo mu ge ko nyo rai

E chu ta ra ken shin jitsu

Ko sen o cho dai sei gan

Ko yu hon gan riki e ko

I do gun jo sho isshin

Ki nyu ku doku dai ho kai

Hitsu gyaku nyu dai e shu shu

Toku shi ren ge zo se kai

Soku sho shin nyo hossho shin

Yu bon no rin ge jin zu

Nyu shoji on ji o ke

Hon shi don ran ryo ten shi

Jo ko ran sho bo satsu rai

San zo ru shi ju jo kyo

Bon jo sen kyo ki raku ho

Ten jin bo sa ron chu ge

Ho do in ga ken sei gan

O gen ne ko yu ta riki

Sho jo shi in yui shin jin

Waku zen bon bo shin jinpo

Sho chi sho ji soku ne han

Hisshu mu ryo ko myo do

Sho u shu yo kai fu ke

Do shaku kessho do nan sho

Yui myo jo do ka tsu nyu

Man zen ji riki hen gon shu

En man doku go kan sen sho

Sān pu san shin ke on gon

Zo matsu ho matsu do hi in

Issho zo aku chi gu zei

@Shi an yo gai sho myo ka

#Zen do doku myo bussho i

Ko ai jo san yo gyaku aku

Ko myo myo go ken in men

Kāi nyu hon gan dai chi kai

Gyo ja sho ju kon go shin

Kyo ki ichi nen so o go

Yoi dai to gyaku san nin

Soku sho hossho shi jo raku

Gen shin ko kai ichi dai kyo

Hen ki an nyo kan issai

Sen zo shu shin han sen jin

Ho ke ni do sho ben ryu

Goku jyu aku nin yui sho butsu

Ga yaku zai hi sesshu chu

Bon no sho gen sui fu ken

Dai hi mu ken jo sho ga

Hon shi gen ku myo bukkyo

Ren min zen maku bon bu nin

Shinshu kyo sho ko hen shu

Sen jaku hon gan gu aku se

Gen rai sho ji rin den ge

Kecchi gi jo i sho shi

Soku nyu jaku jo mu i raku

Hicchi shin jin i no nyu

@Gu kyo dai ji shu shi to

@Jo sai mu hen goku joku aku

@Do zoku ji shu gu do shin

@Yui ka shin shi ko so setsu

#NA MO A- MI DA-N BU

NA MO A- MI DA-N BU

NA-

#Mi da jou bu-tsu no, Ko no ka ta wa-a-a

I ma ni jik ko-u o-o, He ta ma ke ri

Ho-shi-n no ko-u ri-i-n, Ki wa mo na ku

Se no mo-u myo-u o, Te ra su na ri

#NA MO A- MI DA-N BU

NA MO A- MI DA-N BU

NA-

#Chi e no ko-u myo-u, Ha ka ri na shi

U ryo-u no sho sou-u, Ko to go to ku

Ko-u ke-u ka mu ra-a nu, Mo no wa na shi

Shi-n ji-tsu myo-u ni, Ki myo se yo

NA MO A- MI DA-N BU

NA MO

#A-MI DA-N BU-U

NA MO A- MI DA-N BU

NA-

#Ge da-tsu no ko-u ri-n, Ki wa mo na shi-i-i

Kou so-ku ka mu ru-u, Mo no wa mi na

U mu o ha na ru to, No be ta mo o

Byo-u do-j ka ku ni, Ki myo-o se yo

NA MO A- MI DA-N BU

NA-

#Ko-u u-n mu ge, Nyo ko ku-u-u

Is-sai no u ge ni, Sa wa ri na shi

Ko-u ta-ku ka mura nu, Mo no zo na ki

Na-n ji gi o, Ki myo-o se yo

NA MO A- MI DA-N BU

#NA MO A- MI DA-N BU

NA MO A- MI DA-N BU

NA-

#Sho-u jo-u myo-u, Na ra bi na shi-i

Gu shi ko-u no, yu e na re ba

Is-sa-i no gok-ke mo, no zo ko ri nu

Hik kyo-u e-e o, Ki myo-o se-yo

NA MO A- MI DA-N BU

NA-

#Buk ko-u se-u e-u, Sa-i da-i i-chi

Ko-u e-n no-u but-to, Na zu ke ta ri

Sa-n zu no ko-ku a-n, Hi ra ku na ri

Da-i o-u gu-u o, Ki myo-o se-yo

#Ga-n ni shi ku do-o ku

Byo-u do-u se is-sai

Do-u Ho-tsu bo da-i shin

O-u jo-u a-n rak-ko-ku