And I accept your request, and you are going to have day ordination ceremony. But today, I am not in complete health, so on behalf of me, Katagiri Dainin Roshi, I will take the main service. I am so grateful to have you here to be ordained as a lay priest.

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I want you to complete this important ceremony. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you.

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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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Thank you. [...] Do you continue this truthful practice? Yes, I do. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

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Thank you. [...] You have received the triple treasures. Now, if you receive the three collective pure precepts and the ten great prohibitive precepts, you will be seated with the Buddha. With purity of heart, I pledge to abstain from all evil behavior.

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With purity of heart, I pledge to abstain from all evil behavior. With purity of heart, I pledge to strive toward righteousness. With purity of heart, I pledge to strive toward righteousness. With purity of heart, I pledge to strive for the benefit of all living beings. With purity of heart, I pledge to strive for the benefit of all living beings. With purity of heart, I pledge to strive for the benefit of all living beings.

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With purity of heart, I pledge to strive for the benefit of all living beings. With purity of heart, I pledge to strive for the benefit of all living beings. Will you continuously observe them? Yes, I will. Next, you must receive the ten great prohibitive precepts. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from willful taking of lives. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from committing robberies.

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A disciple of the Buddha abstains from committing unchanged acts. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from committing unchanged acts. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from telling falsehoods. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from taking harmful intoxicants or drugs. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from taking harmful intoxicants or drugs. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from speaking ill of others. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from speaking ill of others.

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A disciple of the Buddha abstains from extolling the Self while slandering others. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from extolling the Self while slandering others. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from being avaricious in the bestowal of teachings or materials. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from being avaricious in the bestowal of teachings or materials. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from harboring hatred, malice or ill will. A disciple of the Buddha abstains from denouncing the triple treasures.

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A disciple of the Buddha abstains from denouncing the triple treasures. Abiding in the aforementioned Ten Great Prohibitory Precepts, from now on, even after acquiring Buddhahood, will you continuously observe them? Abiding in the aforementioned Ten Great Prohibitory Precepts, from now on, even after acquiring Buddhahood, will you continuously observe them? Abiding in the aforementioned Ten Great Prohibitory Precepts, from now on, even after acquiring Buddhahood, will you continuously observe them? The way you keep precepts should be always like this.

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The way you keep precepts should be always like this. [...]

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The way you keep precepts should be always like this. The earth trembles and blossoms forth. What is the meaning of such an extraordinary sign? Buddha says to them, In this world, followers of the Buddha's teaching have been listening to a discourse on the Bodhisattva's precepts delivered by their teacher who had previously received them from his own teacher. All the Bodhisattvas, being deeply inspired by this, resolved to observe the precepts forever and become Buddha.

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Therefore, the universe manifests such a joyous omen. The Bodhisattvas, upon hearing this, bowed to them and said, You have now accepted the precepts and by keeping them with the spirit of Shakyamuni Buddha, the great teacher and sage, your study and practice is accompanied by innumerable, innumerable Bodhisattvas. This is due to the perennial and diamond-like element of the Bodhisattva precepts. It is my heartfelt desire that you be ever mindful of these precepts and moment after moment manifest them in your everyday life.

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Due to the lightening of this great opportunity, your body now rests in the dharma world. You should realize that the whole world is involved in the practice of these precepts. Who practices the precepts? For whom do you practice the precepts? To whom do you give its merits? In the pure precept there is no subjectivity or objectivity and in itself there is no merit even. Thus our practice continues forever. We should preserve the good roots of these precepts and mutually share the true Buddha way with all sentient beings.

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Thank you. Sound of the bell.

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Sound of the bell. [...]

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Sound of the bell. [...]

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Suzuki Roshi asked me to explain something about Kechamiya Akra's lineage papers. This year he put the papers inside of a very thin paper that you can see through. So you can see your name and you can see his calligraphy on the front. If you want to hang it, you can hang it as he's getting done with this. Just put a piece of cardboard on the back and then put some packs through the paper and through the cardboard and then put it on the wall. Please don't take on this part. Don't look inside. Leave it as it is. He will explain what's inside. Kechamiya Akra. Kechamiya Akra.

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Kechamiya Akra. Here are the ordination ceremonies. You have been for a long, long time practicing our way with us. Sometimes as a friend, sometimes as your teacher. Our relationship between you is not just teacher or friend. There are innumerable relationships between us.

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When I feel the real relationship between us, I don't know what to say. So, I want to say just thank you very much to come so far with us. In old Chinese Zen master's poem, don't you see the red flower? As it is autumn, but that flower is still opening.

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That is tears, blood of our patrons. Your Kesa and your Kechamiya Akra, which you received at this time, is the result of various Buddhist efforts of practicing our way. We say our way. We say it.

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