Guide to Conduct and Ceremony
Part3. Rites and Rituals of the Order
Chapter 2. Enshrining the Buddha
Section 3. The Ceremony of Enshrining the Buddha
1. When enshrining Il‐Won‐Sang, the Dharmakaya Buddha, the place of enshrinement shall be cleaned for three days with purity of thought and body. A ceremony shall be held amid general attendance, and under the guidance of a dharma master, in the following order:
1) Opening
2) Entering Samadhi
3) Song of the Order (Hymn 2)
4) Mental affirmation (Ceremonial Text 24)
5) Enshrining the Buddha (unveiling) and Song of Praising the Dharmakaya Buddha (Hymn 4)
6) Statement of enshrinement (Ceremonial Text 39)
7) Recitation of the scripture (the Il-Won Sang Vow)
8) Dharma discourse
9) Closing
2. If the ceremony is held at a place of private residence, the Song of the Order and dharma discourse may be omitted. Depending on the situation, the Heart Sutra (Ceremonial Text 2) and the Instruction on Repentance (Ceremonial Text 6) may be added when reciting scriptures.
3. If the ceremony is being performed at a place of private residence, the passage, “a new temple at
Guide to Conduct and Ceremony
Part3. Rites and Rituals of the Order
Chapter 2. Enshrining the Buddha
Section 3. The Ceremony of Enshrining the Buddha
1. When enshrining ita_tIl‐ita_tWonitb_t‐Sangitb_t, the Dharmakaya Buddha, the place of enshrinement shall be cleaned for three days with purity of thought and body. A ceremony shall be held amid general attendance, and under the guidance of a dharma master, in the following order:-br-1) Opening-br-2) Entering Samadhi-br-3) Song of the Order (Hymn 2) -br-4) Mental affirmation (Ceremonial Text 24) -br-5) Enshrining the Buddha (unveiling) and Song of Praising the Dharmakaya Buddha (Hymn 4)-br-6) Statement of enshrinement (Ceremonial Text 39)-br-7) Recitation of the scripture (the ita_tIl-ita_tWonitb_t Sangitb_t Vow)-br-8) Dharma discourse-br-9) Closing-br- 2. If the ceremony is held at a place of private residence, the Song of the Order and dharma discourse may be omitted. Depending on the situation, the ita_tHeart Sutraitb_t (Ceremonial Text 2) and the Instruction on Repentance (Ceremonial Text 6) may be added when reciting scriptures.-br- 3. If the ceremony is being performed at a place of private residence, the passage, “a new temple at
” in the statement of enshrinement (Ceremonial Text 39), shall be replaced with “the new Altar at the home of the believer
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