Prayer & recitation books · 2026

Praise of Śākyamuni · 釋迦讚

Traditional text · CBETA J19nB044

Traditional Chinese service text from the cited historical edition. Mantra syllables are phonetic transcriptions; recitation forms vary. No unsupported semantic translation is supplied.

Historical Chinese service text. Available new translations are study drafts; mantra sounds and meaning notes are distinguished. Follow the centre’s chosen ceremonial edition.
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Traditional text; CBETA electronic edition of 諸經日誦集要, J19 no. B044. Noncommercial reproduction with original source header retained. Main-text reading follows CBETA lemma; critical notes omitted from reading view, original XML retained.

  • Source text and edition: Traditional text · CBETA J19nB044: Traditional text; CBETA electronic edition of 諸經日誦集要, J19 no. B044. Noncommercial reproduction with original source header retained. Main-text reading follows CBETA lemma; critical notes omitted from reading view, original XML retained.

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Current edition: 2026-10-12.1. Source revision: .

  • Added reading layers and explicit language coverage. Original source preserved; new translations labelled as study drafts. Restored omitted TEI lists where present.
  • Updated reader fonts, reviewed source-line mappings and exact language coverage. Added original English/Malay Medicine Buddha and Usnisa Vijaya study translations, with phonetic blocks identified. Repaired leaked CBETA glyph metadata from retained XML.

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