REFUGE VERSES WITH LYRICS

In Buddhism, refuge or taking refuge refers to a religious practice, which often includes a prayer or recitation performed at the beginning of the day or of a practice session. Since the period of Early Buddhism until present time, all Theravada and mainstream Mahayana schools only take refuge in the Three Jewels (also known as the Triple Gems or Three Refuges) which are the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha.
However, only Vajrayana school includes an expanded refuge formula known as the Three Jewels and Three Roots.

Taking refuge is a form of aspiration to lead a life with the Triple Gems at its core. Taking refuge is done by a short formula in which one names the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Saṅgha as refuges.In Early Buddhist scriptures, taking refuge is an expression of determination to follow the Buddha's path, but not a relinquishing of responsibility.Refuge is common to all major schools of Buddhism.

In 1880, Henry Steel Olcott and Helena Blavatsky became the first Westerners to receive the Three Refuges and Five Precepts, which is the ceremony by which one traditionally become Buddhist.

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