Kaikyoge: the verse to open the sutras

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The verse to open the sutras, called Kaikyoge in Japanese, is the traditional way to begin a talk about Buddhism in Japan. In this clip Gudo Nishijima recites the Kaikyoge before one of his talks.

The description of the video on YouTube: The verse to open the sutras – called “Kaikyoge” in Japanese – is the traditional way to begin a talk about Buddhism in Japan. This is a clip of Gudo Nishijima reciting the Kaikyoge before one of his talks.

The verse

Mujō jinjin mimyō hō
Hyaku sen man gō nan sō gu
Ga kon ken mon toku ju ji
Gan ge nyorai shin jitsu gi

The unsurpassed, profound and wonderful Dharma
is rarely met with, even in hundreds of thousands of millions of kalpas.
Now we can see it and hear it, receive it and keep it.
May we understand the true meaning of the Tathagata.

This is the usual wording of the verse in Zen liturgy, not a transcript of the recording.

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