Encounter with the Buddha

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1 Soto Zen Buddhism Baikaryu - isanka ncounter with the Buddha ntroduction

3 CTTS ntroduction, Baikaryū's Three Vows 2 ikyō ge, Hōei idaifu 3 Signs 4 Scale Chart 5 Baika music score sic score Lylic Shōgō nbō Gowasan Shōbō Gowasan Zazen Goeika (Jōshin) Daishō Shakamuni yorai Goeika (un) Kōso Jōyō Daishi Dōgen Zenji Goeika (un ebushi) iso Jōsai Daishi Keizan Zenji Goeika (un ebushi) nzeon Bosatsu Gowasan Jizō Bosatsu Gowasan rabon-e Gowasan ichō Gowasan izen yō Gowasan Dōgyō Gowasan gokoro ni kiru gan Gowasan

4 n nvitation to join in Baikaryu Goeika Won t you come to sing Goeika, and experience the mind of peace, the mind of a smile, and the flower of the mind? The world changes, but the true teaching of Shakyamuni Buddha are eternal. People are wishing for happiness at all times. The melodies of Goeika and san were born from the climate and life in Japan. Their melodies ease our heats, like seeing the gentle flowing of the river. They also give us inspiration and joy, made from these honest feelings. ll over the world, likeminded practitioners come together, easing suffering and distress, encouraging each other, joyfully leaning Baikaryū. Baikaryu s Three Vows We will live according to Buddha s teachings through Baikaryū isanka. We will live in harmony with others through Baikaryū isanka. We will create a cheerful world around us through Baikaryū isanka. 2

5 ikyō ge tra-pening Verse jō jin jin mi myo hō Hyaku sen man gō nan sō gū kon ken mon toku ju ji n ge nyo rai shin jitsu gi The unsurpassed, profound, and wondrous dharma is rarely met with, even in a hundred, thousand, million kalpas. w we can see and hear it, accept and maintain it. y we unfold the meaning of the thagata s truth. Hōei idaifu Cho Go Go Go 3

6 Signs ther signs Baikaryu musical sign tesho (fter voice ends, tap the Sho) rf note Sol-fa nor scale Sol-fa jor scale terei (fter voice ends, ring the Rei) Reisho chikaeshi (p the Sho end ring the Rei alternately) Forms Sign of beat Quarter note Dotted ighth note ighth note Sixteenth note F D F D Slur Sign for half note C C Breath Baikaryu rest sign B B ro lf note rest ya chi-nami ki-nami te-tari Quarter note rest ighth note rest Sixteenth note rest ther signs G F D G F D ko-tari p the Sho C C yashi Keshi ragi ng the Rei Hold Shumoku vertically in place sho (Hold the Shumoku vertically above the Sho) B G B G 4

7 Scale Chart Sign for high tones Sign for middle tones Sign for low tones D D C B B F G G 5

8 Shōgō 42 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Ho Sha yo Repeat Ho Sha yo (veryone) Da Ze Ji Zo Da Bo Repeat Da Ze Ji Zo Da Bo 6

9 7 50 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Be Me Gu Ho Ke Ji e Fu e Go Bu Ho So nbō Gowasan

10 Shōbō Gowasan 50 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Ho Be Ji So Gu So Se u Be Ba So 8

11 Zazen Goeika (Jōshin) 42 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Go Zu Da Ke Zo Zo 9

12 Daishō Shakamuni yorai Goeika (un) 45 quarter notes per minute (veryone) e Me Sha Bu Re () Da () Kyo Shu Sha () (Repeat) yo 10

13 Kōso Jōyō Daishi Dōgen Zenji Goeika (un ebushi) 45 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Se He Ji () Do Ge Ze () Ji Do () Ge Ze Ji 11

14 iso Jōsai Daishi Keizan Zenji Goeika (un ebushi) 45 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Ke e () Ke Za Ze () Ji Ke Za Ze Ji 12

15 13 Me Ji Gu 52 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Re Do Re Fu Ke Fu Re Do Fu Ba Zu Da Da Da Ze Ze Ze nzeon Bosatsu Gowasan

16 14 45 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Ba Kyo Ge Ho Ho Se Zu e Ju Da Fu Ke Se Re Ba Ji Ge So De Jizō Bosatsu Gowasan

17 15 48 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Ge Me Za Bu Gi Me e Ho Bi Ke Me Se Re Go Sho Bi Zo Bo Bo Bo () () () Gu Do Bu Ji Ba Re Bi rabon-e Gowasan

18 16 So 46 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Be Bo Ba Bo Da Ba Zu Me Zu Bo Bu Do De So e Ge Se So Ge ichō Gowasan

19 17 Do Za Be Ba Se Fu Gi Fu Go Da Re

20 18 42 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Go Ke Zu u Me Ba Zu Ji e Ge Da Re Ji Se Fu So Zu Bi Ba Kyo Ba Re izen yō Gowasan So

21 19 Bi 45 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Ji Ho Ke Me Se Ba Be Bu Gu Se e Ge So Gyo Gyo Do Do Do Ji Do Shu Shu Bi Dōgyō Gowasan

22 20 So 70 quarter notes per minute (veryone) Fu Ze Da Re Gu Re Se De Ke Be u Re Se gokoro ni kiru So Ji Ge Zu Sho

23 Ho Da De Re Da Me 21

24 22 54 quarter notes per minute (veryone) e Ke Ho Me Do Da Re Do Me Zu Se Ke Ge Me Bi Ji So Se Me Ge Ho So Ba Be Me Zu gan Gowasan

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26 24 Sho (ght) Rei (Left) Repeat ya Composer nryu Gondo 42 (veryone) Shōgō Ho Da Ji Zo Sha Da yo Ze Bo Ho Da Ji Zo Sha Da yo Ze Bo

27 nbō Gowasan Lyric writer Doken kada Composer nryu Gondo 50 (veryone) 1. Sho (ght) Rei (Left) Be Ho Ke Me Gu e Go Fu Ji e Bu Ho So 25

28 Shōbō Gowasan Lyric writer Seiran uchi Composer nryu Gondo 50 (veryone) ya Ho M Sho (ght) Rei (Left) ya So Gu Be Ji So ya Se u Be Ba So 26

29 Zazen Goeika (Jōshin) Lyric Composer nsho Doei nryu Gondo 42 (veryone) Go Zu Sho ya Da Ke ya Zo Zo 27

30 Daishō Shakamuni yorai Goeika (un) Lyric nsho Doei 45 ya (veryone) ya e Me Sho (ght) Rei (Left) ya ko-tari ya Sha Bu Re () Da (sho) ya ya ya ya () Kyo Syu ko-tari ro ko-tari () Sha () yo (sho) Repeat ko-tari 28

31 Kōso Jōyō Daishi Dōgen Zenji Goeika (un ebushi) Lyric writer Gessen kamatsu 45 ya (veryone) ya Se He Ji Sho (ght) Rei (Left) ya ko-tari ya () Do Ge (sho) ya ya ya ya Ze () Ji ko-tari ro ko-tari () Do () Ge Ze Ji (sho) 29

32 iso Jōsai Daishi Keizan Zenji Goeika (un ebushi) Lyric writer Gessen kamatsu 45 ya (veryone) ya Ke e Sho (ght) Rei (Left) ya ko-tari ya () Ke Za (sho) ya ya ya ya Ze () Ji ro ko-tari () Ke Za Ze Ji (sho) 30

33 nzeon Bosatsu Gowasan Lyric writer Gessen kamatsu Composer noru ndo 52 (veryone) 1. Ji Sho (ght) Rei (Left) Me Gu Re Do Re Fu Ke Fu Re Do Fu Ba Zu Da Ze Da Da Ze Ze 31

34 Jizō Bosatsu Gowasan Lyric writer Gessen kamatsu Composer Senyu yama 45 ro ya (veryone) ya 1. Ge Sho (ght) Rei (Left) Ba Kyo ro ya ya ya Ho Ho Se Zu e ya ya ya ya Da Jyu Fu Ke Se Re Ba ro ya ya Ji Ge So De 32

35 rabon-e Gowasan Lyric writer Jungen ji Composer Keigaku yagawa 48 (veryone) ya 1. Bu Ji Re Ba Sho (ght) Rei (Left) Bi Ge Bu Ho Ke Me Za Me Gi e Bi Me ya ya Bi Bo () Go Syo Se Re Zo Bo Bo () () ya ya Do Gu 33

36 ichō Gowasan Lyric writer Gessen kamatsu Composer Junichi Hosokawa 46 (veryone) ragi 1. So Be Ba Sho (ght) Rei (Left) Bo Bo Da Ba Zu Me Zu Bo Bu Do De 34

37 35 ragi Go Re Gi Ba So So Ge Do Fu Da Se Fu Za Be Ge Se e

38 36 ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Sho (ght) Rei (Left) Lyric writer Gessen kamatsu Composer kudo suda 42 (veryone) izen yō Gowasan So Zu Kyo Me Ba Bi Ba Ba Re Go Se Ji Fu So Zu Ge e Da Re Ji Ke Zu u

39 Dōgyō Gowasan Lyric writer Gessen kamatsu Composer kudo suda 45 ya (veryone) ya 1. Ji Ho Ke Sho (ght) Rei (Left) Bi Me Se Ba ya Bu Be Gu Se ya Ge e So ya ya ya Do Gyo Do Shu Do Gyo Ji Do Shu Bi 37

40 38 Sho (ght) Rei (Left) Lyric writer setsu nami Composer setsu nami 70 (veryone) gokoro ni kiru 1. So Da Re Fu Ze Se So Da Da Re Re De De Ji Ge Zu Sho Ho Ho Ho Ho u De Ke Se Be Re Gu Re

41 Da Me Da Me 39

42 gan Gowasan Lyric writer shio ka Composer sao ga 54 (veryone) Sho (ght) Rei (Left) 1. Ke Re Do 2. e Ho Do Me 3. Da Me Zu Ho Ke Ji So Se Ge Me Bi So Se Me 40

43 41 Ge Be Ba Me Zu

44 Shōgō Recitation of the cred me take refuge in the riginal acher Shakyamuni thagata. 42

45 nbō Gowasan Hymns of Three Treasures 1 The Buddha illuminates the darkness of our minds. ll those who aspire to the sacred vow of Buddha should recite, take refuge in Buddha. 2 The Dharma guides us to pure blessedness by transcending the waves of the suffering world, ll those who wish to board the vessel of Dharma should recite, take refuge in Dharma. 3 The ngha transmits the way to reach the shore of nlightenment. ll those who wish to be part of ngha should recite, take refuge in ngha. 43

46 Shōbō Gowasan Hymns of the True Dharma hakashyapa smiles softly at the flower held by the Buddha in the morning. ka cuts off his arm to show it to Bodhidharma in the snowy evening. The Dharma has been transmitted from generation to generation in this way. t is beyond comparison. Like seawood attaches to a tall rock which even rough waves cannot reach, we should expound the Dharma to transmit it to later generations. 44

47 Zazen Goeika (Jōshin) Poetic Song of Zazen The moon dwelling in the unclouded water of the mind. The waves are breaking. The light is shining, the light shining. 45

48 Daishō Shakamuni yorai Goeika (un) Song for thagata Shakyamuni sleep or awake, always in my grass hut say take refuge in Shakyamuni Buddha. ve mercy on me, please! take refuge in the Great acher. take refuge in thagata Shakyamuni. 46

49 Kōso Jōyō Daishi Dōgen Zenji Goeika (un ebushi) Song for minent ncestor Jōyō Daishi Dōgen Zenji t iheiji, where dedicate my whole body and mind, there is no trace of the floating world (worldly things). take refuge in Dōgen Zenji. take refuge in Dōgen Zenji. 47

50 iso Jōsai Daishi Keizan Zenji Goeika (un ebushi) Song for Great ncestor Jōsai Daishi Keizan Zenji Keizan Zenji s earnest requests are miraculously effective. purple cloud appears over the jewel pedestal-sōjiji mple. take refuge in Keizan Zenji. take refuge in Keizan Zenji. 48

51 nzeon Bosatsu Gowasan Hymn of valokiteshvara Bodhisattva 1 Through the warm eyes of her compassion, everywhere is filled with her wisdom. This is the form of the mother of this world. Homage to valokiteshvara s great compassion. 2 The darkness of our mind is deep, and our delusions are deeply rooted. Recognizing their depth, valokiteshvara vows to save all of us. Homage to valokiteshvara s great compassion. 3 Being embraced and enveloped in the compassion of valokiteshvara, we can live our life in joy. There is nothing to worry about any more. Homage to valokiteshvara s great compassion. 49

52 Jizō Bosatsu Gowasan Hymns of Jizō Bodhisattva 1 n a path in a frosty field, Jizō Bodhisattva smiles warm-heartedly. t the temple gate, Jizō Bodhisattva is there with a bright smiling face. 2 Pulling young children close, who are seeking in sorrowful voices for adoring fathers and loving mothers. Jizō Bodhisattva wraps them in his compassionate sleeves. 3 The sufferings of the world today and our sorrows tomorrow, Jizō Bodhisattva s vow, sharing sufferings and sorrows with us, is deep. We give ourselves completely to Jizō Bodhisattva. 50

53 rabon-e Gowasan Hymns for llambana Service 1 Closing our eyes, we see images of our ancestors as they were when they were alive. We welcome them with great joy at the rabon-e. How thankful we are for the assembly of life! 2 Beyond the limitless time having passed, with all the awakened ones in the buddha-dharma, we dedicate our ancestors at the rabon-e. t is a memorial service of offering our sincere hearts. 3 n the light reflecting on the surface of the water, with our sincere wishes for an everlasting peace, we send holy spirits at the rabon-e. t the venerable service we know the Buddha path. 51

54 ichō Gowasan Hymns for urning ur ncestors 1 nswering to the call when the name was called, the voice with smiling face is even now in my ear vividly. The sorrowful thought coming to fill my heart, can make it stop arising? nly tears are coming, overflowing. 2 The smoke rises and fragrance spreads from the incense offered in the midst of my grief. Memory after memory comes up. The seat of spirit is enveloped by the flowers offered. purify and to be in purity. 3 Why do we say the wonderful connections difficult to encounter in one s life happen in the world like a dream and a phantom? ven though the apparent figure disappears, the profound true heart we dedicate to buddhas by putting palms together has never been transient. 52

55 izen yō Gowasan Hymns for Memorial of ur ncestors 1 Dewdrops appear on a lotus leaf, a drop of dew falls from the lotus leaf. Long life is our human desire, but ephemerality is our human life. 2 What existed yesterday, today is a dream. The figure we see in the dream is the shadowed image in our minds, but we put palms together to the image with sincere heart. 3 f we recite the departed one s name quietly, memories increase more and more. n the tears coming up naturally, we know the reason why bonds are so deep. 4 n the flowers offered resplendent all around, enveloped with candlelight and incense offerings that express our devotion, we pray that spirits will rest in peace in eternity. 53

56 Dōgyō Gowasan Hymns for Fellow Practitioners 1 We are the pure friends who bond with each other as the disciples of the Buddha. ncouraging and caring for each other, we walk the path of the same practice and the same cultivation. 2 We feel happiness in the evening after carrying out our duties. ach and every teaching of the Buddha is the light of compassion, shining everywhere. 3 We see the truth of the y up close when we look over the far horizon ahead. Knowing this truth in each other s heart, we are delighted to have the same practice and the same cultivation. 54

57 gokoro ni kiru Living with True Heart 1 Gentle breezes blow and little birds sing, the river flows by softly murmuring, flowers of the season are always changing-where is my loved one now? With a single smile, with a single tear, embracing both encounters and partings, let s cherish this moment while we live. 2 The vast expanse of the ocean is boundless, it nurtures all forms of life. Generous-hearted like an ocean, let s respect and believe in each other. With a single smile, with a single tear, embracing both encounters and partings, let s cherish this moment while we live. 3 We have not forgotten the warmth of being hugged and held as children. We humbly repay the happiness we have received in this life. With a single smile, with a single tear, embracing both encounters and partings, let s cherish this moment while we live. 55

58 gan Gowasan Hymns for the gan* (*Buddhist services performed during the equinoctial week) 1 ven in a world filled with steep mounts and deep rivers, through believing the Buddha s teachings earnestly. We will reach the other shore and will be happy. How bright is the light throughout heaven and earth! ternal salvation is right here. 2 For people who give all, follow Buddha s teachings, and practice day and night, the lycoris flower blooms beautifully. How brisk and clean this place is! This exquisite melody is not really a dream. 3 With stilling the mind, not getting angry, and praying wholeheartedly to our ancestors, parents and children together can hold the gan. How wonderful is this awakening we have realized! Storm and snow have ceased for a while. 56

59 Published by:sotoshu Shumucho ba, nato-ku, kyo, First printing: by Sotoshu Shumucho ll rights reserved.

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