LEADER:

O Awakened Ones ! May the power of your samadhi sustain us.
We now return the merit of our chanting to :

ALL:

Vipashyin Buddha, Honored One
Shikhin Buddha, Honored One
Vishvabhū Buddha, Honored One
Krakucchanda Buddha, Honored One
Kanakamuni Buddha, Honored One
Kashyapa Buddha, Honored One
Shakyamuni Buddha, Honored One

Mahākāshyapa, Honored One
Ananda, Honored One
Ashvaghosha, Honored One
Nāgārjuna, Honored One
Vasubandhu, Honored One
Bodhidharma, Honored One

Dazu Huike, Honored One
     (Dah-zoo Hway-kuh)
Jianzhi Sengcan, Honored One
     (Jyan-jer Sung-tsan)
Dajian Huineng, Honored One
     (Dah-jyan Hway-nung)

Eihei Dōgen, Honored One
Daiun Sogaku, Honored One
Hakuun Ryōkō, Honored One

Zentetsu Kapleau, Honored One.

LEADER:

… and to the unknown women,
centuries of enlightened ones,
whose commitment to the Dharma
nourishes and sustains our practice —
you who have handed down the light of Dharma,
we shall repay your benevolence!