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English version Evil karmic conditions. Driving the conscious mind to circulate through the five realms (hell, hungry ghosts, animals, asuras, humans). From this, accumulating the eighty-four thousand transgressions of the human world, creating every kind of evil. Starting from today, examining body and mind, confessing before the Buddha, hoping to eliminate all these sins. Chapter 3: Turning from Evil, Returning to Reverence Disciples and all those in this Dharma assembly, take refuge in the Buddha, the unsurpassed venerable one. Take refuge in the Dharma, the venerable one free from desires. Take refuge in the Sangha, the venerable one among the assembly. From today onwards, taking the Buddha as my teacher, I will no longer take refuge in other demons or heretical paths. I only wish that the Three Jewels, with compassion, will bear witness, have pity, and accept me (said three times). Disciples and all those in this Dharma assembly, have completed taking refuge in the Buddha. Have completed taking refuge in the Dharma. Have completed taking refuge in the Sangha. This Buddha, Bhagavan (Bhagavan, The World-Honored One), Tathagata (Tathagata, Thus Come One), Arhat (Arhat, One Worthy of Offerings), Samyaksambuddha (Samyaksambuddha, Perfectly Enlightened One), is my great teacher. I now take refuge, wishing that the Buddha will accept me (said three times). Chapter 4: Explaining the Characteristics and Practicing Together Buddha's disciples, listen carefully. The precepts of a upasaka (upasaka, a male lay Buddhist) are as follows: first, not to kill. Second, not to steal. Third, not to engage in sexual misconduct. Fourth, not to lie. Fifth, not to drink alcohol or eat meat. From this time forward until the end of the future, one must not violate these precepts. Can you uphold them? Chapter 5: Dedication to the Ocean of Vows Disciples and all those in this Dharma assembly, dedicate the merit of receiving the precepts to the Bodhi (bodhi, enlightenment), the true nature of the sea. May all sentient beings in the four births (born from the womb, born from eggs, born from moisture, born by transformation) and the three realms (realm of desire, realm of form, realm of formlessness), all generate the Bodhi mind and cultivate the practice of Samantabhadra. May we not sever the seed of Buddhahood and be born into the family of the Tathagata. Furthermore, may we spread and reveal great compassion, obtain the jewel in the topknot, and find the pearl in the clothing. When sitting in the Bodhi-mandala, may we all attain Buddhahood. One scroll of the text for receiving the Five Precepts and Eight Precepts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------