Requesting Forgiveness
(From the Triple Gem)
Repeat Namo… three times.
Ratanattaye pamādena, dvārattayena kataṁ,
Sabbaṁ aparādhaṁ khamatu no bhante.
May the Triple Gem forgive us for any wrong we have done to it out of heedlessness in thought, word, or deed.
(From a Senior Monk)
Repeat Namo… three times.
[Mahāthere]* pamādena, dvārattayena kataṁ,
Sabbaṁ aparādhaṁ khamatu no bhante. (three times)
Venerable Sir, may you forgive us for any wrong we have done you out of heedlessness in thought, word, or deed.
Bow down & stay there while the monk says:
Ahaṁ khamāmi, tumhehi-pi me khamitabbaṁ.
I forgive you; may you all also forgive me.
Respond:
Khamāma bhante.
We forgive you, Venerable Sir.
The monk will then recite a blessing, after which all say:
Sādhu bhante.
Very good, Venerable Sir.
(Bow three times)
* Mahāthere is used for very senior & highly respected monks.
Change it to There for somewhat less senior monks,
Upajjhāye for one’s preceptor,
Ācariye for one’s teacher, and
Āyasmante for monks in general.
(When one person is asking forgiveness)
Repeat Namo… three times.
[Mahāthere]* pamādena, dvārattayena kataṁ,
Sabbaṁ aparādhaṁ khamatha me bhante. (three times)
Venerable Sir, may you forgive me for any wrong I have done you out of heedlessness in thought, word, or deed.
Bow down & stay there while the monk says:
Ahaṁ khamāmi, tayāpi me khamitabbaṁ.
I forgive you; may you also forgive me.
Respond:
Khamāmi bhante.
I forgive you, Venerable Sir.
The monk will then recite a blessing, after which you say:
Sādhu bhante.
Very good, Venerable Sir.
(Bow three times)
