Request for the Refuges and Precepts

Laity: Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!
Permit me bhante/ayye, I ask for the five precepts/*eight precepts together with the three refuges.
Please Bhante/Ayye, kindly administer the precepts to me.
A second time permit me, …
A third time permit me, …
Monk/nun: Repeat after me.
Laity: Yes, Bhante/Ayye.

Three Refuges

(Monk/nun, followed by laity)
I pay homage to the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Fully Enlightened One. (three times)
I go to the Buddha for refuge.
I go to the Dhamma for refuge.
I go to the Sangha for refuge.
*Please repeat what is applicable
A second time I go to the Buddha for refuge.
A second time I go to the Dhamma for refuge.
A second time I go to the Sangha for refuge.
A third time I go to the Buddha for refuge.
A third time I go to the Dhamma for refuge.
A third time I go to the Sangha for refuge.
Monk/nun: The Three Refuges are complete.
Laity: Yes, Bhante/Ayye.