Take Refuge in the Three Gems and Keep the Five Precepts,ThíchNữGiớiHương, Fifth Edition,Hồng Đức Publishing. 2020.

Pay homage to Buddhas in ten directions
Pay homage to Dharma in ten directions
Pay homage to Sangha in ten directions.

The Three Jewels are the most valuable jewels in the world, because the Buddha-Dharma-
Sangha guides us in the spiritual way towards liberation and goodness for both ourselves and
others. The five precepts are the key to eternal happiness, the motto of a peaceful life, and the
basic moral standard of every Buddhist. It is the main virtue of being a human in the present and
next rebirths.
The Buddha’s disciples should sincerely receive and observe the five precepts to manifest the
dignity and wisdom in our body, as well as in our mind. It also means we reach the
accomplishment of the formality, nature and conduct of the precepts.