Kwan Um School of Zen | Evening Bell Chant

(Chanted solo in the evening. During ceremonies, the assembly chants it in unison.)

mun jong-song
bon-ne dan
ji-hye jang
bo-ri saeng
ni-ji ok

chul sam-gye
won song-bul
do jung-saeng
pa ji-ok jin-on

om ga-ra ji-ya sa-ba-ha
om ga-ra ji-ya sa-ba-ha
om ga-ra ji-ya sa-ba-ha

Hearing the sound of the bell,
all thinking is cut off,
Wisdom grows;
enlightenment appears;
hell is left behind.

The three worlds are transcended.
Vowing to become Buddha
and save all people.
The mantra of shattering hell:

om ga-ra ji-ya sa-ba-ha
om ga-ra ji-ya sa-ba-ha
om ga-ra ji-ya sa-ba-ha