Three Refuges

E281275

Buddhist practice Buddhist ritual formula Buddhist vow

The Three Refuges are the core Buddhist commitment to rely on the Buddha, the Dharma (teachings), and the Sangha (spiritual community) as the foundation of one’s path to liberation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Three Refuges canonical	3
Triple Refuge	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist practice ⓘ Buddhist ritual formula ⓘ Buddhist vow ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Three Jewels of Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Three Jewels Three Jewels of Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Threefold Refuge Triple Gem ⓘ Three Refuges ⓘ surface form: Triple Refuge
associatedConcept	Bodhi ⓘ Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ surface form: Buddha Buddhist ordination ⓘ Buddhist ethics ⓘ surface form: Buddhist precepts Dharma ⓘ nirvana ⓘ surface form: Nirvana Sangha ⓘ enlightenment ⓘ liberation ⓘ
component	Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ surface form: Buddha Dharma ⓘ Sangha ⓘ
coreCommitment	reliance on the Buddha ⓘ reliance on the Dharma ⓘ reliance on the Sangha ⓘ
doctrineStatus	considered essential in all major Buddhist traditions ⓘ
function	basis for taking Buddhist precepts ⓘ daily devotional practice for Buddhists ⓘ formal marker of becoming a Buddhist ⓘ
PaliFormula	Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi ⓘ Dhammaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi ⓘ Saṅghaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi ⓘ
purpose	entry into the Buddhist path ⓘ expression of faith in Buddhism ⓘ foundation of the Buddhist path to liberation ⓘ
recitationFormula	I take refuge in the Buddha ⓘ I take refuge in the Dharma ⓘ I take refuge in the Sangha ⓘ
relatedPractice	Buddhist chanting ⓘ Five Precepts ⓘ ordination vows ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
SanskritFormula	Buddhaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi ⓘ Dharmaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi ⓘ Saṃghaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi ⓘ
symbolizes	trust in the Buddha as teacher ⓘ trust in the Dharma as path ⓘ trust in the Sangha as community ⓘ
usedIn	Mahayana ⓘ surface form: Mahayana Buddhism Pure Land Buddhism ⓘ Theravada ⓘ surface form: Theravada Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ Vajrayana ⓘ surface form: Vajrayana Buddhism Zen ⓘ surface form: Zen Buddhism

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sangha → isOneOf → Three Refuges ⓘ

Three Jewels of Buddhism → alsoKnownAs → Three Refuges ⓘ

Three Refuges → alsoKnownAs → Three Refuges ⓘ

this entity surface form: Triple Refuge

Triple Gem → alsoKnownAs → Three Refuges ⓘ