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The Confession of the Lotus Sutra, page 13
3. The Confession of the Nose
“I confess with all my heart - along with all living beings everywhere, I have been settled in this nose, smelling many odors and fragrances for countless lifetimes. Whether it has been the bodies of men or women, delicious foods, or any of the various kinds of fragrances, with confusions and perplexities I have not understood them. Stirring up the instigators of bondage that are the thieves of emotional distress, everywhere measureless sinful deeds have arisen causing these confusions to increase and grow. Because of my greed for fragrances, many different kinds have been distinguished, and there have defilements and attachments to this and that. Having fallen into the circle of Life & Death1, I have received the retribution of many sufferings. The merits and virtues of the Buddhas in the Ten Directions produce a wonderful fragrance that fills everywhere in the Spiritual Realm, and yet my evil and polluted nose is obstructed and does not smell it.”
"Now, upon chanting the pure and wonderful Great Vehicle Sutra, I turn my life over to the Bodhisattva Universal Virtue and all the World Honored Ones. Burning incense and scattering flowers, I expound upon the errors and sins of my nose without daring to hide them or cover them up. Because of this, along with all living beings, may my nose be ultimately purified of all errors and sin."
Having confessed, one worships the Three Treasures.
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Footnote:
1. Life & Death: (S. Samsara) The life & death struggle that is the endless cycle of mortal self-existence
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