Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Religion / Buddhist Psalms translated from the Japanese of Shinran Shonin / Braille

Buddhist Psalms translated from the Japanese of Shinran Shonin ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

74,696 braille cells · 79 embossed pages at 40×25 · 60 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠀⠁⠛⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠑⠳⠎⠀⠙⠑⠫⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠓⠊⠙⠙⠢⠀⠾⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠙⠗⠁⠛⠕⠝⠀⠠⠏⠁⠇⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠼⠃⠉⠓⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠁⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀
⠠⠎⠥⠞⠗⠁⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠺⠑⠀⠹⠥⠎⠀⠊⠝⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠫⠂⠀⠎⠔⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀⠁⠛⠑⠀⠞
⠀⠝⠪⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠐⠏⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠋⠹⠀⠔⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠉⠇⠕⠎⠬⠀⠁⠛⠑⠀
⠱⠻⠑⠔⠀⠍⠢⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠋⠁⠌⠀⠃⠳⠝⠙⠀⠔⠀⠺⠜⠋⠜⠑⠂⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀
⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠑⠳⠎⠀⠙⠑⠫⠎⠀⠓⠀⠙⠊⠎⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠫⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠸⠺⠲⠀⠀⠼⠃⠉⠊⠲
⠀⠠⠎⠔⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀⠁⠝⠉⠊⠢⠞⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀⠮⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠷⠀⠍⠢⠂⠀⠘⠱⠀⠁⠛⠑
⠀⠉⠳⠝⠞⠫⠀⠵⠀⠼⠓⠚⠂⠚⠚⠚⠀⠽⠑⠜⠎⠂⠀⠓⠁⠹⠀⠙⠑⠉⠇⠔⠫⠀⠯⠀
⠇⠑⠎⠎⠢⠫⠲⠀⠠⠯⠀⠱⠢⠀⠮⠽⠀⠉⠳⠇⠙⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠀⠃⠀⠼⠃⠚⠂⠚⠚⠚⠀
⠽⠑⠜⠎⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠶⠀⠍⠢⠀⠇⠊⠧⠬⠀⠔⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇⠀⠸⠺⠂⠀⠯⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀
⠋⠊⠧⠑⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠙⠑⠛⠢⠻⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠘⠥⠀⠮⠍⠲⠀⠀⠼⠃⠙⠚⠲⠀⠠⠯
⠀⠎⠔⠉⠑⠀⠐⠞⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠓⠁⠹⠀⠙⠑⠉⠁⠽⠫⠂⠀⠮⠀⠃⠕⠙⠊⠇⠽⠀
⠋⠗⠁⠍⠑⠀⠷⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠓⠁⠹⠀⠺⠁⠭⠫⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠻⠀⠯⠀⠋⠑⠑⠃⠇⠻⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠮⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠵⠀⠋⠥⠗⠊⠳⠎⠀⠎⠻⠏⠢⠞⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠵⠀⠺⠊⠉⠅⠫⠀
⠙⠗⠁⠛⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠉⠁⠽⠀⠷⠀⠐⠞⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠑⠹⠀⠾⠔⠀⠮⠍⠲⠀⠀
⠼⠃⠙⠁⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠃⠗⠫⠀⠷⠀⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠑⠹⠂⠀⠯⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠗⠊⠧⠢⠀⠕⠧⠻⠀⠮⠀⠸⠺⠀⠇⠀⠙⠥⠌⠲⠀
⠠⠓⠁⠞⠗⠫⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠯⠀⠥⠝⠃⠗⠑⠁⠅⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀
⠍⠳⠝⠞⠁⠔⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠌⠑⠁⠙⠀⠷⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠲⠀⠀⠼⠃⠙⠃⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠏⠻⠧⠻⠎⠊⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠵⠀⠌⠗⠕⠝⠛⠀⠯⠀⠏⠊⠻⠉⠬⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀
⠹⠕⠗⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠚⠥⠝⠛⠇⠑⠲⠀⠠⠾⠀⠑⠽⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠎⠥⠎⠏⠊⠉⠊⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀
⠧⠢⠕⠍⠳⠎⠀⠁⠝⠛⠻⠀⠙⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠉⠉⠥⠎⠑⠀⠯⠀⠏⠻⠎⠑⠉⠥⠞⠑⠀⠮⠍⠀⠱⠕
⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠘⠥⠀⠮⠀⠠⠓⠕⠇⠽⠀⠠⠐⠝⠲⠀⠀⠼⠃⠙⠉⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠍⠜⠅⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠛⠢⠻⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠐⠞⠀⠞⠀⠍⠁⠝⠄⠎⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠃⠗⠊⠑⠋⠀⠯⠀⠙⠑⠁⠹⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠹⠀⠘⠥⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀⠯⠀⠾⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.