There is a verse called Koge in Japanese that is used regularly in Jodo Shu services.
A loose translation goes as follows:
FRAGRANCE GATHA
My body the pure censer
my heart afire with Dharma
to Buddhas of the three times
throughout the ten directions
mentally and physically
my thoughts and deeds I dedicate.
They burn like holy incense
of practice and samadhi.
ORIGINAL JAPANESE, CHINESE AND LINE BY LINE LITERAL TRANSLATION
香偈
願我身浄如香炉
願我心如智慧火
念念焚焼戒定香
供養十方三世仏
Koge
xiāng jì
香偈
The Fragrant Verse
Gan ga shin jo nyo koro
yuàn wǒ shēn jìng rú xiāng lú
願我身浄如香炉
I pray my body be pure as an incense censer
Gan ga shin nyo chi e ka
yuàn wǒ xīn rú zhì huì huǒ
願我心如智慧火
I pray that my heart be a fire of wisdom
Nen nen bon jo kai jo ko
niàn niàn fén shāo jiè dìng xiāng
念念焚焼戒定香
My every thought burns with the incense of practice and samadhi
Nen nen bon jo kai jo ko
gòng yǎng shí fāng sān shì fó
供養十方三世仏
Dedicated to the Buddhas of the ten direction and the three times
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