Also called the kesa sutra. It is chanted as a sign of veneration for the kesa, the robe of Buddha.
Also, before draping oneself in it, one places it above oneself, resting on one’s head while silently chanting the Takkesa Ge three times. During sesshins, this sutra is chanted in chorus by everyone, seated, at the end of the morning zazen.
Takkesa Ge
Dai Sai Gedda Pu Ku
Muso Fukuden Ie
Hibu Nyorai Kyo
Kodo Sho Shu Jo
Translation
O garment of great liberation
Kesa of the field of unlimited happiness
I receive with faith the teaching of Buddha
To help all sentient beings.