sutra 8888 Buddhas Sutra. The following sutra, commonly referred to as the 88 Buddhas, is typically recited after evening class on odd numbered days at the Shaolin88 Buddhas Repentance Text (Ba Shi Ba Fo Chan Hui Wen) is actually the combination of 35 Buddhas and 53 Buddhas. This is also a part of daily practice for most Mahayana Buddhism