2022年印尼及各地方國家舉行盂蘭盆勝會
The Indonesia and other countries hold Grand Ullambana Prayer Assembly in Year 2022.
大叢山西禪寺盂蘭盆活動
2022年8月8日至11日，農曆十一 至 十四日，
Ullambana Festival Activities at Wihara Mahavira Graha Buddhist Building Jakarta
The Temple conducted Ullambana Prayer from lunar seventh month,day 11th to 14th, August 8th to 11th, 2022. The residential Sangha leads the devotees to recite the Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva’s Sutra for four consecutive days. On August 12, the lunar fifteenth day of the seventh month,the abbot Most Venerable Hui Siong led the prayer of Samadhi Water Repentance Grand Puja and Ullambana Sutra. During the chanting, the abbot was invited to give a Dharma speech on on Mahayana Buddhism in the Chinese tradition and the
Four holy sacred Buddhist Mountains represent the Four Great Bodhisattvas. Four sacred mountains, each inhabited by a bodhisattva, Guan Yin Putuo Mountain, Kshitigarbha Jiuhua Mountain,Manjusri Wutai Mountain and Samantabhadra Ermei Mountain.
When we study Mahayana Buddhism, we learn the great compassionate vows of the four great bodhisattvas, cultivate bodhicitta, and attain the supreme bodhi. The Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Purvapranidhana Sutra is a filial piety and repayment sutra preached by the Lord Buddha abiding in Trayastrimsa Heaven to expound and preach the scripture of filial piety and repayment of kindness for his mother Śrī Māya. Boundless aeons ago, the great compassion Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva was manifested by his profound Great Vow to uproot misery from and impart peace of mind to all sentient beings. He has appeared as a bodhisattva in the six realms of reincarnation and performed filial piety, like a filial daughter Guang Mu and the three evil realms, manifested as the ghost king to save all sentient beings. He has spent countless Kalpas rescuing them one-by-one, including those sinners who fell into hells, therefore enabling them to reach liberation earlier.
Therefore, to become a Buddha, one must have a broad mind and a great compassion in order to practice the Bodhisattva way and become a humanistic Bodhisattva.
During the samadhi water repentance prayer , the abbot talked about one needs to cultivate bodhicitta in practice of repentance. Bodhicitta means seeing friends and foes as equal. One should think that our benefactor or enemy is our pass seven life’s parents. Their kindness is deep and difficult to repay.
The virtue of one’s parents’ kindness is boundless and limitless. We should appreciate, be grateful for, and repay the love of our parents. To be filial is in fact the most rewarding thing in life. Repaying the kindness of our parents with filial piety, get rid of our anger and hatred,make great vows, and forgive our enemy. Only by sincerely and devoutly praying seeking repentance, one can truly gain the blessings of the Buddha Dharma.
棉蘭千佛寺盂蘭盆節法會
自從8月12至 15 日，農曆七月十五至十八日，
8月16日，七月十九日 普利吉祥勝會，恭請十幾位僧伽帶領。
中午近25位僧伽應供，提倡盂蘭盆孝道供佛齋僧。傍晚，
Wihara Sahassa Medan Organized Ullambana Dharma Assembly
On the date of 12th to 15th August 2022, the lunar 15th to 18th day of the lunar seventh month at Wihara Sahassa Temple, the Sangha led all devotees to recite the Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva Purvapranidhana Sutra every afternoon and the chanting service, the abbot preached the Buddha Dharma to the devotees. He explained the lunar seventh month is an auspicious month. This is because end of the lunar seventh month is the birthday of Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva and fifteenth of the seventh lunar month is the Lord Buddha advised his disciple Maudgalyayana to make extensive offerings to the Sangha on the 15th day of the 7th month, Ullambana festival Buddha’s joyful day.
The two great Bodhisattvas advocates and promote the Dharma of filial piety.
Human disasters are caused by human beings who irresponsible, and the sins they commit accumulated and form bad karma, which will cause calamity disasters and obstacles. Therefore, everyone should devoutly recites the Ksitigarbha Sutra in order to dedicate the merits to all the spirits of the six realms. May the merits from everyone’s hearts will cease the epidemic as soon as possible.
On August 16th, lunar seventh month 19th, the temple invited sanghas to attend the Ullambana Sangha Offerings. In the evening, the temple conducted the ritual of Meng Shan food offering. The abbot explained to the devotees, the significance merits and virtues of the practice of Compassionate Samandhi Water Repentance Sutra.
Repentance is a virtue, is a great opportunity for us to cleanse the impurities of our body, speech, mind and karma, and to reflect and repent on the negative karma that we have accumulated over numerous lifetimes. The power of repentance can transform our ignorance and troubles.
At noon, nearly 25 Sangha came to attend the offerings ceremony. In the evening, Venerable Shan Zhen presided over the Ritual of Meng Shan.
新加坡蓮池閣寺舉辦報恩孝道月普利吉祥勝會
國曆8月16至18日，農曆十九至廿一日，一連3天常住法師帶領
農曆 廿二日上午盂蘭盆普利吉祥勝會由本山住持帶領頂禮【
Lian Chee Kek Buddhist Temple Singapore Hold Auspicious Gratitude Dharma Convention
On 16th to 18th August 2022,the lunar seventh month of 19th to 21st, the residential sangha led all chant Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Purvapranidhana Sutra for 3 consecutive days. During the chanting, the abbot talk about repaying kindness and filial piety is the light of life, illuminating the troubles of darkness and hatred.
Mount Jiuhua in Anhui is dedicated to Ksitigarbha,a bodhisattva and protector of beings in hell realms according to Mahayana Buddhist tradition. Kshitigarbha Bodhisattva
promote filial piety and with he was manifested by his profound Great Vow to uproot misery from and impart peace of mind to all sentient beings.
Through chanting and repenting merits can liberate the karmic karma of catastrophe.
On the morning of the 22nd day of the lunar seventh month, the abbot led all devotees to worship the Compassionate the Ullambana
Samadhi Water Repentance Sutra. In the Dharma speech of the abbot, “Reciting the Buddha’s name, once brings infinite blessings. Boeing once to the Buddha, eradicates as many offenses as there are sand grains in the Ganges River. “ The sentient beings in the Saha world live in desire,without desire they cannot survive. However, human beings are endlessly reversed, they are doubtful, greedy, obsessed with desires, they do not have bright life and there is no Dharma. Through practice repentance. So practice repentance, and visualize the thoughts of clinging to satisfying desires since birth and death. One sincere repent and change one’s behavior so that the heart of troubles, hatred, and jealousy can be transformed into the power of tolerance, giving and forgiveness.
中爪哇三寶壟舉行孝道報恩法會
8月20日，農曆廿三日，傍晚，
本山住持强調心不能向外求，要向内修。
Filial Piety Gratitude Prayer Ceremony held in Semarang, Central Java Indonesia
On August 20 evening, the 23rd day of the lunar seventh month. The Wihara Mahavira Graha Semarang conducted the Grand Diamond Gem Repentance Ceremony and Mount Meng Shan rituals. At 8:00 pm, the Temple is close to the beach and organized the Buddhist water lantern releasing at the beach. The abbot emphasized that the mind precedes all mental states. Mind is our chief; we should not seek outward, we should cultivate our mind within. Do not let our mind be corrupted by worldly vexations that surround one like dust. In practice, one must cultivate the prajna merits as hard as a diamond in order to see the purity of nature.
The power of bright vows pervades the ten Dharma realms, so that sentient beings in darkness can see the light, arouse bodhicitta, and eliminate all afflictions.
The water lanterns are dedicated to all the spirits of the six realms. May the merits of Bodhi increased, and achieve.
On the morning of August 21st, the temple organized the prostration to the Vajra Repentance Kshamayati Sutra ceremony and thereafter the Buddha puja, the abbot went straight to Surabaya by the expressway.
東爪哇泗水曇香禪寺舉辦普利萬緣勝會
8月21日，農曆七月廿四日，傍晚，曇香禪寺法會舉行灑淨，
Wihara Mahavira Graha Surabaya at East Java held the Grand Prayer Convention
On August 21 evening,the 24th day of the lunar seventh month, the Wihara Mahavira Graha Surabaya hold the Rituals of Mount Meng Shan. On August 22, the 25th day of the lunar seventh month morning, the abbot led the devotees devoutly bow and prostrate to the Compassionate Samadhi Water Repentance Sutra. During the period of rites, he taught the Buddha Dharma to devotees: taking refuge in the Three Jewels, attaining the path of Bodhi,
to end the cycle of birth & death and achieve the Buddha-hood. When we practice Mahayana Buddhism and learn Bodhisattva’s conduct, we must first have a right belief in Buddhism. Lunar seventh month is the month of auspiciousness and repayment of kindness, not the ghosts month. Buddhist do not worship ghosts, but practice and cultivate good deeds to get rid of suffering and achieve happiness, and transference merits to the six realms.
Among them, all beings in the ghost realm can let go of anger, jealousy, stay away from doubts, delusions, greed, and hatred, obtain great liberation, and free from suffering.
Therefore, those who take refuge in the Three Jewels (Triple Gems) should not believe in taking refuge in demons. If your faith is cut off is just like cutting off our head and is difficult
to glued back to our body.
If you are firm in your faith and believe in the Buddhadharma and practice repentance, you will surely achieve Anuttara-Samyaksambodhi with the merits of ritual and supreme enlightenment. In the evening, the Venerable abbot fly to Bali.
峇厘島戒光禪寺頂禮盂蘭盆寳懺
8月23日，農曆七月廿六日，
Ullambana Repentance Kshamayati Sutra Prayer at Wihara Mahavira Graha Bali
On August 23, the 26th day of the seventh lunar month, in order to commemorate the Ullambana Festival, Wihara Mahavira Graha Bali conducted the Gratitude Ullambana Repentance Kshamayati Sutra.
The abbot led the devotees to worship the Ullambana Repentance Sutra. In Bali, all activities have been suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic, and this is the first prayer ceremony conducted since covid pandemic.
The abbot in his Dharma speech said: Divine power cannot overcome karma. The Bodhisattva Maudgalyayana used his spiritual powers to contemplate his mother’s condition and saw that she was suffering in the realm of hunger ghosts. The Ullambana Festival is seek happiness, longevity and happiness for the present parents and reborn in the Pure Land for parents of the past seven lives. Relying on the strength of the transference of merit made by the holy Sangha, Maudgalyayana’s mother was liberated and reborn in the heavens.
西禪長慶寺頂禮地藏寳懺
西禪長慶寺設立在市中心為當地居民提倡福利，成立施醫贈藥。
Conducting Prostration to Kshitigarbha Repentance Kshamayati Sutra at Wihara Mahavira Graha Lautze
Wihara Mahavira Graha Lautze was established in the city center and advocate welfare for local residents, set up free clinic,medical treatment and medicine to the local residents. Serving local people for more than 30 years. On the morning,the residential Sangha and devotees led by Venerable Shan Zhen to pray and prostrate Kshitigarbha Repentance Kshamayati Sutra.
On the same day, the Temple invited Most Venerable Bo Rue,from Australia, the president of the Australia-China Buddhist Association, delivered the Dharma talk to the devotees.
