(本山訊)
Mahavira News:

2023年1月10日，傍晚本山住持率領僧伽前往峇厘島登巴薩戒光禪寺舉行迎新春祈福保運法會。

是日傍晚，各位法師帶領灑淨並頂禮八十八佛洪名寳懺。

澳洲般若大和尚在法會上迎新春佛法開示向大衆説明 新春期間除了做善事，通過參與在寺廟舉行拜懺儀式充滿殊勝功德。當我們向八十八佛會上諸佛菩薩懺悔、放下一切煩惱、懺悔自己的錯過，新的一年帶給大家新的期望。

On January 10, 2023 evening, the Venerable abbot led the sangha to Wihara Mahavira Graha Bali in Denpasar, to hold the welcome new year and blessing ceremony.

In the evening, all the Sangha prostrate and chant the Eighty-eight Buddhas Repentance Kshamayati Sutra.

Most Venerable Bo Rue from Australia was invited to have a Dharma Talk.

He said to do good deeds and obtain merits during the Chinese New Year, is to participate in the worship and Repentance ceremony. When we repent to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas at the prayer rites, we are letting go of all worries and vexations, by devoutly repenting of our mistakes, and the coming new year will bring us new hope.

2023年1月12日，東爪哇泗水曇香禪寺舉行迎新春祈福法會。

本山住持帶領僧伽前往泗水道場。前一日晚上宴請並迎新春團拜。

農曆臘月廿一上午舉行供佛齋天，首次在泗水曇香禪寺舉辦殊勝莊嚴宏大的法會。

一年24節氣安好二十四節氣的護法龍天，同時舉行供養三寶來成就一切善緣福慧，一席一席的護法龍天在三寶的慈光下虔誠供養獻供，在新的一年通過修福慧具足圓滿。

般若大和尚佛法開示强調佛弟子恭敬供養三寶能滅除貪嗔癡慢疑的罪業。

過去一年，放下一切惡念、嗔恨、嫉妒、不吉祥的生活，新的一年在三寶的照耀加持下，一切順利、所求滿願、增長發菩提心、修福修慧的功德、得到三寶的加持力。新年帶給大家大吉祥。

On January 12, 2023, Wihara Mahavira Graha Surabaya at East Java held a Spring Festival blessing prayer ceremony.

The Venerable abbot led all residential Sangha to Surabaya to preside over the prayer ceremony. A New Year Gathering banquet was held on the night before.

On the morning of day 21st of the lunar twelfth month, the ritual offering to Buddhas and Celestial Guardians was held.

For the first time, a special and solemn grand prayer was held at the Temple in Surabaya.

The 24 solar terms in a year are safe by protected by the guardian celestial Devas.

At the same time, offerings to the Buddha, Dharma & Sangha ( Triple Gems) are held to achieve all good fortune and wisdom. All participants devoutly pray to the Lord Buddha & guardian Devas.

In the new year, through practice and cultivating supreme wisdom.

2023年1月13日，棉蘭佛教聖城迎新春接吉祥物亮燈法會。

本山住持在僧伽的陪伴下前往佛教聖城棉蘭大叢山禪寺舉辦迎新春接吉祥亮燈儀式，帶領僧伽灑淨結界，點亮新春，迎接吉祥平安燈並頂禮洪名寳懺。

本山住持佛法開示講述迎接新年做好事，雖然積德修福報，如果能在佛堂誦經禮懺，祈福消災必定能得到身口意清淨。

誦經拜懺乃是修菩提道、解脫自己的一切煩惱、放下嗔恨、嫉妒、報復的行爲。當你能承擔別人的痛苦，接受別人的做錯而原諒他人，你所修的解脫道就能得到福慧具足，得大解脫。解脫你所做的一切惡業得到清淨心，新的一年必定佛光普照，得大吉祥。

這次迎接新春，本山住持帶領僧伽到每一個城市舉辦祈福消災吉祥勝會。

新的一年必定心生歡喜、一切順利、得到佛法的功德、解脫世間一切憂愁煩惱、得到清淨莊嚴的信仰。

On January 13, 2023, the Buddhist Holy City Mahakaruna Buddhist Center in Medan conducted the welcomed new year auspicious mascot and lighting ceremony.

The Venerable abbot Accompanied by the Sangha, went to the Mahakaruna Buddhist center in Medan, to hold an auspicious lighting-up ceremony for the Spring Festival.

The Venerable abbot led all Sangha to sprinkle holy water, light up, pay homage, and chant the sutra.

The Venerable abbot said by doing good deeds to welcome the new year in the blessing prayer rites will accumulate virtue and cultivate blessings, but if you can chant scriptures and repent devoutly will achieve blessings and eliminate disasters, and purify our body, speech, and mind.

Chanting and repentance is an act of cultivating the path of Bodhi, freeing oneself of all afflictions, and letting go of hatred, jealousy, and revenge. When you can bear the pain of others, accept their mistakes and forgive others, you will be able to gain blessings and wisdom in the path of liberation you have cultivated, and you will be greatly liberated.

Get rid of all the evil karma you have done and obtain a pure mind, and the new year will surely be full of Buddha’s supreme light and great auspiciousness.

This time to welcome the new year, the Venerable abbot led the Sangha to every city to hold a blessing prayer. In the new year, you will be happy, everything will go well, you will gain merit, will be free from all worries and annoyances in the world, and will gain pure and solemn faith.