中、東爪哇佛歡喜日建立法幢

(本山訊)

中爪哇是一個很古老的城市，六百年前鄭和駐錫過的地方。南香禪寺建立在中爪哇三寶壟市。每年七月都有舉行報恩孝道月，農曆十五誦念地藏經至農曆廿二日。本山住持率領僧伽在當日下午頂禮金剛寳懺，淨壇結界。傍晚設放大蒙山施食法界，六道一切群靈。法會圓滿後，將近百人信徒參加設放水燈。本山住持帶領祈願舉説祈禱文，法會迴向新冠疫情早日受控、人民向上、遠離恐懼及執著煩惱。當然生爲佛弟子，當我們做一堂佛事能夠回施法界，六道群靈能得到利益。我們所行的菩薩道，證菩提果一定能得到殊勝無量功德。

第二天上午繼續帶大家頂禮寳懺，佛前大供並談述到金剛經對娑婆國土一切衆生最重要修行的一項法門。當能放下我執，生起無畏的應無所住，在世間生活一定能不斷遠離諸煩惱。但，由於凡夫衆生著相，故人與人之間不能相互體讓，認爲自己沒做錯便傲慢相對。當能諒解衆生，不生嗔恨心，内心充滿應無所住的功德，再加上發菩提心，學習菩薩悲願的行爲，世間一切災難得到應無所住佛法的加持力。當然所有煩惱一定進入菩提道，在世間生活沒有受到恐懼，自在解脫。

當天中午，按照報恩盂蘭盆節供佛齋僧。本山住持一行法師乘車前往東爪哇省泗水市曇香禪寺再舉行報恩節佛歡喜日法會。農曆廿三日，常住多位信徒以及社會各人社等候本山住持蒞臨。當天下午5點帶領四衆淨壇並開懺頂禮慈悲三昧水懺半卷。傍晚，再設放大蒙山施食一堂。有將近60多位信徒一起虔誠誦經，持蒙山施食咒來迴向法界。隔天上午再繼續帶領四衆頂禮慈悲三昧水懺至中午佛前大供圓滿。

由於近日印尼的疫情從幾乎每天五萬多人便降下六千，同時寺院在政府的政策之下剛剛解除禁封。當然農曆七月期間，在視頻上還是不斷的舉辦弘法安住民心。希望通過誦經、拜懺、聽聞佛法、救濟貧窮，社會大衆不斷增長體悟世間一切都是緣生緣滅。通過放下執我、發露懺悔、用慈悲三昧的淨水在三寶座前發露大懺悔。雖然全球疫情還沒得到缓和，只要大家有信心改造自我、懺悔發露、忍讓包容、付出承當，全球世間共業的災難一定得淨化心靈，娑婆世間能得安靈，多災多難的國土也能化爲人間的淨土。

The Central and East Java Indonesia Organized Series of Dharma Assembly on the Happy Buddha Days.

After the consummation of the ceremony, more the hundred of devotees participated in releasing water lanterns ceremony.

Thereafter the chief abbot performed the prayers and delicate the prayer merits to all sentience beings, hoping COVID-19 pandemic will be controlled as soon as possible, people will be blessed, and be free from fear and worries.

As a Buddhist, when we participate in a prayer ceremony and transfer merits to all sentience beings, our practice in the bodhisattva way, will surely obtain extraordinary and infinite supreme merits.

The next day morning, the abbot continued to led everyone to pay tribute to the prayer ceremony, the abbot was invited to give the Dharma speech after the Buddha puja. He talked about the Vajra Prajna Paramita Sutra ( Diamond Sutra ) is the most important cultivation practice for all sentient beings in the land of Sahā . If human beings let go of our ego, there will be no fearless, and we will surely be able to keep away from all the troubles in our life. However, human beings clings to the false notion of an ego, people cannot give in to each other, thinking that they have done nothing wrong and arrogantly oppose each other.

A Buddhist should learn to forgive, do not cultivate hatred, and be filled with the merits of indwelling, coupled with the development of bodhicitta and learning the way of the bodhisattva’s great Compassion, all disasters in the world will be blessed by the Dharma. When all worries cease,there is no fear in life and free in the world.

At noon, according to the Ullambana Festival , there is offering ceremony to the Buddhist Sangha. After the completion of the offering ceremony, the abbot and all residential sangha drove to East Java Province Surabaya Vihara Mahavira Graha Surabaya Temple, to preside over the Buddha’s Happy Day Gratitude Prayer Ceremony.

On the lunar 23rd day of the seventh month, many local devotees and various social groups are waiting for the abbot. At 5pm in the afternoon, the abbot led all Sangha and the devotees to perform holy water sprinkle ceremony and prostration to the Compassion Samandhi Water Repentance Kshamayati Sutra. About 60 devotees attended the Grand Meng Mountain Offering Ceremony conducted in the evening.

The next morning, the abbot continue to led the devotees to worship the Compassionate Samadhi Water Repentance until noon before the Buddha puja is complete. Due to the recent covid pandemic in Indonesia, the number of infected cases had reduced from almost 50,000 per day to 6,000 cases. At the same time, the monastery has just been open under the government’s policy.

During the lunar seventh month, the Dharma propagation will continue to be held through lives streaming online in order to calm the tension of the devotees during this Covid pandemic and hoping that through chanting, worshiping, listening to the Dharma, and

relieving poverty, the devotees will understand and realize that everything in the world is impermanent. “When the fate begins, cherish it. When it ends, follow it. When it comes, accept it.” We need to put down our clinging and persistence and devoutly repents in front of the triple gems (ie Buddha,Dharma & Sangha) with the pure water of compassion and samadhi.

Although the global epidemic has not yet been reconciled, as long as everyone has the confidence to reform themselves, commit , repent and tolerance with each other, the common karma of this global disasters will surely purify, the world will be peaceful and creating a pure land on earth.