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Posts tagged with "offerings"
Jan. 3 |
是真精进,是名真法供养如来。
若以华、香、璎珞、烧香、末香、塗香、天缯、幡盖及海此岸栴檀之香,如是等种种诸物供养,所不能及; 假使国城、妻子布施,亦所不及。…
是名第一之施,于诸施中最尊最上,以法供养诸如来故。
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Sep. 27 |
若能为其父母乃至眷属,命终之后,设斋供养,志心勤恳, 如是之人,存亡获利。
– 地藏菩萨《地藏经》
If able to, for their Fathers, Mothers and even [other] family members, after...
Apr. 18 |
Being the fundamental source
of physical kindness in our lives,
our parents should first to be repaid,
by sharing the Dharma learnt with them.
– Shilashanti
As recounted by the Pure Land Tradition’s 2nd Patriarch Great Master Shàndǎo (净土宗二祖善导大师)...
Jul. 5 |
This is not so much a review of season 1’s ‘Iron Fist’, but a correction of its 10 mistakes made in the name of Buddhist culture.
[1] Danny Rand shares a ‘Zen’ saying, so he claims – ‘If you wish to see the truth,...
Apr. 8 |
执持应器,
当愿众生,
成就法器,
受天人供。
– 文殊菩萨
(华严经: 净行品: 第48偈)
Firmly upholding [a] vessel [for] accepting [food],*
[reflect that] ‘May sentient beings,
[be] accomplished [as] Dharma vessels,**
[who]...
May. 2 | Question: After offering fruits and other kinds of food at a Buddhist shrine in a temple or at home, is it alright to consume them?
Answer: Yes, they are alright for consumption. Some believe such food will be somewhat blessed as the virtues of reverence,...
Sep. 21 | Question: When we make offerings such as fruits to departed ones, can they receive them?
Answer: Only if they are hungry ghosts or wandering spirits, can they be received via the power of dedication, and to various extents, depending on their karma.
Question:...