二月宝宝2014-01-30 14:36:39
 點燈開心光

Lightinglamps to illumine our mind

金佛聖寺提供

ByGold Buddha Monastery



130日(除夕/星期四)Thursday,January 30 (Lunar New Year's eve)

晚上八點開始/8:00pm ~



據《施燈功德經》上對於佛前供燈、布施燈具的功德有諸多記載:「在佛塔、佛殿或佛堂布施明燈的人,可以得到得到下面四種可樂的福德:相貌莊嚴、資財充足、有大善根、有大智慧。得到四種清淨:身業清淨、口業清淨、意業清淨、善友清淨。」

Accordingto “Sutra of Merit and Virtue of Offering of Lamp”, it hasvarious kinds of statement about the merit and virtue of offeringlamp. If one offers lamp in front of Stupa or Buddha Hall, one willattain four kinds of Joyous Virtue, there are: Adorn outlook, alwaysfill with wealth and fortune, have great good roots, and have greatwisdom. One will also attain four kinds of purity, there are: purityin Body, purity in Mouth, purity in mind, and purity in decentcompanion.



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點燈供佛,祈願佛的智慧明燈,

照破無明,開啟我們的心燈,

心生慧解,成就我們的波羅蜜。

Ourmind will be illuminated and our ignorance 

willbe destroyed by the Wisdom Light 

whenwe light up lanterns and make offering to the Buddha, thus allowingus to gain highest insights and enabling/speeding us to attainsupreme wisdom.



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宣化上人開示說:

你在佛前點燈,來生的眼目就明。眼目就明亮,人家看不見的東西,你也可以看得見;人家不知道的事情,你也可以知道。你就會得到天眼通。得到佛眼、法眼、慧眼,得到這個智慧眼、肉眼、天眼,得到這個五眼。你看這功德多妙啊!

VenerableMaster Hua said: 

Whenlighting lamp in front of Buddhas, one will attain bright eyes. Withbright eyes, one will be able to observe things that others cannotsee; and have better understanding than others, one will then attainheavenly eye penetration. One will attain the five eyes, there areBuddha eye, dharma eye, wisdom eye, flash eye as well as heavenlyeye, the merit and virtue is thus wonderful.



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金佛寺歷年來,每逢農曆除夕夜,有點燈法會。法會是晚上八點開始,大家先念〈楞嚴咒〉、〈十小咒〉、《心經》,一直到念「南無消災延壽藥師佛」後,開始點燈。由於人潮洶湧,大家排隊一個一個地點燈,到九點鐘才圓滿回向。很多人不是佛教徒,為了新年有一個好頭彩,專程來到金佛寺,也因此熏習到佛法,所以這是很有意義的法會!

Foryears GBM organize Lighting Ceremony during Chinese New Year's eve,the ceremony starts at 8pm, we will recite “Shurangama Mantra”,followed by “Ten Small Mantras” and “The Heart of PrajnaParamita Sutra”, the ceremony will officially begin when we startchanting Namo Quelling Disasters Lengthening Life Medicine MasterBuddha. Lots of participants including non-Buddhist visited GoldBuddha Monastery as to wish for good a start in the coming year, thisis a meaningful assembly as non-Buddhist get a chance to know moreabout Buddhism. Due to overwhelming, everyone has to line-up and waitfor their turns for lighting lamp, the ceremony ends at about 9pmafter transference.



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消災延壽,身體健康,精神愉快;

Quellcalamities and lengthen life,

Goodhealth and happy spirits



增福迎祥,性情柔和,世界和平。

Increaseblessings and embrace good fortune

Gentletemperaments and world peace



宣公上人作

bythe Venerable Master Hua



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一燈照亮百年暗,得平安;

千蓮綻放萬里香,到極樂。

Onelamp’s brilliant light quells many years’ darkness to heraldpeace.

Athousand lotus flowers’ sweet scents pierce the stratosphere toreach Ultimate Bliss.







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願以此點燈的功德,

普皆回向法界一切眾生獲得菩提勝果位,

願一切眾生都能離苦得樂,

發大菩提心,速成佛道。

Maythe merit and virtue of lighting lamps, 


beuniversally transferred to all beings 

inthe Dharma Realm 

andmay all attain Bodhi fruition. 

Mayall attain bliss and leave suffering, 

bringforth Bodhi resolve and attain Bodhi Way.
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