Category: 每週共修

The Diamond Repentance Prayers is based upon the Diamond Sutra.

According to the sutra, the layperson often commits evildoings, the Buddha nature is obscured, thus the layperson is subjected to the cycle of life and death.

If the layperson realises his transgressions and sincerely seek repentance, he will be able to remove his evildoings.

Our temple will be holding the Eighty Eight Buddhas Names Repentance Dharma Service on the first day of the lunar calendar. This Dharma service will bring many benefits to the devotees which include:

1.Repaying gratitude towards family members.

2.Repaying karmic creditors by reciting prayers and transferring merits.

3.Cultivating merits for devotees themselves.

4.Fostering friendships by reciting prayers and transferring merits.

The Ksitigarbha Sutra has the reputation of a sutra that emphasizes on filial piety. It is a sutra expounded by the Buddha for his mother （Queen Maya）in Tusita heaven. The sutra illustrates that Ksitigrbha Bodhisattva will not seek enlightenment until he has relieved all beings in the hell from suffering. Our temple will be reciting the Ksitigarbha Sutra on the fifth week (if there is such a week) of the month.

In our daily lives, our body, speech and mind had unknowingly committed many mistakes without us realising it. When our minds are filled with defilements, we will need to cleanse it with the Dharma waters, so that our minds will be pure again, in order to achieve a meaningful life. We are not afraid of ignorance, but we are afraid that our awareness arrives too late. How does repentance help us, what is its function?

First, repentance is the awareness of knowing our unwholesome doings.

Second, repentance is the method to get rid of evil and direct ourselves towards goodness.

Third, repentance is the power to purify our body and minds.

Our temple will be reciting the Eighty Eight Buddhas Repentance Prayer every fourth week of the month. Repentance is like medicinal herbs that can treat our vexations and illness. Repentance is like a source of light, that pierces through darkness.

The Great Compassion Repentance Dharma Service will enable you to feel the immense compassion and vows of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.

Dharma Service will enable you to feel the immense compassion and vows of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. Our temple will be worshipping the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva every third week of the month, we will be reciting the great compassion dharani, to purify our body and minds.

The Amitabha Sutra illustrates the ideal world of Buddhism – the Amitabha Land of Ultimate Bliss. In this paradise, there are the seven treasures pavilion, eight merit waters, golden land, lotus pond, parrots that recite the Buddha’s name, exotic plants and flowers, gathering of the wise sages. Our temple will be reciting the Amitabha Sutra every second week of the month. In the land of ultimate bliss, the environment is extremely beautiful, life is filled with happiness and ease, no disturbances from the evil, no political persecutions, no complexities of relationships, no accidents, the land of ultimate bliss is so wonderful, everyone looks forward to it.

Buddhism is a religion that place great emphasis on filial piety. The Sutra of Profound Gratitude Towards Parents illustrates the difficulties, dangers and sufferings associated with giving birth and raising children. Our temple will be reciting the Sutra of Profound Gratitude Towards Parents every first week of the month to repay our gratitude towards our parents. Just as mentioned in the sutra, we should transcribe the sutra for our parents, we should read the sutra, we should repent our transgressions, we should seek refuge in the Triple Gem, we should abide by the Eight Precepts for our parents, we should donate and cultivate merits for our parents, this is how we repay our gratitude to our parents.