盂兰盆节

《盂兰盆节—-大日如来王尊佛》
“Ullambana Festival—-SunGuru Buddha”

今天七月十五盂兰盆节，佛欢喜日。世俗也叫中元节，鬼节，鬼其实是指饿鬼，而非恶鬼厉鬼。今日是僧宝众结夏安居圆满日，僧众为避免误伤众生，不出寺院禁闭修行三月，在今日功德圆满。所以是佛欢喜日，也叫僧自恣日，也是法喜充满的意思。神通第一的目犍连看到母亲在饿鬼道受苦，细喉，大肚，四肢细小无力，体感灼烧，口吐火焰，饥肠辘辘。目犍连痛心，急忙布施母亲食物，却在口前化作火炭。目犍连便祈请佛陀救度，佛陀开示说，今日大吉，用盆盛满供品，供养三宝，僧众共同助念，利益众生，布施食物果腹与清凉甘霖加持暂时安乐，和引领有缘众生出离轮回苦海往生净土的根本解脱。所以今天是大孝节，菩提吉祥日。今日上师加持，相应上师吉祥法式，回向如母有情，自他二利，吉祥永伴！

Today is the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, Ullambana Festival, the Buddha’s Joyful Day. In the worldly way, it is also called the Zhongyuan Festival, the Ghost Festival, “Ghost” here actually refers to hungry ghosts, not evil or violent ghosts. Today is also the day when the Sangha completes the Summer Retreat, for three months the assembly of monks, in order to avoid unintentionally harming sentient beings, remain within the monastery in seclusion and practice. On this day, their merit is complete. Therefore it is the Buddha’s Joyful Day, also called the Day of Sangha Pravarana, which carries the meaning of Dharma-joy in full abundance. Maudgalyāyana, foremost in supernatural powers, saw his mother suffering in the realm of hungry ghosts—thin throat, swollen belly, frail limbs without strength, her body burning, mouth spitting flames, tormented by hunger. Maudgalyāyana, heartbroken, hastily offered food to his mother, but it transformed into burning coals before reaching her mouth. Maudgalyāyana then prayed to the Buddha for deliverance, the Buddha revealed: today is most auspicious, fill a basin with offerings and make offerings to the Three Jewels, with the Sangha collectively assisting through chanting, benefiting sentient beings, offerings of food to satisfy hunger, cool nectar to grant temporary peace, and also guiding those with affinity to transcend the sea of ​​suffering of samsara and attain ultimate liberation in the Pure Land. Therefore today is the Festival of Great Filial Piety, Bodhi day of auspiciousness. Today the Guru empowers, in resonance with the auspicious practices of the Guru, dedicating the merit to all mother-like sentient beings, for the benefit of both self and others. Auspiciousness forever be with you!

————大日如来王尊佛

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