Most fasting days are held in Yin Shi in the middle of the night (some temples are held in Chen Chen), usually in the temple hall or the empty dam in front of the Dharma Hall; The altar was set up the afternoon before; The utensils and food needed on the altar; It must be ready before dark. Because the ceremony of fasting day has stopped before dawn, it has a certain mystery and is difficult for ordinary people to see. There is a poem "Xijiang Moon" by predecessors, which vividly describes the scene of fasting day:
The moon is bright outside the door, and candles burn incense in the altar. Chen Dan respects the curvature of the sky. Phoenix and meat are beautiful and precious. Welcome the release of the four kings, Xiangyun to protect the lent field. The ceiling is bright and colorful. Pray for it? The sky collapsed early.
Build an altar
In Yin Shi, fasting days are mostly held in the middle of the night (some monasteries are also held in the morning).
The location is usually in the temple hall or the empty dam in front of the dharma hall.
The altar was built the afternoon before. Lent has three altars:
Shoutan
The first altar is the main altar.
In the center of the altar table, there is a bronze Buddha statue with incense, flowers, lamps, water, fruits, tea, food, treasures, pearls and clothes.
Set the "Twenty-four Days" tablet or hang the "Twenty-four Days" portrait above it.
There are seven futons under the altar, the middle of which is for the palm teachers and the rest for the musicians.
Ertan
The second altar was set up to welcome heaven.
On the altar stood "Wen Shu" to welcome heaven. There are also paper golden horses and blue chickens. It is said that they are good at running and flying, and they are carrying "Wen Shu" to send information to the sky at the fastest speed.
Santan
The third altar was set up for fasting heaven.
Twenty-four sets of chopsticks and a hearty vegetarian feast were placed on the altar table, waiting for the gods to enjoy.
The utensils and food needed for the altar must be ready before dark.
The moon is bright outside the door, and candles burn incense in the altar. Chen Dan enjoyed Pale Bend, Phoenix and Meat and Treasure Architecture. Welcome the release of the four kings, Xiangyun to protect the lent field. The ceiling is bright and colorful. I hope the sky will fall soon.
well-behaved
The fast ascension ceremony requires at least seven monks. At that time, they will go to the altar to attend this solemn ceremony, pray for good luck and welcome auspicious events.
The ceremony of fasting to heaven can be divided into five parts: cleaning the altar nectar, burning incense and candles, inviting flowers to be holy, reading sparse texts, chanting scriptures and giving food.
Ganlu jingtan
As soon as lent arrived, the owner of the altar led the monk and the Lord into the altar.
When burning incense, Sang Qing was full of praise, calling the monks "South No Cool Bodhisattvas" and "South No Compassionate Bodhisattvas".
The owner of the altar poured manna water on the altar and read a few words:
"Bodhisattva's willow nectar water can make it drip all over the square. All filth and filth have been removed, making this altar clean. "
Then he walked around the altar three times and read the great compassion mantra seven times. Clean the altar and return to your position. The third name is "Mohe Sa, there is no manna bodhisattva in the south"!
Burn incense and candles
The altar owner knelt before the altar, and the incense burner burned incense first, and then lit candles. One hundred and eight sticks of incense are given to the altar master in a class.
Na Wei beat stones and sang puppets: "Baoding is famous and fragrant, and it is everywhere. Please judge the teacher thirsty and celebrate the security and health. "
Palm altar teacher also knelt to sing a way:
"A wick is natural, and the golden stove rises auspicious smoke. There are clouds in the sky, and I hope to extinguish public anger with Zhai Xin. "
The monk said, "Nan Wuxiang supports the Bodhisattva Mahasa"! Then, the censer lit a candle and handed it to the altar owner. He raised the candle in his hands and sang:
"A treasure candle at present, dare not every fire to burn first. Today, with the help of my ancestors, I can see the red lotus on the branches. "
At this point, the cigarette fills the air, the candle is brilliant, and the palm altar teacher's ice candle reads:
"Obviously, at present, three thousand heads are quite exposed. The green light never sleeps in Changchun, burning like my heart lamp! "
The monk said, "There is no lamp in the south to support the Mahasa Bodhisattva"!
Sweet flowers, please keep holy.
Monks, fast masters, etc. Everyone knelt on the ground and clung to the fragrant flowers.
A monk holding a plate of Qi Mei, palm altar teacher holding flowers with the hand, follow the crowd to sing:
"May this fragrant flower cloud spread all over the sixteen realms and support the buddhas and bodhisattvas." Then flowers, please:
Wholeheartedly invited the ten buddhas of the Third World;
I wholeheartedly invited Mahayana Twelve Classics Golden Light and Bright Sea;
All bodhisattvas, voices, senses, saints and sages dedicated to Shifang III;
I wholeheartedly invited 33 days, the famous mountains and rivers, and returned to the ghosts and sacred people;
Inviting the first prestige to become a great event.
The monks read "The Picture of the Goddess of Heaven" seven times and said, "There is no cloud in the south to gather bodhisattva Mahasa"! Read the article
After inviting the holy queen, the altar master made three incense and three worships, and read "Wen Shu" in front of the protector of Jin Guangming Society:
Fu protects the sky, the power is really slaughtered, ranking in the upper bound and governing the country by virtue.
Only by exercising the power of indomitable spirit can we have the power to defend our country.
Broaden all sentient beings, save the public, and be willing to help Buddha preach, and show his divine power to eliminate evil and punish evil.
Achieve all sentient beings, and achieve the Buddha's fruit.
If there is, then turn to the golden phase, watch the ceremony and prestige, look up at the sky and from a distance, look at his heart and learn from it.
Don't break this oath, pray for everything, worship sunflower, mourn and do lotus work.
The preface is played as follows:
In the fourth year of East China, Koukou Temple in Koukou County, Koukou Province, set up an altar to worship Buddha, set up a fasting place, respectfully invited six monks, went to the altar to light candles and prayed for good luck. Believers keep saying that they are going to protect the sky at the Illuminati and bow down three times.
After reading the "sulfur article", the monks knocked on the key spine and accidentally sang it:
"Buddha's compassion is vast, and there is no difference in induction. Samadhi is all over the river and sand. May I not leave Gaya, but go to Fuzhai's house and let the lotus blossom on golden land! "
Then he said it three times: "Buddha and Bodhisattva will attend the Southern Illuminati!
Chanting and feeding.
The introduction sounded, and the wooden fish sounded.
All the monks chanted "Guang Jin Ming Jing Kong Pin", recited the name of "Twenty-four Heavenly Roads", and then presented food, color and fragrance to the Buddhist monks. Teacher Zhang Tan went on to sing:
"On the stranger, the flowers are fragrant, and the lights are red. Pure bottle of willow can be praised, olive can be approved. Mengshan Queque tea is special, crisp and popular, and supports Sakyamuni. Wan Baomingzhu presented bodhisattvas and clothes to the French king's family. "
The monks said, "Nanwupu supports the Bodhisattva Mahasa"!
At the beginning of giving alms, monks read The Goddess of Goodness Mantra and shurangama mantra.
The owner of the altar held food and fruit cakes outside the altar and spread them out in all directions so that all the gods could eat them. After giving food, Zhai Tian's merits were complete, and all the monks knocked on the vertebral body and recited Huidai:
Heaven's merits, victory over its deeds, boundless victory over its return.
I would like to indulge all beings and rush to the boundless light Buddhist temple.
The ten buddhas and bodhisattvas of the Third World.
Mahayana Buddhism believes that although Buddhists do not convert to the heavens, they should worship respectfully, because they can convert to Buddha, protect Buddhism and accumulate virtue to do good. According to Guangjin Mingjing, at the Guangjin Mingjing meeting, the heavens gave bodhicitta in front of the Buddha one by one, and personally passed on the Tathagata Buddhism, always protecting those who received, read and wrote Guangjin Mingjing. Because the Heaven adheres to the instructions of the French king, travels around the world, values goodness and rewards goodness and punishes evil, the world has built a Buddhist prayer meeting to support the Ten Treasures and protect the Heaven and its followers. To show your highest sincerity and respect, you should set up an altar to support the sky.
Ramadan has the function of praying for blessings and eliminating disasters, so it is loved by the majority of believers. On the ninth day of the first month of each year, a fast ceremony is held at the temple fair. Good men and women gather in the hall early to wait for the fast ceremony and pray for the happiness and safety of the whole family in the new year.