☘️ Introduction:
As the Main Shrine has many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in place, the altar would be specially set up with the "Rotating Lamp - Illuminating the Entire Dharma Realm" Altar City for collective offerings by the donors. As the sutra says, "In a dark room for a thousand years, a single lamp breaks through." The birth of the Buddha brings wisdom and light to beings in darkness. Offering lamps to the Buddha collectively is immensely auspicious! May the Buddha's light protect and bless all beings, bringing peace and fulfillment to body and mind!
☘️ Monastery will acknowledge donations by:
Offering the respective grand altar items for bliss and wisdom:
Flowers : beautiful and dignified appearance life after life.
Lamp: posses intelligence and wisdom.
Eight Auspicious signs: ensuing with auspicious matters in the mundane world.
Dharma items: embodying influence and power in the mundane world.
☘️ Merits accumulated from Vesak Day event, Recitation of the Sutra on the Merit of Bathing the Buddha, Diamond Sutra, Grand Diamond Gem Repentance, Mahāyāna Vajra Prajna Repentance, Welcoming of Prince Siddhartha, and various vast offerings before the Buddha and pujas to seek: Safety, peace and auspiciousness for the family, healthy body and mind, longevity with increased bliss, elimination of sickness and karmic obscurations, and afflictions, Rebirth in happy realms, prosperity and wealth, abundance of clothes and food, dignified appearance delighting everyone upon sight, meeting the Triple Gem every lifetime, increase bliss and wisdom, and attain Buddhahood swiftly.
