Mahayana ritual chanting.

 

 

 

 

            There have always been religious ritual, Buddhist practices not escape it.

Because of the richness of the traditions and teachings of Buddhism, ritual and also varied depending on the sect practice. A Japanese Zen Buddhist rite differs from a Tibetan Buddhist, is not just a Thai Buddhist chanting for peace, the other as a sitting Buddha from Vietnam Buddhist concept ... Even the Buddhists themselves see the same Rinzai sects, for example, that a Vietnamese Buddhist "numbing district tone" as the practice is not that just an American Rinzai Zen at birth.

Within the scope of this article, we try to find meaning chanting rite is most popular in Vietnam (and China), ie Reunification Rite , which is the majority practice, not only because of the coordination different disciplines, satisfying the needs of different sects, but also because of the flexibility to easily adapt to specific requirements, as well as the harmonious arrangements and full of Mahayana can not find in the room otherwise.

 

Layout a chanting ritual 

A session is a ritual chanting, and like all rituals, somewhat greeting, ceremony, and report back, stated that three-quarters of any public rites:

1 -       bowed.

2 -       Chanting.

3 -       Self-regulation & Dedication.

We will explore each section, and remember that in fact there are many differences between a chanting session alone at home and a hydrophobic union ceremony with monks in public, but in fact are just flowers bell repurposed as drums, chanting ... alone.

First, to answer the question so many people just do not know yet, "Why is it called chanting, because I have seen nothing Doing?" Answer: "A formal sessions chanting the chant is as much a Beijing, with clear Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra, the Lotus Sutra, and other Business "We will go into this in detail in the following sections to learn.

 

Part 1: Evaluation holidays

 

This section includes rituals enter the legal world (now clean up three, sometimes about them, praise, saying prayers and obeisance). In turn:

Perfume Sealing

Pure sex Foot French language

Worship Buddha Incense & Sexy

Era (alternating between the same direction and Buddha Chanting)

Mahout

Initiation ceremony

Sexy Lu Huong ... 

Before chanting, ie in ritual, often have a bath, or clean, floral incense marinade (except the boys bowl of life because of transgression), still burn deep past the fragrant; have to brush your teeth, gargle, wear robes, robes called life (a place called the colon, the text read by the camp, from the Chinese qipao letters) then fired two lamps or candles (and learning methods action, ie from compassion and wisdom).

About robes (colon) is not required to wear, except for public holidays all, for several reasons:

-           not everyone has.

-           not the same type of jacket, shirt ...

-           does not have the correct size shirt

-           do not want to borrow even for illegal toilet ...

However, even if there is no hard and the galaxy, or more, though not without merit nothing more than people who do not wear robes.

 

Beginning in the ritual, the chanting, or all for public holidays, sit (at home) or standing (in the temple) clasping her arms (lotus print), or fetters publications according mantra if you know how, and mantras ( security concept , is whispered) Pure Dharma (SOA project lam ha) to make pure ashrams and retreats Industrial (three-phase project technical momentum I will take away land that I do Pha Pha art three-phase braking) to the three professional body, speech and mind are pure, sometimes more pay deduction Industry (tu tu li li li ma tu tu tu li ha she ha) to import industrial cleaning. There is also more attention where forage Location (male pattern a curtain had lain, India checkered checkered level position she ha) to say hello to all the land, and Prussia Offering (nga nga project tycoon elevated three-phase renovation of pink) to make offerings all beings. Particularly in ritual chant Diamond Sutra, also add time to the Eight Vajra Liturgy and the Four Bodhisattva (he is the Diamond Sutra Tantric missing).

 

Ashrama and then clean themselves, chanting the three new burning incense stick (morality, concentration, wisdom) located across the forehead, knelt upright reading in the same direction , usually try to navigate Prayer on ... (willingly falls respectfully, sent clouds of incense ...), but can also be flavored cloves Data About Hue flavor ... according to the old position. Meaning this right vows, read up as well. Perfume is the food of many ghosts and spirits, as well as ways to express your glass; the old days, the kings, the king orders to burn incense knelt hear. Now as usual at the altar: fruit flavored Tea Party (incense, lamps, tea, fruit), is indispensable, but the Buddhist altar with water instead of tea.

 

After the same direction , continue holding the ceremonial incense horizontal cherish read Era (prayer) is to say the purpose of the ceremony, do nothing, want nothing, nothing ... pray often is:

" As Minister Lai virtues extolled take nan (German generals swiftly Buddha commended okay.) ownership Buddhists Kim ... (Now what Buddhists name ...) Kim Il provides a fine achievement ceremony at the center set ... (today the radio before the ceremony mind what [for peace, pray, security Buddha ...] say). Vow permanent cross Tam Bao Buddhist teacher Shakyamuni Buddha, ballistic Next Amitabha Buddhist monk ... (and others depending occasions, such as Holy Touch Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva if chanting for peace, or the Great Bodhisattva Vow Stratum if chanting requiem, or more Agency Yin and chanting Mahasthamaprapta if the net-level ...) household compassionate disciples (mercy for you, what's your name ... or add them equal if joint chanting) cessation of defilements, karma pepper except ... (end defilements, dissipate karma ... and other things depending on the legal texts). When the end of the optical medium is good minister, witch proof (witness please feel free to us). " 

After reading purpose era to say the ceremony will be repeated in all Easter Prayer before the end, then reading Buddha Chanting praises of his virtues: French monarch supreme religious, immoral trailokya fu ... ( French king who is unsurpassable, no one in the three worlds ...). Currently, many Buddhist temples Subscriptions reading this right after all in the same direction and new era read, nothing negative.

 

Done, ritual leaders stood up, plugged into the bowl of incense (at home) or up incense burners (in the temple); in a large ceremony, many of the same flavor membranes often have to get up shoving households. Then standing upright reading Skillful to enter selfless consistent (consistent boundary) meaning obeisance and said: Quick staggered holidays emptiness president, delivered direct touch nan incredible ... (Buddha nature beings usually emptiness, Director sympathy inconceivable ...).

 

Worship the Lord is the beginning of the ground (or peak empowerment 顶 the first tip) to honor the three Jewels ten generations; often bowing three times after reading the words honor, or male pattern Sanskrit ( Nama name meaning, ie they give the name of his prayer, like Christians read the word in the name , because the origin of Buddhism that out, this issue would say at another time). In formal uniform, the third Lord is worshiped Amida and noble, should not only dedicated to the cultivation of high-purity, because the meaning is bowing prostrate all capital Jewels from the root, as has Skillful said in post.

Obeisance, a place to read more posts Subscriptions Lu Huong: Incense burners heat sowing, the legal world ... butt decorations (Incense burners sheep herd has the power, the legal world rushed around ten ashrams ...) is not much different hard yards Perfume should not read this much room, because only the stated emphasis.

Over the top, bell and gong should not be used in a large ceremony that only parts (small bell shook his hand), Independence (small ring attached at the top of sticks, beaten with a small iron bar), beans (like small copper saucepan upside down, beaten with bamboo rods bent head), drums, trumpet and sometimes more strings, even at home, use only bow ring to beat.

After all, where Khai reading of scriptures, but exactly the way it should be read before entering the business in the next section.

 

Part 2: Business Litigation

 

Now to the official part Sutra recitation.

Proceedings at home, if you know the bell tapping the gong hit three sat upright bell, knocking a slightly open, like a trumpet musicians try, do not accept that Indonesia still confused.

At the temple began opening chapter Cheers ie tapping the gong sounding bell to start chanting, just like on purpose, but can add significant mass solemn reminder. The pagoda is the opening chapter Countless different ways, and the teachers also have different interpretations (goodbye, natural stones ...), should learn to adapt and chanting his place. Done, recite the Great Compassion.

Part chanting always start with the Great Compassion and ends with the Heart Sutra on the principle into compassion, the uncivil , except when there are legal Shurangama Mantra to recite the Great Compassion later, because the Shurangama Mantra , The instant attention Subscriptions Bach (Sitatapatram) is the king of all notes (King's Surangama rare), rate as ritual in late or An elaborately Buddha.

 

Great Compassion Mantra is the total amount of all his God-eyed Guanyin. Meaning total maintenance Compassionate release is compassionate; so should the group Compassionate ancient pair with Prajna, ie from compassion and wisdom. Note should fast for legal proceedings sleepy slow easy. The way the sentence is divided into 82 or 86 does not matter as compared with the Sanskrit is the wrong way of grammar punctuation allowed.

Litigation is complete, depending on the meaning that the ceremony texts, notes, repentance, different canopy. In sum, then if the chanting, like Amitabha, Pho Mon, Healing Lotus, Nirvana, Stratum ... then recite all Khai Kinh Shelf ago: Supreme profound Abhidhamma promote astronomy life I realize nan, writing down specific metal is lead and pray that the true solution Tathagata (Buddha Dharma mysterious deep wide, hundreds of thousands want to seek life difficult, you should now see hear recitations, Tathagata elements that responsibility color) to extol the virtues. Sometimes, the word true in the last sentence was changed at will trade after this litigation, as it changed to recite the "volunteer award Tathagata means Pi ni" , meaning Pi ni precepts. Legend has it that her verse Wu Zetian, or oyster shells, writing in the preface to the Flower Adornment Sutra commentaries.

 

Business chant to the rhythm of the tissue. If at home, you can recite from tapping the gong, when he called the prime business , or double tapping (two hours into a rhythm MO) for tiring, but should recite enough, not known to get a little jump. This point is different from the general litigation, is calculated every hour a beat, while the rest took a little glance of the others are procedural languages, we avoid activities that people have gone before. Should be monitored in the sutras, do not perform the legal wrong because not remember right question, unless by heart. 

Tapping the gong bell at home, or need to also make mobile, so do not open (or opened) and a small bell to be able to hit fast but tiring.

Litigation in the temple bell dreaming big, then picked up the bell ringing puncher vertical, horizontal surf hitting bell to bell mouth was warm and banks are, because the mouth is where the thickest ring, while slimmer belly ring, cross dam hear the chat that can break bell. When that bell still bank holidays all stand up and recite it started to enter the ringing, ie bell mouth pressed to screw up the brake ring. Bell and bow before proceedings two to five hours, depending on the temple, usually as soon as they hit more and more popular. Large open timber holding the wooden bell puncher (lotus) police officers outside, wrist type as fiddle, the gong is warm and punching up the tissue from which each emerged. When you want to type fast, like to recite it, then hold puncher near the top (lotus) and pressed his index finger to type the new staff fast. Before bowing or end of a sentence, then type in two hours instead of pacing tachycardia often (like two notes instead of a crotchet hook). 

 

Each word is read faster than reading and reciting sleepy slow easy wrong. Notice is transliterated Sanskrit (Sanskrit) but when they use the word Tat Dam writing (or fading, ie siddham). The pay is often misunderstood words secret spell power as the world is seeing the most magi combined pay and print out mysterious mystery, what graphics grace this Christmas. In fact, Uncle in Buddhism, as well as Indian settlement, the total amount, ie an article captured the whole experience, knowledge, into a meaningless sentence for those who are not knowledgeable. It also questions such as descriptions (mnemonics) that the student makes it easier to remember of all, but for the usually vague nonsense. (Vietnamese students Sciences committee said many questions when competition for banned order to try to please the customer that , sticks heard but the real question is to help us remember the 12 brain nerve [cranial nerves] in accordance with the order from number 1, when = olfactory, visual examination = because = Student athletes overall ... France also have the same O Oscar, ma petite theiere me fait à peine six grand grogs ).

The proceedings are usually paying attention Preparation Proposal (three year male model has slapped makeshift shrines momentum of expenditure reached tha-burning, extraction rate plans all she ha sa standard practice problem) is the goddess of all standards to symbolize the entire word Buddha, but according to the practice standards to maintain attention they pay to maintain confidentiality glasses men and not for anyone to see, but they themselves often did not recite anything, do not have standards to begin printing. Decor Buddha Crime Shingon kill (her glass substrate her glass, for bridge ha ha soles, soles mandala ny, ny ha of sole, insole Ne ratio, ma ha goatskin, sedimentation foot soles, she ha) to pray for peace prize career. Pepper Cat Tuong Tai (male pattern curtain of black male, a lower bowl to discharge, we Nang year to tha-burning, project pat ...) and to pray for peace. valid from Daming (project ma ni di pink bowl) is his uncle Avalokitesvara, litigation often turns 108 (times). Notice Rebirth (male Amitabha she had assumed Drop da da da ...) ... Also Amida also thousands of mantras and rituals depending Business litigation.

 

Last Scattering often slow chant, chant together after Beijing, such as spectrum license, Amitabha canopies, canopies are removed, Sexy Diamond Sutra, Buddha Chanting in late Elaborate ... to the praise of business.

The post Repentance slow chant, often kneeling, as the texts of the team ready for prayer or reminded of something, like Sam One Mind, Repentance prime slot, Entertainment Vow of net-degree, Sam The Network of Son angel often chant in Elaborate Late, Sam Pho Hien said about ten vows of Samantabhadra, Avalokitesvara Sam ... Last Japanese market is often chanting religious prophecies recommendations afternoon: the passing date, depending herons network reduced, as aquatic and fishery minority, private communication galaxy ... (this was the last day, declining life, as shallow water fish, think what fun ...).

There are also Buddhist mindfulness, meditation or to noise, according to according to ritual and temple.

 

After all, chant the Heart Sutra , also called the Heart Sutra, with Additional Business Centre, according to the translation of Xuanzang, including 260 letters grapes, is the acquisition of 600 volumes Sutra, should recite the Heart Sutra as well as Modular proceedings Prajna. So, the Heart Sutra is to be appreciated, no one dares correct word, the word change, even when translated into local languages ​​still trying to keep 260 negative, so the Mahayana Buddhists chant the Heart Sutra hear very well and in harmony. Even the Zen Buddhist, chanting not pay, but still never finished the course with all the Heart Sutra. In Vietnam, despite countless Vietnamese translation, but people still follow Mahayana Buddhists chant the sound, keep the 260 letters, because this respect.

The temple three times more often recite all asura God in thanksgiving to the spirits business ashrams hear, please support them.

 

Part 3: Self-Regulation & Islamic Guide

 

End of the Easter Prayer ceremony, Self-Regulation and Islamic Guide.

This section looks simple but it is very important in Mahayana ritual. 

Easter Prayer is repeated purpose, the reason the ceremony as well, like in the previous era. In the big ceremony, or go with cloud, this much longer, more personal part of the ceremony as the benefactor for peace, pray for the deceased, the family is happy, or blessed food , high traffic as groundbreaking, but never opened ... and ends with prayer Popular Posts: sounds super positive attitude and sea oat bar galaxy, being the legal world, the data accidentally, Qi Buddhist Circuit . 

The three jewels as refuge, sit proceedings should not bow if at home, was chanting the public should follow their worship to pay homage to the Three Jewels. Here are three verses drawn from the Flower Adornment Sutra, behavioral products, should symbolize the entire Flower Adornment Sutra. Recite three verses as well as the entire United strictly legal, so Mahayana Buddhists appreciate though they recite three verses any style, sitting or standing bow proceedings. Quote Flower Adornment Sutra , the Chinese book of 14, items 11 "Pure happiness" , Manjushri Bodhisattva taught Librarian way to get the attention of the supreme virtue. Lyric has a little different, but the experience remains the same:

"... The fund then

pray for us born

with both religious

open feel great.

France and child

pray for us born

understand that economic lens

position as the sea Property

Increase your child and

pray for us born

the crystal oscillator

not what obstacles ... "

 

Originally kanji:

 

order shall proceed spontaneously

or voluntary beings

Tell dragon race

discovered the supreme

self- regulation measures u

or voluntary beings

deep economic integration organ

position as customs Property

self- regulation stratification

or voluntary beings

system of mass

Best set very afraid

 

自 归于 佛

当 愿 众生

绍隆 佛 种

发 无上 意

自 归于 法

当 愿 众生

深入 经 藏

智 慧如海

自 归于 僧

当 愿 众生

统 理 大众

一切 无碍 

Return direction is taken in Beijing four verses States Wonderful Dharma, should recite four questions to this Guide as well as the full set of French procedural States, so Mahayana Buddhists never give four verses, but that sometimes litigation Heart Sutra before. Quote the Wonderful Dharma Lotus Economics , Vol Three, Seven items "turned into instance" , paragraph 10 : five hundred Brahma wanted inhibition United tung flower offerings to complete bringing palace rising desire Buddha Buddha loaded in:

            "... May this merit bring

            Towards throughout all

            Disciple and being

            Agree Buddhist Circuit "

 

            Originally:

 

voluntarily tested for merit

universal access necessarily u

fall class data being

during the Buddhist community

 

愿 以此 功德

普及 于 一切

我 等 与 众生

皆 共 成佛 道 

In a nutshell, chanting Mahayana ceremonial event was indeed a " chant " means each of the Mahayana, at least Prajna, the United States and France, although strictly for brief ritual several ways. Layout rituals are very reasonable, starting from international legality, Buddha Chanting same direction, era, Contemplation and bowed before reciting, chanting out the Elegant Great caught reminder of compassion and wisdom, then the prophecies , approval, litigation, attention, self-regulation ends with a summary and Dedication are two major Mahayana sutras. END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGHTFOLD PATH.NAM MO SAKYA MUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.9/6/2014.