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佛光山西澳道場 Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple Western Australia

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  • Home
  • About Us 
    • FGS Buddhist Temple WA
    • Founder
    • Fo Guang Shan
    • Buddha’s Light Intl Assn WA
    • Young Adult Division WA
    • Buddha's Light Scouts WA
    • FGS Chinese School WA
    • Buddha's Birthday
    • Visitor Info
  • Activities 
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    • Temple Tours
    • Vege Plan A
    • Vegetarian food Sale
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      • FGS Buddhist Temple WA
      • Founder
      • Fo Guang Shan
      • Buddha’s Light Intl Assn WA
      • Young Adult Division WA
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      • FGS Chinese School WA
      • Buddha's Birthday
      • Visitor Info
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    • Offering

      WHY DO WE MAKE OFFERING?

       

      “Offering” originally refers to the offering of material good such as food and clothing to the triple Gem – Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, to our teachers parents and the deceased.

       

      To our superiors, offerings convey our feelings of affection, our duty and respect to them. While to our sub-ordinate, it encompasses the meaning of “empathy”, “care” and “protection”.

       

      These are what’s referred in the Buddhist scriptures as “to repay our indebtedness to the top, to provide relief the those suffering below”. Regardless whether we are offering to our superior or taking care of those below us, we should aspire to the Bodhichitta, or the heart of infinite altruism, in that our motivation behind the offering is not for the benefit of ourselves, but for all the countless sentient beings in the entire space and across all dharma realms.

       

      The Buddha refers to the merit from offering as “like the big expanse of the sky”. When one offers with a mind of non-discrimination and equanimity, then the fruit of the offering with also be vast like the limitless sky.

      Lighting Offering

      The eyes will be radiant, careers will progress smoothly and right thoughts will prevail with complete wisdom.

      Flower offering

      The offers will bring joy to others like flowers do, their aura will be pleasant and will rejoice in truths.

       

      Fruit offering

      Free from plague and disaster, enjoying happiness and plant the seed for enlightenment.

       

      Incense offering

      The mind and body will find peace, the body will be clean and pure, the three karmas will be purified and the opportunity to hear more dharma will ripen.

      Dharma offering

      Successful career, radiant inner self, free from loss or damage.

       

      Food offering

      Prolonged life, pleasant look, a peaceful and joyful mind and eloquent.

       

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