2021 年甲洞讲堂庆卫塞

2500 多年前，释迦牟尼佛降生在这世界，成为我们伟大的导师，用智慧、慈悲，使我 们从无明和黑暗中寻到了光明，指引无量的众生脱离烦恼，得无上菩提。

佛诞节，让我们点亮心中一盏慧灯，感怀佛陀的盛德，也为大众祈福，愿世界清净吉祥!

佛诞前夕祥和夜，让我们相约线上，以歌以舞虔诚礼赞佛陀。

I would like to make light offering

点灯功德

一， 身无病苦，音声妙广。 二， 眼目清明，能照细物。 三， 相好庄严，意无垢染。 四， 衣食丰足，无有恐惧。 五， 随缘自在，善财积聚。 六， 忍辱柔和，成就善事。 七， 佛光普照，永断无明。

Jia Dong Jiang Tang Vesak Celebration 2021

More than 2500 years ago, the Buddha was born in this world and became our great teacher. He taught us wisdom and compassion, and liberating countless sentient beings from sufferings and guide us to enlightenment.

During this Vesak celebration, we make light offerings and pay homage to the Buddha. May this world be filled up with the teachings of the Buddha, and free of all defilements.

On the peaceful night on the eve of Vesak Day, let us come together online to praise the Buddha with songs and dances.

Benefits of making light offerings:

• One becomes like the light in the world.
• One achieves the clairvoyance of the pure flesh eye [as a human].
• One achieves the devas’ eye.
• One receives the wisdom of knowing what is virtue and what is non-virtue.
• One is able to eliminate the darkness of ignorance, the concept of inherent existence.
• One receives the illumination of wisdom, even in samsara one never experiences darkness.
• One receives great enjoyment wealth.
• One is reborn in the deva or human realms.
• One quickly becomes liberated.
• One quickly attains enlightenment.