Consecration, also known as opening light, opening eyes, and enlightenment, is the ceremony of opening the eyes of the new Buddha when the new Buddha statue, Buddhist painting is completed and wants to be placed in the Buddhist temple or Buddhist chamber.
"Zen Lin Xiang Qi" says: "Whenever a new statue of the Buddha is made, the masters and masters will stand on the ground and speak a few words, make gestures with their brushes, and directly open his Vajra Eye. This is the Buddhist act of opening the eye, also known as opening the water."
In Buddhism, a Buddha statue that has been consecrated is sacred in a religious sense. When it is worshiped and consecrated by Buddhists, the Buddha statue should be installed, chant sutras and mantras, ask the Buddha and Bodhisattvas to sit down, and then ask eminent monks to consecrate the Buddha statue.
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"To open one's eyes, it is the Buddha's craftsman who opens the eyes. This is what opens the eyes. The next time the monks recite the Buddha's Eyes Mantra and the Great Sun Mantra, they achieve all the merits of the Buddha. This is called opening the eyes."
In fact, consecration is a ceremony to hold a sermon for the Buddha statue. The specific ceremony is as follows: the presiding person first takes a new towel and makes a gesture of wiping the Buddha statue, and then says a verse to praise the merits of the Buddha and Bodhisattvas. This is called opening the eyes.
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Next, use a mirror to look at the Buddha statue head-on, and say a few words about the temple and the causes and conditions for the completion of the Buddha statue. Then the person in charge picks up the cinnabar pen, says another verse, and then makes a "point" motion with the cinnabar pen in the direction of the Buddha's eyes.
, shouted "open", and after the above ceremony, the consecration was completed.
During the consecration, due to the different merits of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the Dharma taught by the Dharma Master is also different, and the Dharma Master often mentions opening the "six powers" for the Buddha statue, that is, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue.
, body and mind, so that the Buddha statue has six kinds of magical powers.
If you tap your eyes and eyes, you can see all true things. If you tap your ears and ears, you can hear wonderful things in all directions. If you tap your nose and nose, you can smell all the fragrances in the Dharma Realm.
Shake; point your mind to understand, and be able to discern the opportunities of the three generations.
The ritual of consecration was first seen in the "Buddha Says All Tathagata's Immortal Samadhi Rituals Sutra" translated by Shi Hu, a master of the Dharma transmission system of Duwuzimuo Kingdom in Northern Song Dynasty in the fifth year of Taiping Xingguo in the Northern Song Dynasty, at the Sutra Translation Institute of Taiping Xingguo Temple in Kaifeng.
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The sutra points out that after the sculptures and paintings of the Buddha statues are completed, a celebration ceremony will be held to install the statues.
First, choose an auspicious day and a scenic spot, and then set up canopies, banners, fragrant flowers, fruits, lights, etc. to offer Buddha offerings here. Then Azhuli, who is solemnly dressed in Dharma, gets up and enters the Buddhist hall to install the statue, and together with his disciples
Contemplate all the perfect appearances of the Tathagata with one mind.
Then he put his palms together in salute, looked up at the holy face, and offered pure incense flowers and so on in front of the Buddha.
Then enter into concentration, get rid of doubts, recite the mantra three times, ask all Buddhas to stay here, and receive the offerings of incense, flowers, lamps, fruits, food, etc.
Again, place the Buddha statue sitting west to east and cover it with yellow cloth.
Azuli visualizes the Buddha as a gathering fire, with all the characteristics of the Tathagata's true body complete, and then places the three characters of Amity Aniu on the Buddha's body.
Put the word "奄" on the top of the head, the word "Ah" on the mouth, and the word "牛" on the heart.
If the Buddha statue is gold, stone, bronze, etc., it must be coated with sesame oil and cleaned with a grass brush. Then, singing and dancing prostitutes will sing the music, and the monks will repeat the sesame oil mantra.
Then a pure vase filled with perfume, five treasures and five medicines, flowers and fruits was used to bathe the Buddha statue. The monks recited verses and performed songs, dances and music.
If it is a portrait, you should use a mirror to look at it, and then apply the five kinds of pure fire mentioned above to the mirror to bathe the image in the mirror.
Then recite the Mantra for Clothes, Mantra for Ear Attachment, Mantra for Attaching Hair Buns, Mantra for Attaching Nails, Mantra for Attaching This Beard, Mantra for Offering Incense, Mantra for Arranging Ornaments, etc., and then place the Buddha statue into the mandala according to the initiation ritual.
Recite the mantra of the deity three times.
After all the offerings are complete, the eye-opener makes some gestures with his pen, which is the light that opens the eyes of the Buddha statue, and then recites the mantra to open the eyes three times.
At this time, the Buddha statue has been consecrated.
After reciting the mantra of opening eyes, ask the donor to enter the mandala and recite the mantra of Huma in unison, the mantra of increasing longevity, the mantra of warding off disasters and increasing prosperity, so that all living beings may receive good fortune.
At this time, Azhuli taught the benefactor to form a relationship, benefited and increased blessings.
Gold, silver, wealth, silk, etc. are given as alms.
Furthermore, bhikkhus, nuns, upasakas, and upasikas also gave gifts to make their merits more complete.
The property provided in the mandala must belong to Azhuli, and no one else can enjoy it.
When all the rituals are completed, the altar can be closed.
This is consecration.
Su Jiu stood aside and watched the monks slowly proceeding with the consecration ceremony under the auspices of Master Xumu.
Be silent.
Everything in my mind was filled with my consciousness just now, the sinister aura that I had detected in the underground of Youmin Temple.
"Such a strong evil spirit is definitely a very dangerous thing. Could it be that there is something very dangerous suppressed under the Youmin Temple? Is that why the energy is consumed so quickly?"
Su Jiu was constantly thinking in her mind, and she didn't even notice Xiao Hongyun approaching.
"Hello, master!"
Yes, the voice speaking at the side was none other than Xiao Hongyun who had climbed over the wall and interrupted Su Jiu's thoughts.
From the moment I climbed over the wall and saw the shocking scene in front of me, I didn't come back to my senses until just now.
Seeing Su Jiu walking over from the front of the sacrificial table and standing aside, my heart suddenly became excited. This young man was definitely not an ordinary person, but an expert.
At this moment, I should make some friends.
"You are..." Su Jiu was slightly surprised by the person who appeared next to him. According to what he knew, there should not be ordinary people in the temple.
He had already noticed this person when he was in the corner just now. However, after all, this is Youmin Temple, not his own territory. Master Xumu didn't say anything, so he didn't say anything more.
"My name is Xiao Hongyun. I just felt the Buddha's light bathing under the master's magical technique. I don't know the master's name yet." Xiao Hongyun said respectfully, while handing over a business card with both hands.
"It's Boss Xiao! Hello! My name is Su Jiu. I'm not a master. I'm just a Feng Shui practitioner." Su Jiu took the business card and saw that it was a boss. He said hello politely without saying anything.
"It's nice to meet Master Su. I wonder if Master Su has time later, let's go have a cup of tea together?" Xiao Hongyun has a net worth of over 100 million. He is not a person who has never seen the world. He came here with the intention of making friends, so naturally he will not be afraid of it.
Afraid of feet.
"I'm afraid I won't have much time to wait!" Su Jiu was polite, but didn't agree. Next, he needed to adjust his breathing, so he wouldn't have time to drink tea with Xiao Hongyun.
Normally, I would definitely make friends with him.
But now, my mind is full of doubts.
After adjusting his breath, he would definitely go back to the Su family's old house immediately and ask his grandfather if he knew about the Youmin Temple.
Master Xumu didn't say it, naturally he didn't want to say it.
I have become curious, and I definitely want to find out. I will go back and ask my grandfather, and check the classics to see if there is any information about Youmin Temple.
"If Master Su doesn't have time, then we'll have to wait another day. I forgot to leave Master Su's contact information. I also want Master Su to take a look at the Feng Shui at my home, when Master Su has time!"
When Xiao Hongyun heard this, he was not depressed, but was slightly startled. Then he came to his senses and spoke irreverently.
"Okay! I'll help you take a look when I have time!"
Su Jiu agreed and left a phone number for Xiao Hongyun.
The consecration of the giant Buddha in front of you cannot be completed in a short time.
Su Jiu took a look, then took steps towards the backyard of Youmin Temple. She had just performed the Buddha-inviting Ceremony, and her consciousness and telekinesis were somewhat depleted. She had to recover first.