Praising for the Lighting of Lamps in Temple (廟中点灯祈愿文)

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Recently, since Lunar New Year Period till now, many People had approached Jave for the details of which Temple in Singapore allowed the Lighting of Lamps and which Temple got Good Spiritual Masters or Teachers that performed the Lighting of Lamps for Devotees. But after giving them Directions and Recommendations, some of the Members were not satisfied with the Temples, etc.

Reasons for the Dis-satisfaction were:

1 the Temple is not providing a good service for the Lighting of Lamps

2 the Temple does not have the Type of Lamps that Oneself wanted to Light

3 the Temple requested for a Great Amount in the Lighting of Lamps

4 the Temple does not provide a Good After service after the Lighting of Lamps (such as performing the Chanting or Enhancing regularly)

5 the Temple does not have any Spiritual Masters or Teachers to perform the Lighting of Lamps

With all these Comments & Complaints, Jave decided to share with ALL of you here on a few Simple Procedures on the Lighting of the Blessing Lamps in a Temple if there isn’t anyone to assist Oneself in the Lighting.

Here it goes:

Step 1:

Registered for a Lamp/Candle, retrieve the Lamp/Candle from the Counter and tell them that you will be doing the Requesting for yourself

Step 2:

Light the Incenses and pay respect to Heaven, Main Deities in the Temple and last, return back to the Main Altar where you going to make your Requests and Lighting of the Lamp (do not place the Incenses into the Urn)

Step 3:

Light the Lamp. For Temples that provide the Red-Lantern type, hold on to the Lantern with both Hands

Step 4:

Sincerely make 3 Bows and then Kneel down

Step 5:

Report who you are, where you stay and then your Request

Step 6:

Recite the following Praise for the Lighting of the Blessing Lamp

愿此灯光。光照十方三界天。
Yuan Ci Deng Guang. Guang Zhao Shi Fang San Jie Tian

愿此灯火。火映三界解萬難。
Yuan Ci Deng Huo. Huo Ying San Jie Jie Wan Nan

愿此灯明。明亮化成順氣道。
Yuan Ci Deng Ming. Ming Liang Hua Cheng Shun Qi Dao

敬此灯数。心化亿盏獻聖前。
Jing Ci Deng Shu. Xin Hua Yi Zhan Xian Sheng Qian

光火明数。點點消除眾厄難。
Guang Huo Ming Shu. Dian Dian Xiao Chu Zhong E Nan

上奉高真化道心。
Shang Feng Gao Zhen Hua Dao Xin

下濟幽冥離黑暗。
Xia Ji You Ming Li Hei An

至心敬灯禮诸聖。
Zhi Xin Jing Deng Li Zhu Sheng

皆得光明心眼清。
Jie De Guang Ming Xin Yan Qing

稀有光明燃此灯。
Xi You Guang Ming Ran Ci Deng

供献歷劫诸聖前。
Gong Xian Li Jie Zhu Sheng Qian

无余广大三界境。
Wu Yu Guang Da San Jie Jing

三寶师尊护法等。
San Bao Shi Zun Hu Fa Deng

祈願父母得長生。
Qi Yuan Fu Mu De Chang Sheng

祈願國泰民安定。
Qi Yuan Guo Tai Min An Ding

此生以及各所生。
Ci Sheng Yi Ji Ge Suo Sheng

皆能得道遇大成。
Jie Deng De Dao Yu Da Cheng

愿与大道合为一。
Yuan Yu Da Dao He Wei Yi

愿得三寶真教義。
Yuan Da San Bao Zhen Jiao Yi

吾等如此发所愿。
Wu Deng Ru Ci Fa Suo Yuan

愿愿成真光明前。
Yuan Yuan Cheng Zhen Guang Ming Qian

Step 7:

After Reciting, make 3 Sincere Bows and then Stand-up and place the Lamp at the respective area or Hand the Lantern to the Temple Keeper for Hanging up.

Step 8:

Once the Lamp is being put in Place or Lantern is being Hang-up, placed the Incenses into the Urn and then retrieve any Paper-offerings for Burning

Once ALL these Steps are Done, it will be Considered as Successfully Lighted a Good Blessing Lamp.

In the future, when returning to the Temple for Honouring of the Deities, remember to Recite the Above Praise again. It will help in accumulating the Blessing for Oneself or the Family.

Last but not Least, ALL the Best to ALL of you.