《道教法派文化。法門三祖。威靈顯赫。2022》
法門三祖，
神力無邊救世人，
威靈顯赫。
上清系承，
道脈相輔永留傳，
盛名遠播。
應【同道好友】之詢問，於此再分享，【法門三祖】之【寶誥】。
Thursday, 22 December 2022
《道教法派文化。法門三祖。威靈顯赫。2022》
《道教法派文化。法門三祖。威靈顯赫。2022》
Sunday, 18 December 2022
《壬寅虎年。冬至聖節。2022》
《壬寅虎年。冬至聖節。2022》
冬節大過年，
戶戶慶賀。
甜圓小而暖，
人人歡愉。
Winter Solstice
for Year 2022
Time flies and
Time passes, its again the end period of a Lunar Year and so, All Taoists and
Chinese will be preparing to celebrate the Winter Solstice Festival aka Dong
Zhi Day.
For Year 2022,
Dong Zhi Day aka Winter Solstice falls on 22 Dec, starting time at 05:48 Hours.
So what is
Winter Solstice?
According to
Scientific Explanation, Winter Solstice is a Day of the starting of the change
of the Weather and also the Sun-shining duration for both the North & South
Hemisphere (南北半球).
And so, from this
Day onwards, the Sun-shine Duration for the North Hemisphere will be shorter
and vice-versa for the South Hemisphere.
And this is
why, in one of our Old Hokkien Saying, for those Lazy Ladies who are not able
to wake up early in the Morning, she wont be able to finish her chores in A
Day.
So what Winter
Solstice means in Chinese Custom?
In Chinese
Custom, Winter Solstice Festival will be the Day for the Chinese to celebrate
their Harvesting of the Year and also to have a Reunion Gathering with the Family
Members.
Besides that,
Taoists and Chinese will have to pay respect to Deities & Ancestors,
returning the Gratitude to them for the necessary Blessings for the Year.
In Taoist
Records, this is a Day that Taoists will visit Temples to pay respect to
Deities in-order to request for Blessings and also, the eliminating of debts
and sins. In some Big Taoist Temples, Priests will conduct Rituals/Ceremonies
for Taoists and other Followers to participate in.
So what are the
Traditional Items that are associated with Winter Solstice Festival?
In Ancient Era,
the Chinese will prepared Buns, Pastry, etc, to celebrate whereas in Summer
Period, Chinese will prepare Noodles for the Celebration.
After a certain
period, Chinese changed they habit of eating Buns & Pastry to eating of
Sweet Dumplings aka Tang Yuan (湯圓).
Tang Yuan,
shape in Round or Ball, represent Reunion, Happiness and Full. This does not
only represent Reunion for the Family but also, represent having a Nice
Round-off for the Years’ Harvesting.
Till today, the
Chinese still practice the consuming of Tang Yuan to get the Blessing of
Reunion and Happiness.
So how and what
to prepare for the Honouring of Deities and Ancestors?
For those who
have Altars, dedicating to Deities and Ancestors, at home, remember to wake up
early in the Morning to prepare the Tang Yuan aka Ee.
Nowadays, due
to busy working life of the Modern Adults, Tang Yuan can be brought from
Supermarket in Ready-made packing. Oneself just need to get a little bundle of Pandan
Leaves and a pack of Red/Brown sugar and the cooking of Tang Yuan will be able
to take place.
After the
cooking is ready, scoop the Tang Yuan into 3 Bowls for offering to the Deities
and at least 2 Bowls for the Ancestors (1 bowl for Male Ancestors and other for
Female Ancestors).
Remember to
prepare some Paper Offerings such as Tian Gong Jin (天公金) and Shou Jin (壽金) for Deities, Gold & Silver Papers (金銀紙) for Ancestors.
Wait for about
15 minutes; send off the Paper Offerings for the Deities and after 3 rounds of
Offering Incenses to Ancestors, the Gold & Silver Papers can be sent off.
Usually after
the Offering, the Tang Yuan can be retrieved back and distributed out to the
Family Members for eating. Do not throw them away, cos All consuming items on
Dong Zhi Day cannot be waste.
In order not to
left the Altar empty, after retrieving the Tang Yuan from the Altar, oneself
can prepared a set of Five Oranges to replace the Tang Yuan.
Dong Zhi Da Guo
Nian (冬至大過年)
In Chinese, we
have a Saying of Dong Zhi Da Guo Nian (冬至大過年), meaning that, Dong Zhi Day is a Day that
worth Celebrating and this Celebrating must be as Grand as the Celebration of
Lunar New Year.
Why is there
such a practice?
According to
Chinese Belief, Winter Solstice is a Day of Changes not only in the Weather and
Sun-shining Duration, but also the Luck and the Natural Element in the 3
Realms.
During these
Changes, certain Elements in one’s Spiritual & Physical Body will also be
changed. For those who encountered Negative Issues in the Year, after this Day,
the Negative Issues will be eliminated and by doing Requesting of Blessings,
hoping that the following Days of the Year will be Blessed with Good Luck.
And this is
why, on this Day, Taoists and Chinese will have to prepare for a Grand
Celebration, such as wearing new Clothing, consuming of Good Items, visit
Temples, etc, to gain the Happiness and Good Blessing from the Deities and Big
Dao.
Monday, 5 December 2022
Sunday, 4 December 2022
《癸卯兔年。全年天赦聖日》
《癸卯兔年。全年天赦聖日》
應【同道好友弟子】之詢問，今天於此先分享「明年」之「全年天赦聖日」日期。
請務必將此分享截取收錄。
春來逢戊寅，
夏到看甲午，
秋時選戊申，
冬季則甲子。
以上便是【天赦聖日】的「特徵」。
每一年﹐都會有五六個【天赦聖日】。
(【丁酉雞年】則有八個。通常「春及冬季」各為一個﹐「夏及秋季」各別有兩個。如果當年註定有大災變﹐則可能只有四個【天赦聖日】或者多於七個﹐但這發生的機率很小)
【天赦聖日】祭祀﹐最早能追溯至【商朝】﹐【宋朝】時到達顛峰，而到了【元朝】後﹐就開始沒落。
於【天赦聖日】之期﹐【道門弟子】或一般信眾可向【玉皇大天尊】﹐【三官大帝】求赦﹐願將前兩個月內﹐無意間所犯下的錯誤赦掉。
如若家中有年老者﹐長期犯有病痛﹐也可向【斗姆元君】及眾【星斗星君】求赦﹐願病痛早除﹐延年益壽。
而子孫可向【太乙救苦天尊】求赦﹐願「過往親人早列仙班」。
ALL Tian She Day of Gui Mao Year 2023
Tian She Day (天赦聖日),
translated as The Reparation & Eliminating Sins Day (赦罪消災).
In Taoist Culture, every Lunar Year,
there are at least Five or Six Tian She Day, each Season with at least Two Tian
She Days fall on Two Special Days. If there is any case of that Lunar Year only
got Four Tian She Day, meaning that Year might have Big Disaster occurring.
So when Tian She Day Culture
started?
According to Ancient Records, Tian
She Day started far in Shang Dynasty and had reached its peak in Song Dynasty.
So what to do on Tian She Day?
As recorded and advised, on these
Days, conducting of Official Taoist Chanting to Yu Huang Da Tian Zun (玉皇大天尊), San Guan Da Di (三官大帝), Dou Mu
Yuan Jun & the Dippers (斗姆元君及眾星斗星君) or requesting
for Forgiveness for the Pass-ons to Heavenly Lord Tai Yi (太乙救苦天尊),
will be recommended.
Besides that, for those who are
suffering for long-term illnesses and had yet to get cured, by making trips to
Official Temples to pay respect to the various Deities and sincerely requesting
for Forgiveness will help too.
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