In the midst of the space of reverence in front of the ceremony of the four-sided statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara at Dai Tung Lam Hoa Sen Pagoda, the entire dojo gathered the six senses, calmed the body and mind, recited the Great Compassion Mantra, recited the Buddha's name, and paid respects for 500 virtues and deeds of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara according to the Five Hundred Names Sutra.
The whole forum gathers together in front of the main hall, generating a good heart to pay homage to the Five Hundred Names
At 4:30 a.m, everyone sequentially moved around the open-air statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is the embodiment of compassion, he made a great vow to perform compassion until the end of his life, if sentient beings still suffer. Therefore, the merit of bowing down to 500 names of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is very great, each name of the Bodhisattva brings special meaning in the spirit of cultivation as well as the vow to save suffering and save the life of the Buddha. He is for all beings in this world.
More than 500 Buddhists and fellow initiates solemnly bow to the Five Hundred Names to commemorate the day when Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara left home
The Five Hundred Hundred Names of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara is a book about his five hundred virtues. The content of the sutras to praise the extensive and profound merits and virtues of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara has been mentioned in all the sutras about him. The Five Hundred Hundred Names Sutra also speaks of his great virtue that he can command Bodhisattvas, good gods, the eight groups of gods and humans to come and support those who keep the mantra; eliminate all bad karma, increase pure merit.
Reciting the name of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara helps sentient beings generate compassion and great wisdom
With great compassion for sentient beings who are suffering, immersed in hell in the sea of birth and death, the powerful force manifests in many ways, walking around the worlds to save sentient beings... He has been compiled by the Patriarchs into the book of the Five Hundred Names of Avalokiteshvara, for sentient beings to admire and worship, in order to eliminate evil karma and suffering, to reach the shore of peace and liberation.
The whole assembly gathered together to calm down body and mind, to practice the Five Hundred Names Ceremony
Under the radiant light of the gentle Mother Avalokitesvara, from the young, middle-aged or children to the elderly in their 80s, old age, weak health and even disabilities. …But all Buddhists and initiates transmit to each other a source of peaceful, compassionate and enlightened energy to wholeheartedly worship 500 prostrations, unanimously reciting the name of the Bodhisattva who always listens to and neutralizes the problems. suffering for sentient beings. The whole forum also felt the divine and mysterious inspiration of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara in the moment of reciting his name.
Elderly people cannot worship according to the Five Hundred Names Cerenomy, but still try to practice and recite the Buddha's name according to the ceremony
When performing more than 400 prostrations, even though the sweat drops, the Buddha's children still pay their respects with one mind
With all sincerity and aspiration, the whole ashram relies on the drops of poplar branches of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to pray that the energy from their hearts can be penetrated without hindrance, praying to Avalokitesvara, with the Buddha Dharma Sangha Three Jeweys, secure the lobes of proof of protection and life for all to achieve great compassion and victory, eliminate karma, peace of mind and body.
Happy smile, radiant face of each Buddhist after completing the course of the Five Hundred Names Ceremony
After more than 3 hours of practice, the Ngu Bach Danh ceremony was completed in the spirit of single-minded devotion of the entire forum.
The mass gathered at Dai Tung Lam Hoa Sen Pagoda not only wished to pray for the bodhisattva's blessing and salvation, but also thought of the compassion and love of the Bodhisattva to nurture the compassion of each Buddha's son, and bring them back to life peace for their own body and mind, while sending the energy of compassion, joy, and peace to all sentient beings in the Dharma Realm.
