Tay Thien Mandala Stupa harmonizes the spirits of heaven and earth in the Vu Lan period in July

DNHN - Under the guidance of the nun of the Great Tay Thien Mandala Stupa (Tam Dao, Vinh Phuc), the children attended the Vu Lan ceremony to listen to their hearts with a rose brooch evoking countless emotions of gratitude and respecting parents, ancestors of the same country and nation.

Right from the beginning, many groups of Buddhists have made pilgrimages to Tay Thien - the land of spiritual energy, the cradle of Vietnamese Buddhism and also the homeland of the mother of Tay Thien Lang Thi Tieu (under the reign of the Hung Kings). This place is also understood as the pure land of the Dakinis Khong Hanh Mau - the mood of the Buddhas in the Vajrayana Buddhist culture.

Let's listen to our hearts with roses

At 8 o'clock, the ceremony was opened with the beat of the Bat Nha drum of the abbot, resounding in the heart of the sacred stupa, implicitly inviting the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas to prove themselves. For those who attend the ceremony, the sound of the Prajna drum is an awakening drum that reminds them to calm down and return to mindfulness.

A procession of 12 Buddhists in dignified attire instead of the mass offering the six offerings (agarwood, flowers, incense, lamps, food, tea) to the Three Jewels. All of them rely on the magical energy from the Dharma platform to repent for all their mistakes, and at the same time, send prayers for health and peace to their parents in the present, and burn incense to remember the deceased. The Dharma assembly spent 1 minute in silence to remember the birth god.

The ceremony of lacing a rose is performed in music with the participation of the singing of Buddhist singers Phạm Văn Trung (songs Bông hồng cài áo, Hoa hồng trắng), singer Dương Minh (Lòng mẹ, Tình cha), singer Phạm Thùy Linh (Mẹ yêu).

Many red, light pink and white roses are placed on the chest, once again reminding the child, whether young or old, of the birth virtue of parents.

Sometimes in the joy of the person who wears a red, rose there is a feeling of a pale rose (for someone who has lost a father or mother) and a pity for someone who has lost both parents. The white rose also wants to remind people that they must live well, meaning that the departed soul can be at peace, no longer entangled in worldly affairs.

Seven magic tower interference rings

This year's Vu Lan festival at Tay Thien Stupa is more special than in previous seasons. In addition to the traditional rituals: reciting the Vu Lan Ben Sutra, locking the life release ceremony, and lighting butter lamps; For the first time, the general assepractisedticed the tantric ceremony with the practice of the Six Lands of Tara (Tara's Guan Yin Buddha) and circumambulated clockwise 7 times (or 13) around the Enlightenment Stupa.

Teacher: the best way to repay the compassiomother-sentienttient beings (parents in the present in past lives) is to help them understand and practice the Buddhadharma to eliminate suffering and its caufulfillfill their wishes for happiness both now and in the future.

There are many ways to study Buddhism, but by circumambulating the sacred stupa 7 times and reciting the mantra of the Buddha, Om Mani Padme Hung, is a simple but effective method of ultimate practice. infinitely wonderful.

Each circumambulation cycle from 1 to 6 has the meaning corresponding to the 6 realms (heaven, Atula, human, hell, hungry ghost, animal) to help spread all sentient beings to eliminate craving, delusion, and hatred to return to the original nature (Buddha nature - transparent goodness).

The public dedicates the 7th round of circumambulation towards the Three Jewels and dedicates the merit of diligent practice in a day to pray for peace, happiness and achievement for themselves.

Tay Thien land and sky mingled in clouds and mountains, natural flower scentscoloursolors from thousands of Buddhist flags, Lungta prayer five-colour colour flags: green, blue, yellow, red, white) are hung to cover the end-Bao Bao stupa, the lake of incense and water to the gate ..., places to catch the wind.

Every time the wind blowslungsungta up, whispering prayers, prayers spread throughout the spend ace, images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas spread universal love to countless sentient beings. The Lungta Vow flag means to heal all wounds and heal all diseases (according to Vajrayana Buddhist culture).

Ms. Nguyen Thanh from Ho Chi Minh City who attended the ceremony shared: “I and many Buddhists believe and feel that with those extremely sacred blessing powers, with the convergence of countless auspicious causes and conditions (rainbow appeared right at the end of the afternoon ceremony), the wish of Vu Lan day of all the masses today has been fully fulfilled”, …

Pho Hien