What's the point of releasing on the first day of the lunar new year?

What's the point of releasing on the first day of the lunar new year?

What's so important about releasing people on New Year's Day? Many places will set free on the first day of the new year to do good deeds, so as to accumulate merits for themselves. This kind of behavior is a good thing in our opinion. Introduce the importance of releasing on the first day of New Year's Day.

What's the point of releasing on the first day of the lunar new year? 1 the first day of the first month is a great merit.

On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, the merits of releasing people are boundless. The Buddhist scripture says, "All offerings come first." The so-called Buddhist support is the teachings in Buddhist scriptures, such as the principles of Buddhism being recited, self-transformation, and speaking to people. That is, in daily life, in dealing with people and things: "If you don't do evil, all good will be pursued." When practicing good dharma, the auspicious day of the first day of every month is particularly good! It is said that the first and fifteenth days of the first lunar month are the days when the princes of the four heavenly kings came down to inspect the world to observe the good and evil of the world, so the folk gradually have the tradition of offering sacrifices to buddhas and bodhisattvas on the first and fifteenth days of the first lunar month.

Benefits of release during the Spring Festival

On the first day of the first month, spring returns to the earth, and everything shines, which coincides with the auspicious Christmas of Buddha Maitreya in the future of Buddhism. This double sweet festival represents vitality, hope and future. Bring joy, convenience and wisdom to people.

In addition, the release is to burn incense and worship Buddha first. Incense is very important. Good incense can send information to the void dharma circle and feel the blessing of the Ten Treasures. Therefore, it is very important to invite a good fragrance. If you are interested, it is suggested that you go to the phase-free copper furnace to light a blessing incense and release it according to your own situation and wishes.

The traditional custom of the first day of the first month

First of all, the most common way is to pay New Year greetings. This is the oldest custom. It is one of the important ways to visit relatives and friends, and it is also a good wish for the new life of both sides. With the development of the times, there are more and more ways to pay New Year greetings, such as leaving messages or emails by phone or instant messaging. Secondly, on this day, the elders will give lucky money to the younger generation, and the children will look forward to it, because it is the most satisfactory New Year gift.

What's the point of showing on New Year's Day? 2. The origin of release.

"A Brief View of the Emperor" said: "On the eighth day of the first month, there were birds in cages, fish and shrimp in pots and snails in baskets ... thousands of them were facing each other, flying in the air, landing on houses, moving away, and things like water were thrown into the net of Jinshui River in the imperial city."

The release on the eighth day of the eighth lunar month not only reflects the ancient people's moral quality of respecting the harmony of all things in nature, but also expresses people's good wishes for the prosperity of various creatures in the world at the beginning of the new year. There is another reason. According to Taoism, everyone will have a year-long astrological year, that is, the eighth day is the day when the stars are in place, and the release is to let the stars see their goodness. On this day, they will offer sacrifices to the Star King and seek the blessings of this year.

The taboo of releasing animals on the eighth day of the first month.

Avoid empty rice tanks.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, it is a day to gather wealth. You should fill the rice tank and water tank at home in advance. It indicates that there will be no shortage of food in the coming year. This is because in ancient times, people often lived a hard life, and food was difficult for them to satisfy, so they would fill rice jars in the New Year. If the eight-meter cylinder is empty on the first day of the first month, it will be very bad.

Avoid watching red weddings and happy events.

In ancient times, there was a saying of "looking at the red", because if men and women get married in the first month, it will be very unfavorable for their fortune after marriage, so it is taboo to get married in the first month, and few people will get married on the eighth day of the eighth lunar month.

Avoid breaking tableware.

If the plate is broken on the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, it means that the family will have "bad luck" in the new year. The remedy is to wrap it in red paper, read auspicious words such as "Peace through the years" and put it on the holy table for a few days, and the disaster will be resolved. You can also wrap the pieces in red paper and throw them into the river after the Chinese New Year, saying, "Breaking porcelain is a lot of money and silver".

What's the point of showing on New Year's Day? 3. Benefits and advantages of release.

1, the release is financial charity, legal charity and fearless charity, all of which have boundless merits. The biggest advantage of releasing is to eliminate disasters and prolong life. However, in case of major events, when we pray for the blessing of Guanyin Bodhisattva, the effect of chanting and releasing will be better.

2. People who need to be released especially: people who believe in Buddhism, middle-aged and elderly people, people who are old, weak and sick, and people who are filial to their parents. There are also people who are engaged in the following occupations: kitchen workers, cooks, surgeons, abortion doctors, burial workers, insecticidal cleaners, butchers in chicken farms and pig farms, criminal police, forensic doctors, anatomists and so on. Always let them out to avoid danger, of course, it is best to find opportunities to change jobs.

3. Release time: All the year round, but it is best before the birthday of the longevity seeker, or every other year, or the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Buddha's birthday, or hospitalization, surgery, serious illness, car accident and other accidents. It is best to choose sunny days, when the sunshine is the most abundant and the effect is the best. Try to avoid releasing at night. It can also be released in rainy days.

4. It is best to choose animals that are easy to be eaten by people, such as fish, shrimp, crabs, clams and so on. Other animals can be released as long as they are killed or eaten.

5, when releasing, you should recite the scriptures: releasing helps to eliminate disasters and prolong life, and chanting helps to protect the body. The two work best together. On the way to release, you can start chanting, and it is best to recite the mercy mantra. Before chanting, you should read your name: "Please ask the merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva to bless me to avoid disaster and prolong my life, and I will certainly do more merits." Then read the mercy mantra, as many as possible. Dai said, "Please ask the merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva to bless her family so-and-so to avoid disasters and prolong life ...".

6. When you arrive at the release site, you should first say "thank you to Nanwu for your kindness and compassion" to the sky, and then read the Great Compassion Mantra and Heart Sutra three or seven times each. Before you put the fish into the water, you should say it again: "Please ask the merciful Guanyin Bodhisattva to protect me (or my family) from disasters and prolong my life ..." When you put the fish, you can recite the Mercy Mantra, Heart Sutra and Past Life Mantra for an unlimited number of times, and it is best to read more. Gently put the fish into the water so as not to hurt the fish.

7. If a fish, shrimp or crab dies after being released, it is usually three times for each shrimp, seven times for each crab and seven times for each fish.

8. It is better to use your own money for the money released. If it is released on behalf of the family, it is best to let the family take money to release it. Use your own money to release your family, as long as you say to the Bodhisattva in advance, "Please be merciful and forgive the Bodhisattva, and use my money to release a person." Then buy fish and set them free, which will have an effect. There is another way: pray with the Bodhisattva at the Buddhist platform before release: how much money I give someone (the names of relatives and friends) is counted as his own money.

9, released on behalf of the family, if the family does not believe or even violate, sometimes the effect will be discounted. But letting go is better than not letting go.

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1 1. It will be better to inform the family members of the release quantity after release. But if the other party is completely wrong, it is better not to mention it in order to avoid the other party's business.