药师佛圣像流通缘起
曾祚康、 林小玫
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一、开光感应
这尊药师佛，七年前是在一家家具拍卖店请来的，因为看起来令人喜欢，当初只打算摆在客厅当装饰。民国八十一年六月中旬，林钰堂博士回国，顺便来我家，看到这尊佛像即主动替祂开光。开光后第三天清晨约五、六点左右，我还躺在床上，此尊药师佛即现一巨大金身，其手从我头顶重击，随即整日全身发热，尤其舌头好像烧焦似的，但是觉得很舒畅，整个白天不用去上厕所。当晚即去电美国请问林博士为何如此？林博士说这是开光已请到佛莅临，因而感应加持，应是瑞相。从此在家即设置佛堂，早晚焚香、念佛、礼佛，并持诵《金刚经》。林博士并建议我流通此像，与大众结缘。我就拍摄相片，分赠亲友。
退休教师
曾祚康 合十
一九九六年九月九日
二、帐顶显圣
民国八十五年七月十三日中兴读书会办了一个合欢山观星活动。出发时山下十分热，可是过了雾社，山中雾渐浓，寒意加深。到达目的地时已飘着小雨，大家仍兴致高昂的扎营。山上天黑的早，便围坐吃晚餐聊天；聊着聊着，风雨竟更大；山上没处逛，只好进帐篷休息。不料风雨更强，吹过山谷的声音可以用狂嚎形容。轻便的蒙古包仿佛即将被连根拔起般。有如此恐怖的经验，我一直念着“南无观世音菩萨”，半小时后帐篷顶端竟然出现姐夫曾祚康居士送我的药师佛圣像，漆黑中显得特别亮。一分钟左右才消失。此时我宽心许多，蒙眬中入睡。十一点多风雨渐小，至隔晨三点多，竟然满天星斗，许多人便着衣观星，接着看日出，真是难忘的一夜。
南投县草屯国中教师
林小玫
三、倡印流通
经过这两次感应，我遂决定请印刷厂制版，彩印千份，广结佛缘。林博士亦嘱将此相片之正片分寄美国、马来西亚及台湾多处，以便各地信士皆能印赠流通之。愿有缘得此圣像者，皆能恭敬供奉，咸蒙加被。
四、流通处
曾祚康居士
台北市士林区11192菁山路101巷15弄20号
传真：02-2862-1322
电话：02-2861-0523
Causal Origin for Distribution of the Holy Image of Healing Buddha
Written in Chinese by Zeng Zuokang
Translated by Stanley Lam
Contents |
The Twelve Original Vows of Tathagata Medicine Guru with Lapis Lazuli Light (A translation of the 12 great vows of Healing Buddha from the sutra) |
Miraculous Inspiration of Consecration by Zeng Zuokang, a retired teacher in Taiwan |
Miraculous Appearance at the Top of a Tent by Lin Xiaomei, a teacher at Cao Tun public secondary school, Nantou County, Taiwan |
Printing for Free Distribution to the Public |
Contact for Free Copies |
Miraculous Inspiration of Consecration
by Zeng Zuokang,
a retired teacher in Taiwan
September 9, 1996
This image of the Healing Buddha (or Medicine Buddha) was obtained from a furniture auction store seven years ago. Because of its visual attractiveness, the image was originally intended only to be an ornament in the living room.
In mid 1992, when Dr. Yutang Lin visited my home during his trip back to Taiwan, he saw this image and offered to consecrate it. In early morning of the third day after the consecration, around five to six o'clock, while I was still in bed, this image of the Healing Buddha appeared with a gigantic golden body and his hand hit heavily on top of my head. Consequently, my body was very hot the whole day; particularly, my tongue felt like it had been burned. However, the whole feeling was actually very comfortable, and I had no need to use the toilet for the whole day.
That night I phoned Dr. Lin in the U.S. and asked about this phenomenon. Dr. Lin said that it was because the consecration had invited the arrival of the Buddha, hence it was a blessed event and should be a good sign. From then on, I set up an altar at home, and every morning and evening I burn an offering of incense, do prostrations, and chant Buddha names and the Diamond Sutra.
Dr. Lin also suggested that I distribute this image to the public. So I started to take photos of the image for distribution among friends and relatives.
Miraculous Appearance at the Top of a Tent
by Lin Xiaomei,
a teacher at Cao Tun public secondary school,
Nantou County, Taiwan
On July 13, 1996, the Zhongxing Reading Society organized a stargazing trip to Hehuan Mountain. It was very hot when the trip started at the foothills, but, after passing Wushe, it started to get foggy and cold. There was a little rain when we arrived at our destination, but everyone still pulled up the tent in high spirits.
Dusk arrived quite early in the mountains. We then had supper and chatted together. While chatting, the rain and wind were getting heavier and stronger. Having nowhere else to go, we could only get back into the tent. Nonetheless, the rain and wind grew so strong that the tempest was roaring fiercely over the valley. It seemed that the light tent we were in would be pulled away anytime.
In such a horrible situation, I just kept chanting NAMO GUANSHIYIN PUSA (Refuge in Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara). Half an hour later, the Healing Buddha image that my brother-in-law, Mr. Zeng Zuokang, gave me, suddenly appeared at the top of the tent. The image was extraordinarily bright in the darkness, and it lasted for about one minute. By that time I was much relieved and gradually fell asleep.
Around eleven o'clock at night, the rain started to get lighter; the sky was cleared by around three o'clock in the morning. Therefore, many of us went out to watch the stars and then the sunrise. It was indeed an unforgettable night.
Printing for Free Distribution to the Public
After these two miraculous incidents, I decided to have one thousand color copies of this holy image printed for free distribution to the public. Dr. Lin also asked me to send out positive films of the image to many places in the U.S., Malaysia and Taiwan so that believers everywhere can pint it for free distribution. May all who obtain this holy image worship it with reverence and thereby receive its blessings.
Contact for Free Copies
(Please provide your name and mailing address)
Dr. Yutang Lin
705 Midcrest Way
El Cerrito, CA 94530-3310
U.S.A.
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