火供药师佛 林钰堂 倾盆飘毫按节拍，明火辉扬衣未湿； 跋 今日火供药师佛，感应殊胜，谨志于下：雨阵阵来，时而倾盆，时而飘毛。蒙佛佑，雨之大小恰配合吾等在室内预备供品与户外举火之时节，以致火光旺隆而衣未及湿。结尾，柴均匀散落四周，余烬形成两兔。大者居正中，高踞数颗椰子所形成之座上，有粉红色眼。其座之右前方则为较小之兔。两兔皆正面朝向药师佛。即将到临之农历年属兔；此应为来年众生皈依佛法之佳兆。回程见路侧小坡上有七鹿伫立。此数恰与药师七佛吻合。野外偶而见鹿，最多三、五成群；似此一群七只，尚属初见，有若七佛化现加被，诚不可思议。 一九九九年二月八日 Fire Puja to Medicine Guru Buddha Yutang Lin Pouring or drizzling rain in keeping with tempo and rhythm, Comment: Today during the fire puja to Medicine Guru Buddha there were some auspicious signs. These are carefully recorded below: Rain came now and then; sometimes pouring, sometimes drizzling. With Buddha's blessings the heavy downpour and hairlike drizzle match the periods when we were preparing the offerings inside the hut or performing the fire ceremony outdoors. Consequently, the fire was big and bright while our clothing was not even wet by the rain. At the end, the firewood came down and spread evenly in all directions. The ashes formed two rabbits. The larger one, with a pink eye, sat at the center of the fire altar, crouching on the throne formed by several coconuts. To the right front below its throne sat a smaller rabbit. Both rabbits faced squarely toward the Medicine Guru Buddha. The coming lunar year is of the sign of rabbit. Hence the appearance of these rabbits should be an auspicious omen of the coming for refuge in Buddha of many sentient beings. On the way home we saw seven deer stood on hillside by the road; the number happens to coincide with that of the Medicine Guru Buddhas. In the wilderness of this area occasionally we would encounter deer, at most three or five at a time. This is the first time we saw seven deer; as if the seven Buddhas came in transformation to grant blessings. How inconceivable it was! Written in Chinese: February 8, 1999 [Home][Back to list][Fire Puja to Medicine Guru Buddha] |
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