Lunar New Year Sangha-Amitabha Infinite Radiance Altar Donor

Amitabha Verse: "Amitabha Buddha, Supreme King of Medicine, Majestic golden form radiates beams of light. A guiding vessel across the sea of suffering, To the Pure Land of Nine Lotus Ranks, May we together aspire to the Western Realm."

1. Ban Foo Monastery creates a solemn altar to devoutly offer to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
🔸As stated in the sutra, "Among all fields of merit, the Buddha’s merit field is supreme; To seek great fruit, offer to the Buddha’s merit field." By offering exquisite items to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, one is blessed with noble birth, abundant resources, and auspicious joy.

2. The donor contributes to the following merits:
🔸Support monastery construction to ensure the Dharma stay for a long time and spreads widely.
🔸寺院于新春法会期间，虔备阿弥陀佛无量光明坛城，供香花、鲜果、妙香、清净水、妙饮食、水晶莲等各类殊胜供品。
🔸 If any funds remain, they will continue to support the monastery's construction, Dharma propagation, and the sustenance of the sangha’s study and practice, increasing the donor’s merits, which will be enjoyed endlessly.

3. Merits of Offering Altar Items:
🔸Flowers: Attain a pure, beautiful, and dignified appearance.
🔸Fruits: Enjoy peace, joy, and quickly achieve Buddhahood.
🔸Pure Water: Cultivate serenity and eliminate physical and mental afflictions.
🔸Exquisite Food: Accumulate great blessings, attaining abundance and contentment.
🔸Crystal Lotus Flowers: Represent purity and brilliance, free from worldly defilements.

4. Blessings and Dedication:
🔸The monastery will prepare a Grand Blessing Tablet for the altar donor, praying for health and auspiciousness day and night.
🔸Create an exquisite Medicine Buddha Blessing Card to dedicate offerings to Medicine Buddha, praying for well-being and the elimination of obstacles.
🔸Invite the donor to serve as the merit donor of the New Year Puja and participate in the incense offering ceremony.
🔸The presiding Venerable will recite and announce the donor’s name.
🔸Dedicate the merits of monastery construction and the puja to the altar donor:
"May you and your family be safe, healthy, and prosperous. May physical, karmic, and mental obstacles be eliminated. May you enjoy longevity and abundant blessings in this life, Be reborn into noble and joyous realms in future lives, And possess dignified appearances, admired by all beings. Lifetime after lifetime, may you encounter complete and perfect teachings, Be guided by excellent spiritual teachers, And possess favorable conditions to study and practice the authentic Dharma, Progressing swiftly toward Buddhahood."