Buddha Bathing Ceremony Meaning.

 

The origin of Buddha bathing ceremony originates from the area of the Buddha's birth, when Buddha Christmas legend that nine dragons to bathe his sprinkler. Along with floral water is falling by the gods themselves Buddhist purification. Thereafter India, monasteries often to newborn Buddha statue, a day believers can to visit the temple and get water poured on the Buddha himself as an action-purging pollution where Buddha body, as well as themselves. Afterwards unknown what exactly causes this tradition was once modified. In China, in the Tang, Song Dynasty, Buddha bathing is a very solemn legal opportunity, every year is held once in the day Buddha was born. Especially in Japan, circa 840, Hue Hoa date Saturday onwards, each year in order in April eight Buddha bathing ceremony was extremely solemn celebration in the palace. So, in China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Wesak is an extremely important day is called Buddha Birth Association, Buddha asked, Buddha Bar Association, are pointing to the Buddha bathing ritual celebration onions in it. Buddha bathing ritual reasons are Buddhists respect and reverence annual practice because it is a very good method for reflective practitioners. The method is very simple bathing Buddha: Buddha statue you up before birth placed between a water bath, water is generally blended by the water taste like pineapple fried fragrant sandalwood incense Eucalyptus, thriving sandalwood, camphor , musk, sheep herd death, cloves, etc .. you kneel prostrate three bows to show reverence and humility to the newborn Buddha. You can also offered floral, animal products, pay tribute to his grave. Done you use a water scoop aroma, slowly poured on the Buddha himself three times. Each such as bathing Buddha, you should contemplate that Buddha's body as well for their body and mind so. Three tablespoons of water poured on the Buddha's body, will wash three evil deeds by body, speech and mind of his creative. If water can be used to scent bath Buddha body, the Dharma is something that you must use to cleanse impurities of actions, thoughts and words. But the wonderful thing is Buddha bathed before birth, the baby was an immaculate purity; after a bath, wash dust, which babies can return to the immaculate purity available. Likewise, actions, words and thoughts of mere mortal we experienced how life, accumulating countless bad habits, wrong-virtue, foolish attachment, causing confusion within us in cloudiness; but the nature of our traditionally have not polluted, just like Buddha countless infant structural purity. If using Dharma as bleach, now bathing triangle, ie if we modify bad habits, discharged except attachments, intelligent mind is emptiness, then we will be able to restore the identity of this ancient purification available. Therefore it is critical for us to Buddha bathing ceremony is very sincere, converged standard mantra, lucid mind, the ritual bathing of the Buddha will be a cunning means to our wins attachments karma. To make the most specialized focus of body and mind, and turn the bathroom into the bleaching Buddhist karma, the ancient patriarchs counseled us to read the following mantra: Project, go away sa sa, gas mask, Price depot coral. With this mantra, if we sincerely chanting will not depart mind delusions, up defilements, and so naturally supernatural peace.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGTHFOLD PATH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.25/5/2015.