Ritual of Giving Food
Summarized and translated from Chinese "Meng Shan"
The Buddhist Yogi C. M. Chen
Contents |
Refuge |
Confession and Repentance |
Transformation |
Offer to Buddhas |
Turn the merit to all beings |
Refuge
Repeat each line three times:
Namo Ever-Abiding Buddhas of the Ten Directions.
Namo Ever-Abiding Dharma of the Ten Directions.
Namo Ever-Abiding Sangha of the Ten Directions.
Namo Guru.
Namo Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.
Namo Earth-Treasury Bodhisattva.
Confession and Repentance
Recite one time:
May all sins done by others and by me,
Resulting from the poisons three,
Involving Body, Mouth, and Mind,
All be cleansed, no sin to find.
Purification
Repeat the Mantra of Purification three times:
OM AROLA CHI SOHA
Prepare the Food: Take a cup of pure water into which is put at least seven grains of rice.
Transformation
Recite the Mantra of Transformation at least three times:
NAMO SARVA TATHAGATA WALO SUTI OM SAMBALA SAMBALA HUM.
To change food to nectar, causing the ghosts' throats to become smooth. Recite the mantra:
NAMO SURUPAYA TATHAGATAYA DAGITA OM SURU SURU PAYA SURU PAYA SURU SOHA
Recite the Mantra of Milk-Ocean one time:
MNAMO SAMANTA PANTALIN OM POM
Offer to Buddhas
Call their names:
Namo Lantala Buddha
Namo Victory Buddha
Namo Mystic Body Buddha
Namo Vast Body Buddha
Namo Fearless Buddha
Namo King of Nectar Buddha
Namo Amitabha Buddha
Recite stanzas of Praise
This Mantra-blessed food is given
To those numberless sentient beings.
May all be satisfied without lust.
Be quickly freed from hell
And get good rebirth in the Pure Land.
While repeating Buddha's Name
Take refuge in the three Gems and develop Bodhicitta,
Finally attain the Supreme Path and get the Endless Merit.
May every sentient being share the Dharma food.
Place the food on a pure place. (Do not put on a peach or pomegranate tree).
Turn the merit to all beings
To you, all sentient beings
This food I give in offering.
May it fill the universe,
Each being received a share.
May this little merit be turned to all sentient beings.
May all who take it attain Buddha's full Enlightenment.
Aug. 14, 2003
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