The Buddha taught about offerings and ghosts.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.

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On every occasion of the full moon in July and Vu Lan ceremony, Buddhists often have the custom of offering sacrifices. So what is the meaning of this offering? Is there the afterlife, and have lost relatives received it? In the teachings of Buddhism does any scriptures speak about ghosts or not?

A:

In Sutra A Ham, Sutra Sutra, mentioned as follows:

I heard this:

At one time the Buddha was in Ca-lan-da Truc Vien, the King-amnesty. Then Pham Chi Sanh Van [2] went to the Buddha, and when the Buddha came to visit An An, he sat back and left, and Buddha:

« Dear Cu-talks! I have a loved one who is very affectionate, suddenly died. I am giving him so I give alms with faith. How, the White World, did he receive it? »

Buddha told Ba-la-Mon:

« Not necessarily must be. [3] If his relatives were born in hell, he would eat the food of the hell beings to feed his life, not receive the food and drink that he gave with faith. If it is born into animal beings, hungry ghosts, or humans, they will receive human food and drink, not receiving his alms.

«Brahmin! In the road of the hungry ghost there is a place called the Land of the Devil. [4] If your kinsman was born into the Devil's Origin, he will receive his food . »

Ba-la-Mon Bach Buddha:

« If your kinsman is not born in the way of the Devil's Origin, then who will enjoy the food given by the son of the alms ?

Six paths of samsara

Buddha told Ba-la-Mon:

« If you have faith in almsgiving for a relative, but they are not born in the Land of the Devil, then there are other familiar relatives who have been born into that land of the Devil. »

Ba-la-Mon Bach Buddha:

« Dear Cu-talks! If you are faithful in giving alms to your relatives, but they are not born in the Land of the Devil, and there are no other familiar relatives in the Land of the Devil, then the food is due to your generosity. Who will enjoy it? »

Can food be offered to people who have lost their family members?

Buddha told Ba-la-Mon:

« Suppose you are due to the acquaintances you know, but they don't give birth to the Devil's Land, and there are no other acquaintances in the Land of the Devil, then almsgiving is believe, will be blessed himself. [5] Of almsgiving, because of the trust of the host, it will not lose-the-dragon [6] . »

Ba-la-Mon Bach Buddha:

« What is the benefactor to practice, let the alms be reached-the other  ?»

Buddha told Ba-la-Mon:

Some people kill, do evil deeds, bloody hands, [7] often think about beating, murdering, no tiger, no shy, greedy, miserable. It is the karma of killing.

Someone took of not given; for material, village, vacant land of people, not far from theft.

There are adulterers; for those who are protected by parents, brothers, sisters, fathers, kinship until the person who gives the wreath, but uses force, doing all sexual misconduct, not leaving adultery.

Some people lie untruthfully: Or in the king's place, the houses speak truthfully, where there are many people who gather to have proper words, but say the words are not true;not seeing and seeing, seeing or seeing, not hearing, hearing or hearing, not listening;know how to speak, don't know, don't know. Because of yourself, for other people, or for money, knowing that lying and not letting go of lying.

Some people speak two tongues, causing separation; bring the story here to say there, bring the story over there to say this place, destroy each other, make disintegration harmony, make the cockroach happy.

Someone said harsh words, scolding. There are gentle, gentle words, please, clearly understandable words, the words are heard and heard, many people love and agree, depending on the pros and cons.

Dismissing such words, saying harsh words, gruff, being hated by many people, disliked, unreasonable, and unfavorable. Saying such words, do not leave the rough words. That is called evil. «Someone said that the words of nagging, saying at the wrong time, speaking unreasonably, meaningless words, illegal words, thoughtless words. Saying such spoiled words.

Some people do not leave greed; for other people who engage in greed, say ‹If we have this, it is very good.

Some people do not give up bad evil courts; in the mind of thought, the other beings deserve to be tied up, worthy of being whipped, sticks, and worth killing, making it difficult for them to live.

Some people do not leave wrong views; There are crazy views like this: ‹No alms, no karmic retribution, no blessing, no good and evil, no good and evil karma, no life, no other life, no father mother, there are no beings being born; The world does not have Arhat, there are no righteous, righteous [8] but in this life or another, know for yourself, experience for yourself that: 'I, the birth has ended, the virtue has establish, what to do is done, know yourself no longer reborn in the next life. '

That called ten bad karma.

After giving alms to Samaritan, Brahmin, ... until the poor beggars, they all donated money, clothes, blankets, food and drinks, torch lights and other items solemn.

Learn to give alms and maintain the precepts

Brahmin! The other owner, if he violates the precepts, is born in an elephant; but because he has given alms to the Monk, Brahmin, money, clothes, blankets, food and drink to the solemn items, even though in the elephant, he is blessed. almsgiving, from clothes, food and drinks to dignified items.

If again born into the animal species such as buffalo, horse, donkey, la ... but also thanks to the merit of the previous grace, should receive the blessing of the other according to the place of birth that is used.

Brahmin! If the other master keeps the precepts, does not kill, stole ... to right view, and gives alms to the Sabbath, Brahmin ... until any beggar is money, clothes, food and drink, torch lights, because of this merit born in mankind, sit and enjoy this blessing, from clothes, food and drink ... to things like torches.

Again, this Brahmin! If the person retains the precepts, he will be born to heaven, because thanks to the blessings, he should enjoy the blessings of finances, clothes, food and drinks, ... until the stately objects. heaven

Brahmin! That is called a pilot father; when almsgiving receives the attainment, the result is not lost.

After the Brahmin Sanh Van heard what the Buddha taught, joy, joy and joy, from the seat to stand up and leave.

How is the real test correct?

Comment:

Practitioners of Buddhism often hear of four miserable scenes: A being, A tu la, A Devil and a Hell, but the majority of those who understand the truth must be born into that scene or how to escape it.

There are many filial piety or meritorious prayers for the relatives of the old relatives who have passed away to be transcended. Therefore, there are people who recite alms, do hydrology to save spirits, worship, sacrifice, buy paper furniture, real money to change paper money to burn with the concept of sending it to the underworld for the family members. spend. That work does not bring benefits to the deceased.

According to Buddhism, if you want to do merit in order to dedicate the blessing to your long-lost relatives, to be successful, you must follow the following three things:

1. To be blessed to those who deserve to receive the offering (Dakkhinadàna) is a monk who is fully ordained.

2. The owner claims to return the fruit well.

3. The relative has passed away well, came to receive (Anumodàna) that blessing.

If anyone does merit and is able to fully receive all three limbs, if the relative is depressed, he can be free from the demon-hungry premonition and super-born in the idle place, otherwise he will have to endure life-long suffering until New fruits will be reborn as human beings.

And if the divergence is that the person who died because of the crime is heavy or does not know how to receive it, then he will return to the home. END=NAM MO SAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN= THICH CHAN TANH,GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.26/6/2019.