The meaning of the full moon day of July - The filial season of the Buddha's filial piety.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

As Buddhists, please keep in mind the Buddha's teachings to daily recite and dedicate merit to your seniors. This year's Yulan season, we learn together the meaning of the full moon day in July, the Yulan season - the filial season of the Buddha.

"Yulanpen is a day of supreme prayers for the Buddha's deceased ancestors. The Yulanpenetration is derived from the filial proclamation of false religious Muc-kien-inter. This relic is written in the Vu-lan-tub. Vu-lan transliteration from Sanskrit (Sanskrit) is Ullambana. Chinese people translate it as Vu-lan-tub and means to reverse hypocrisy, solve the crime of hanging upside down ... " 

Full moon of July, Vietnamese people is often called the amnesty of the dead. The full moon day of July has many meanings: 

First, the day of the Buddha's joy: 

The full moon day of the seventh month is called the Buddha's joyful day, because in the seven disciples of the Buddha, the female-stilts are the closest disciples, the Dharma holder to spread the teaching of sentient beings, taking the form of Buddha sets an example in the world; The monks' three-month summer retreat ends on the full moon day of the seventh lunar month. Normally, when the monks finish taking the precepts, they recite, but because of the Buddha's polygamy, that cultivation is not as diligent as three months of retreat. 

According to the Buddha's law, during the three months of the retreat, the monks had to stay in place, minimize the amount of travel. One is because the Indian windfall at that time in summer is the rainy season, there are many insects that reproduce, but they increase alms and will trample many insects, hurting compassion. animals.

Secondly, they increase the alms of alms, so the robes, clothes, bowls are wet, disrespectful, the world is somewhat reproachful. 

Third, the Buddha taught them monks during the three months of the rainy season. mind to diligently on the path of virtue. So, once the Buddha's disciple practiced for three perfect, tranquil months, ending his three months of retreat, the Buddha was very happy, so this closing day is called the Buddha's Day of Joy. 

Monday, the day of the Sangha: 

The Four-Self Day is the day when they increase after three months of retreat, thinking: “Although I have tried to practice like that, but I am not sure to avoid all mistakes, so when the full three months (full moon of July), practice together in return, may those who have purer virtues than themselves just make mistakes. If I find myself making a mistake, I must reveal my penance ”. It is a very special thing on self-serving day. 

Usually, every time a person makes a mistake is to try to avoid it, try to hide it lest others know it is embarrassing, or fear that if they know their mistake then we cannot do it again next time, so usually often concealed, not revealed; unless someone asks for it, it is stuck when it comes to committing a crime or stumbling on other errors; or if it is fake, it is also revealed silently in front of the throne of the Three Jewels, so it is seldom openly to ask others to fault us in the public. 

But according to Buddhism, after three months of settling down, the Buddha taught billions of monks to pray to others to show their own fault, that is, not to let others only, but to ask others to freely give them. to them that replied: "Venerable Sir, today they are self-four, I am also self-four. 

I have something wrong that the Venerable saw, heard, or suspected, I would have mercy on me to show me, if I see there is a violation, I would like to repent. I have no complaints, no questions, and I have no blame for the Venerable! ”. 

That is the meaning that I wish to be purified, without a bit of concealment, sincerely asking others to freely apologize for me, without any hesitation, if I feel guilty, then just give. It is a very noble, open-minded attitude to cleanse yourself from guilt. Therefore, that day is called the fourth day of the Sangha. Self-giving means asking others to point out their own mistakes, letting us know and repent. 

Third, On Monastic Life: 

Longevity means getting old. According to the world, if parents give birth to a full year (twelve months), it is called a full year old. 

But according to the Buddha's Law, the Buddha's ordination ordination row does not include the age according to the above worldly years and months, but the age according to the lower plane. This means that every year with a full settlement, it will be counted as one year old. 

Example: Whoever settles down from 15.4 to 15.7 in the lunar calendar is full summer, so it is counted as a low year, or a low age. Those who have been ordained but have not settled down do not count the age of low, and those who keep quiet and stay continuously are counted for many lower age. As we often hear in temples when we read the biography of a monk who passed away, we often mention age and lowness. 

For example, he is 80 years old and 60 years old, that means he has the age of his parents born 80 years, and the age of religion is 60 years old. Lower saus is counted on the full moon day after practicing for three full summer months. 

Wednesday, the day of remission of the dead:

Yulan is a day of supreme prayers for the Buddha's deceased predecessor. Vu-lan accrual originates from the filial piety of false religion Section-Kien-inter. This area is recorded in the Vu-lan-tub. The Vu-lan word transcribed from Sanskrit (Sanskrit) is Ullambana. The Chinese translates as Vu-lan-tub and means to reverse the hypotenuse, to solve the crime of hanging upside down. The above sentence says that those who commit crimes will fall into the hell realm, hungry ghosts, animals, suffer extreme suffering like those who are hung up. Thinking of the merit of parents, when the Yulanpen day comes, Buddhists often bring their sincerity and willingness to make offerings to the Three Jewels to pray with the monks after three months of settling down to pray for their ancestors, His prognosis is free from extreme suffering like confession hanging upside down. 

Thus, the Yulanpen Day is the day when we Buddhists repay their gratitude by going to the temple to request the monks after three months of peaceful retreat, praying for their victims to be depressed in a dark like realm. Hell, pretas and animals are freed from suffering, and at the same time pray for all the ancestors of others to be free of extreme suffering as well as the venerable Muc-kien-Lien did when he saved his mother. 

Thus, here we honor our parents by being grateful to our parents as deep as a mountain, which our

ancestors have mentioned:  "Father Diep is like a mountain in the sky,
Mother's meaning is like water outside. East Sea,
vast sea and high mountains,
Cu Lao has nine words in the heart ".

Our ancestors speak earnestly; "Cu Lao has nine words to write my heart," the core of nine words is that we are filial. But it is not enough to report filial piety in the form of parents, but also to report filial filial filial piety. 

In the sutras, the Buddha teaches that: Parents have not dwelled in the Dharma, how can they help and lead them to dwell in the Dharma; if parents have not yet resided in the Gospel, how can the parents dwell in the Good thing; Parents have not taken refuge in Tam Bao, so they should take their parents to take refuge in Tam Bao. 

Thus, parents not only enjoy the external material bliss, but also enjoy the bliss of their hearts, liberate their troubles, get rid of the attachments of the world, and dream of samsara. remind. When parents are liberated and happy, the son's filial piety will be fulfilled. So ancient virtue has a saying: "Father is honored to be bare, filial piety is successful". (Parents are liberated, if they leave the world, their children will be pious.) 

As a Buddhist, please keep in mind the Buddha's teachings in order to daily meditate, daily dedicate merit to your sages; Especially during the Yulanpen festival, sincerely respectfully recite the Buddha's name, recite the sutras, prostrate to the Buddha, make offerings to the Three Jewels, make offerings to the monks and nuns, to pray the monks' prayers for their elves to escape. from u map that super born stray. That is the so-called filial piety, the faithful Buddhist in the filial season. END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.27/8/2020.