The meaning of 'Rose on the shirt' .VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

The rose on the Vu Lan ceremony comes from the idea and proposal of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh in the 1960s.

In that sacred ceremony, whoever has the father and mother will happily put a rose on the breast of his shirt, whoever loses his mother and places a sad white rose on the chest. However, whether the parent or the deceased is still present, each child is now giving a deep gratitude to his parents, and each person will mindfully live his / her filial duties as filial children.

Practicing filial piety is the path of anyone, in any situation in everyday life. Vu Lan  is an opportunity to remind each person's mind full of filial affection, gratitude towards parents.

With the rose brooch ceremony , the Vu Lan ceremony  has become a traditional cultural feature with profound human significance, an opportunity to remind each person, in the chaotic life, but always every hour, every hour. minutes of not forgetting to report filial piety to the parents who have been strenuous, great-grandchildren, sacrificing everything for their children. 

The rose is a symbol of love, and nobility

With the rose brooch ceremony, the Vu Lan ceremony has become a traditional cultural feature with profound humanistic significance ..

During the Rose brooch rite, feel the sacredness and closeness when receiving the rose, lovingly and carefully placed it on the chest. The children and their parents put a red rose as a reminder that they still have both their father and mother, there is a sky of love to feel happiness and tell themselves to try hard to be happy. parents' hearts. Please return to your parents' side in time

Why are the monks wearing a yellow rose?

The monks have left the secular life to live the life of the monk. They borrow the four-element body born by their parents to "on the bridge of liberation, under the salvation of sentient beings". The salvation of enlightenment is the most wonderful way of rewarding for filial piety for current parents and parents in many other lives. Instead of wearing a red or white rose to show the current parents, it is very true, suitable for heaven and earth, but the monk has wider, bigger, higher parents. Those are all sentient beings, so wear a yellow rose to express this noble ideal.

According to Buddhism, the color yellow is the color of liberation such as the Supreme Blessing of Medicine, the color of the Earth. On the earth, we can step, kick, plow, spit or do anything ... the earth remains inert, because the earth is life, patience, everything, accepting everything. Because all sentient beings are considered as parents, relatives, relatives and most importantly, the fruits of the future Buddhas. Yellow is also the color of insight, representing letting go, detachment, not clinging and accomplishing liberation. Therefore, on the day of Vu Lan's victory, the monk also wanted to borrow the color of yellow flowers to express the true spirit of the Vu Lan season, which is liberation.

Instead of wearing a red or white rose to show the parents of money, it is very true, suitable for heaven and earth, but the monk has wider, larger, higher parents. Those are all sentient beings, so wear a yellow rose to express this noble ideal.

Spiritual rose

During Vu Lan's holiday, regardless of the color of the flower, it is the mind towards parents, hoping to give them a blessing, as well as expressing deep gratitude. When our parents are on earth, we take care, take care of them, take care of every piece of rice, medicine, and share our sadness and happiness. When parents die, we still keep that kindness and filial piety by dedicating accumulated merits to our parents.

However, the color of rose, white or red is just a convention. We need to realize that, we will instill in the deep innermost heart of filial hearts "spiritual roses". Once the flowers are put on the shirt with full filial piety towards the parents, the color of the spiritual rose will be extremely brilliant and magical. The Vu Lan ritual should not be approached from the angle of just pure religious beliefs, but should light up the intellectual torch of love. That is the true meaning of Vu Lan Day, a human beauty in the behavior of filial children, because filial piety does not belong to any religion. It belongs to the good inherent in every human's loving heart.

Conclude

In the form of gratitude and gratitude, Buddhism has always cherished and filial piety as the first priority. The reciprocity of that spirit has led to the past and present filial examples, shining and marked with time.

Vu Lan is a filial ceremony, one of the main holidays of Buddhism. This ceremony coincides with the full moon day of July amnesty for the dead of East Asian custom. "In Buddhism, the word filial piety is the leading virtue, but according to Vietnamese culture, filial piety is a precious spiritual legacy." Each action, each filial attitude of filial piety of a son has a unique nuance, but the purpose is still the same: To repay parents' extremely noble benevolence and virtue, the effect of filial piety in the past. eternal life is infused and praised incessantly by posterity.

Today is the full moon day  of the seventh month , the day of filial piety, all Buddha's children give their hearts to births like fathers, mothers, grandparents, grandparents ... who have been dedicated to nurturing and building them up. one life, one life. It is no coincidence that on the full moon day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year, the festival comes from the Buddhist dictionary recorded in the Vu Lan Bon sutra. It is also one of the most important holidays for our Buddhists. Filial piety is speaking the way people live. Regardless of religion, everyone must take piety as the root.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.25/8/2020.