受持讀誦這四句

受持讀誦這四句，已有很大功德

「一切有為法　如夢幻泡影  如露亦如電　應作如是觀」 

施食功德 The advantages of food donation

一、施食有十種利益：

        The advantages of giving food to others(people, animals, and the hungry ghost)

1、作大布施，行檀波羅蜜。
      Can help the world, do what the buddhist should do, and get the opprtunity to arrive the perfect      world.

2、超薦有緣，普利幽冥。
      Help the ghost to become more comfortable as they are hungry all the time.

3、廣結善緣。
      Get good friends and helpers anywhere.

4、得諸佛菩薩及所超薦鬼神之護佑。
      Help from gods, ghost, and different kind of fairy.

5、消世間災厲之氣。
      Help to reduce the war and calamity in your surrounding.

6、消自業障。
      Help to reduce the bad luck cause by the wrong doing in the past.

7、增滿福德。
      Get a better fortune, be more virtue.

8、消災延壽。
      Have a longer life in this transmigration.

9、居處安樂。
      Have a safe place to live in.

10、道業增進。
      Be more clever and talent in the religion.

施食咒功德

一、若有善男子、女人、童男、童女受持讀誦《普召請真言》：「南無部部帝唎伽哩哆哩 

怛他耶哆耶」

If there is any kind man, woman, boy, or girl have and read the ''PuChiuQingZhenYan''(a passage which helps the hungry ghost to drink and eat,

誦念《開咽喉真言》「唵  步步底哩伽哆哩  怛哆(言我)哆耶」妙言七遍時，觀想契上有一水精摩尼、寶珠，放水精光照觸諸鬼，一切猛火皆悉不燃，此水精光明入諸鬼口，諸鬼咽喉皆得通息，離諸苦惱。」現身行十種福聚。
There is a method which can help to widen the the pharynx for the hungry ghost to eat, It is ''UM BO BO DEI LEI GA DOR LEI   DAN DOR DOR YEAH'',  read the above sentence for 7 times continuesly, and imagine the fire in the pharynx of the hungry ghost turn off temporarily and able to drink the water, you will able to get 10 advantages: 

1、毒藥不能中；   2、毒蛇不敢螫；
     Never poisioned by others. Snacks never dare to bite you.

3、刀仗不能害；   4、王官不敢嗔；
     Never cut or hurted by knife and stick. Governors never dare to cheat you, shout you or prison you.

5、眾人皆愛敬；   6、天龍常隨護；
     Everyone love you and respect you. The dragon protect you.

6、衣食悉豐足；   8、顏貌端正；
     Have many clothes and food, always enough.  Good looking and appearance.

9、永離毛豎畏；   10、不受三塗身。

     Never feel nervious and uncomfortable. Never transmigrate to the bad lower 3 level in the transmigration wheel( i.e. the evil level, the animal level, and the hungry ghost level)

轉載自慈悲施食手冊海濤法師選輯
Translated by 佛緣人

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放生可獲十種功德

放生可獲十種功德 Releasing animals can aquire ten advantages

1.      具大功德力, 早日離開六道輪迴, 往生極樂
         Your soul can leave the transmigration earlier, and able to live in an perfect world after life.

2.      離劫得安, 頑疾因得良醫而得癒
         Can leave the bad luck, e.g. wars, sickness, accidents, and can live in a stable and peaceful  environment.

3.      獲子賢孫孝之報, 子孫或出身榮貴, 或好讀得功,使家族世代興昌
         Will have a good and clever children, or your children will become a famous person and bring honer to your family.

4.      滅宿世之罪, 好運提早降臨
        Can offset the crime made by before, and fasten up the coming time of good luck.

5.      得到處逢緣之報, 貴人明現
         Will be wellcome and favoured by people in the cummunity. Lot of helpers and good friends come to help whenever you need. 

6.      獲聰明之報, 學業不費心神, 成績事半功倍
         Will be more clever, smart and talent. Can get a good result on study and exam easily than before.

7.      獲美好姻緣之報, 獲賢妻美絹相配, 終生相隨左右, 共享快樂
         Can have a good wife or husband, live together happily forever.

8.      獲知命之報, 具洞悉世事之力, 一生憑眼光殊勝而超凡成功
         Will be more successful in career by the ability of forseeing the future.

9.      得生意昌隆之報,客源滾滾不絕
          You business will become more successful, and lot of customers will be attracted by your business.

10.  獲成大貴之報, 人見彼即如見大恩人, 獲守護敬重

        Will become a respective and well-known person. The people in your surrounding always protect you and treat you as their benefactor.

放生之方法:
The methos of releasing animals:

*如放巴西龜, 可到附近的公園放生; 可選晚上較少人的時間去放
  Can release some tortoises to the pools in parks. If you feel embarrased, you can release them at mid-night.

*可於旺角金魚街買龜, 價錢由十多元至數十元一隻不等, 可按能力而選購.
  Can buy the tortoises in Mong Kok, it is cheap and affordable.

*於天氣和暖的季節放生, 動物較容易生存
  Please choose a warm season to release because they will have a higher probability to survive.

*小動物有能力躲於石隙間, 絕對有能力存活
 Small animals can still survive through hidden up between the rocks under the water, therefore no need to worry.

*如放其他動物, 或可選: 太子雀仔街的雀鳥, 街市待宰的海鮮(提意於西貢街市買後即放落海最快)
If you want to release other kinds of animals, e.g. Crab or fish which will be killed and cooked by human, you can buy at wet market(e.g. Sai KUng Wet Marker) which located near the sea. You can therefore release them immediately after buying them. 
*盡量縮短放生途中所需時間為佳
Pls shorten the time before you release them to the sea to lighten their pain. 

*請把此說書展轉相增,或助印勸說,此舉功德無量
Pls forward this passage in order to help more animals and build a better life for yourself.