execution<\/a>. It was said that he received the Buddhist precepts during his reign, earning him the nickname The Bodhisattva Emperor<\/i>.<\/p>\nAccording to legend, the empress was reborn in the woeful state of a huge snake because of her negative karma. She appeared to Emperor Wu in his dreams and begged to be saved from this woeful state. Emperor Wu asked the Venerable Bao Zhi, a Buddhist monk, for advice to help relieve the suffering of his wife. Venerable Bao Zhi then gathered many high ranking monastic members to help the Emperor. Together, they created a 10-chapter repentance sutra for the Emperor.<\/p>\n
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After performing the Repentance Ceremony by reciting 10 chapters of the sutra, the empress again appeared to Emperor Wu in his dreams to thank and inform him that she was then reborn in the heavens. Today the recitation of the chapters of this sutra is performed annually in many Buddhist temples. It has become a major Buddhist repentance service named after Emperor Wu.<\/p>\n
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What do we do during the ceremony?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nIt involves prostrations or paying the great homage to thousands of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas (more than 2000 times). The chants in many places of this repentance book quoted relevant Buddhist sutras on this subject. Today the practice and reciting of the Emperor Liang Repentance Sutra is carried out as a Filial Piety Dharma Assembly in relation to the Filial Piety practice to share merits with the departed and remembrance of our departed parents, past relatives, ancestors and friends.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nWhy we do it?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nThe Emperor Liang’s Repentance Sutra is considered as the supreme Repentance among all Buddhist repentance texts. It benefits both the living and the deceased. The sutra allows everyone to repent all wrongdoings comes from your body, speech and mind. If you show your sincerity and utmost faith, all negative karma will be eradicated. Besides, it will improve your career, health and interpersonal relationships.<\/p>\n
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During April, it is the period when people with Chinese heritage to pay respect to the deceased ancestors. Also to register them in the ceremony in order to remove negative karma from them, improve their spiritual levels and show them the way to the Western Paradise.<\/p>\n
It is beneficial to register your \u201ckarmic enemy and creditor\u201d or \u201cattached spirit\u201d in the ceremony so that all the hatred against you will be minimized or removed.<\/p>\n
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\n\n\n| Date<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n | Day<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n | Event Description<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n | Offered Item*<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n | Time<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n\n\n| 10\/4 –<\/span><\/p>\n 17\/4<\/span><\/td>\n | Thurs – Thurs<\/span><\/td>\n | Spiritual Consultation sessions<\/p>\n \u00a0(Please contact temple for appointment)<\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n | 10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 18\/4<\/span><\/td>\n | Friday<\/span><\/td>\n | Scroll #1<\/span><\/td>\n | Incense<\/span><\/td>\n | 1:00 PM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 19\/4<\/span><\/td>\n | Saturday<\/span><\/td>\n | Scroll #2<\/span><\/p>\n Scroll #3<\/span><\/td>\n | Flower<\/span><\/p>\n Candle<\/span><\/td>\n | 11:00AM<\/span><\/p>\n 2:00PM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 20\/4<\/span><\/td>\n | Sunday<\/span><\/td>\n | Scroll #4<\/span><\/td>\n | Water<\/span><\/td>\n | 1:00PM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \n\n\n| 21\/4<\/span><\/td>\n | Monday<\/span><\/td>\n | Scroll #5<\/span><\/p>\n Scroll #6<\/span><\/td>\n | Fruit<\/span><\/p>\n Tea<\/span><\/td>\n | 11:00AM<\/span><\/p>\n 2:00PM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 22\/4<\/span><\/td>\n | Tuesday<\/span><\/td>\n | Scroll #7<\/span><\/td>\n | Vegetarian food<\/span><\/td>\n | 7:00PM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 23\/4<\/span><\/td>\n | Wednesday<\/span><\/td>\n | Scroll #8<\/span><\/td>\n | Jewel<\/span><\/td>\n | 7:00PM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 24\/4<\/span><\/td>\n | Thursday<\/span><\/td>\n | Scroll #9<\/span><\/td>\n | Sutra \/Scripture<\/span><\/td>\n | 7:00PM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| 25\/4<\/span><\/td>\n | Friday<\/span><\/td>\n | Scroll #10<\/span><\/td>\n | Dragon robe\/vest<\/span><\/td>\n | 1:00PM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n| \u00a0<\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \n| 26\/4<\/span><\/td>\n | Saturday<\/span><\/td>\n | Ksitigarbha Bardo Blessing Ceremony<\/span><\/td>\n | 1:00PM<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n * items offering can be purchased from the temple<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Apart from normal registering (voluntary offering), you can also register as:<\/p>\n \n- Big merit holder ($1000) \u2013 you will have the following complimentary items:\n
\n- a \u201cDharma Ship\u201d with \u201cBardo Card\u201d<\/li>\n
- 2 bags of Merits containing a big lotus and a stack of golden paper money<\/li>\n
- an opportunity to offer hata to the hosting Master<\/li>\n
- a long praying (mala) beads \u2013 108 beads<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
- Merit holder ($500) \u2013 you will have the following complimentary items:\n
\n- Bardo Card<\/li>\n
- 2 bags of Merits containing a big lotus and a stack of golden paper money<\/li>\n
- a long praying (mala) beads \u2013 108 beads<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
- Small merit holder ($100) \u2013 you will have the following complimentary items:\n
\n- Bardo Card<\/li>\n
- 1 bag of Merits containing a big lotus and a stack of golden paper money<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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