01/07/2026
🌸 康寧寺 2026 盂蘭盆月《梁皇寶懺》法會 🌸
一部《梁皇寶懺》，一念孝心；一場法會，冥陽兩利。
農曆七月，自古以來便是佛教倡導孝親報恩的重要時節。
佛門流傳著一段家喻戶曉的故事。佛陀十大弟子目犍連尊者，以神通見亡母墮於餓鬼道中，飽受飢渴之苦。縱使以神力奉食，食物仍化作火炭，無法入口。目犍連悲痛萬分，遂懇請佛陀開示救度之法。
佛陀慈悲教示，於僧眾自恣之日廣設供養，以十方僧眾清淨修行之功德迴向父母及歷代宗親，終使亡母離苦得樂。自此，「盂蘭盆」成為佛教孝親報恩的重要法會，也提醒世人：真正的孝，不僅在於奉養現世父母，更在於以清淨善業與修行功德，利益歷代祖先及一切有情眾生。
而《梁皇寶懺》的緣起，同樣感人至深。
南朝梁武帝皇后郗氏，因生前嫉妒瞋恨，命終後墮為蟒蛇，受苦無量。梁武帝悲憫不已，敦請高僧依大乘經典集成懺法，至誠禮懺，廣修功德，並將功德迴向皇后。最終，郗氏蒙佛力加被，得以離苦，往生善趣。
《梁皇寶懺》素有「懺中之王」之美譽，被尊為漢傳佛教最具代表性的懺法之一，不僅能懺悔宿世今生所造諸業，更能培植福德、增長智慧，廣利冥陽兩界。
千百年來，一部《梁皇寶懺》，撫慰了無數思親之心；一場盂蘭盆法會，成就了無數眾生的懺悔與超薦。
今年農曆七月，康寧寺將莊嚴啟建五天《盂蘭盆月梁皇寶懺法會》，並配合禮誦《地藏菩薩本願經》及圓滿日施放《瑜伽燄口》，祈願以清淨懺悔、至誠供養之功德：
🙏 回向現世父母、六親眷屬福慧增長、消災延壽、吉祥安康；
🙏 超薦歷代祖先、累劫宗親、無祀孤魂及有緣眾生，離苦得樂、早登蓮邦；
🙏 更祈國泰民安、世界和平、風調雨順、眾生同霑法益。
人生最大的福報，不只是擁有，而是懂得感恩；人生最深的孝道，不只是思念，而是懂得回向。
誠摯邀請十方善信發菩提心，共赴這場殊勝法筵，以一炷清香、一聲佛號、一拜懺悔、一念慈悲，廣植福田，冥陽兩利，共成佛道。
願此功德，薦拔歷代考妣宗親、無祀孤魂；並祈陽上眷屬消災延壽、福慧增長、諸事吉祥如意。
敬請蒞臨拈香禮拜，同霑法益。
同修善業，共證菩提。
阿彌陀佛。 🙏
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🌸 Kong Leng See Temple 2026 Ullambana Month
Emperor Liang Repentance Dharma Assembly 🌸
One recitation of the Emperor Liang Repentance Sutra embodies filial devotion; one Dharma Assembly brings blessings to both the living and the departed.
The seventh lunar month has long been observed in Buddhism as a sacred season of filial piety and gratitude.
One of Buddhism's most cherished stories tells of Venerable Mahāmaudgalyāyana (Mulian), one of the Buddha's foremost disciples, who used his spiritual powers to find his deceased mother suffering in the realm of hungry ghosts. Filled wit h compassion, he tried to offer her food, yet it turned into burning flames before she could eat.
The Buddha then taught him to make offerings to the Sangha on the day of the monks' annual self-retreat conclusion (Pravāraṇā), and dedicate the merits to his parents and departed relatives. Through this wholesome merit, his mother was liberated from suffering. Thus began the Ullambana Festival, reminding us that true filial piety extends beyond caring for our parents in this life—it also means dedicating our merits to our ancestors and all sentient beings.
The origin of the Emperor Liang Repentance is equally profound.
According to Buddhist tradition, Empress Chi, the wife of Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty, was reborn as a great serpent because of the unwholesome karma she had created during her lifetime. Deeply grieved, Emperor Wu invited eminent monks to compile and conduct a great repentance ceremony based on Mahāyāna scriptures. Through sincere repentance and the dedication of merit, the Empress was eventually liberated and reborn in a heavenly realm.
For centuries, the Emperor Liang Repentance has been honoured as one of the most revered repentance liturgies in Chinese Mahāyāna Buddhism. It inspires sincere repentance, purifies past unwholesome karma, cultivates wisdom and blessings, and benefits both the living and the departed.
For generations, this sacred repentance ceremony has comforted countless hearts longing for departed loved ones and has become a profound practice of repentance, gratitude, and spiritual transformation.
This Ullambana Month, Kong Leng See Temple will solemnly hold a Five-Day Emperor Liang Repentance Dharma Assembly, together with the chanting of the Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Fundamental Vows Sutra and the Yogācāra Flaming Mouth Offering on the final day.
May the merits be dedicated:
🙏 To our parents and families, for peace, good health, longevity and abundant blessings.
🙏 To our departed ancestors, relatives, and all wandering beings, that they may be liberated from suffering and attain a fortunate rebirth.
🙏 May harmony prevail in society, peace flourish throughout the world, and all beings share in the boundless benefits of the Dharma.
The greatest blessing in life is gratitude.
The deepest expression of filial piety is the dedication of merit.
We sincerely invite all devotees to join us in this solemn Dharma Assembly. Through offering incense, chanting the Buddha's name, bowing in repentance, and cultivating compassionate hearts, may we together plant wholesome causes, benefit both the living and the departed, and progress on the path to enlightenment.
May all who participate be blessed with peace, wisdom and auspiciousness.
May all departed beings receive the merits dedicated and be freed from suffering.
Let us cultivate wholesome deeds together and progress together on the path to Bodhi.
Namo Amitābha Buddha. 🙏
