佛歡喜日
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「佛歡喜日」，也是一年一度的盂蘭盆會、中元節。
起源於佛教修行人、高僧大德結夏安居九十日（4月15日－7月15日）閉關修行90天後的出關之日。經過三個月的精進修持，到農曆7月15日這一天，許多人修到智慧圓滿、證悟成佛，令諸佛菩薩非常歡喜，因此這一天也被稱為「佛歡喜日」，是一個非常殊勝的日子。
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「佛歡喜日」這一天，也時值盂蘭盆會，讓我們有孝敬祖宗、感恩祖宗的機會。通過真誠之心在佛前供燈、供養修行人，以真誠之心去祈請佛菩薩、修行大德們，使在地獄中受苦的祖宗、親人們不再受各種刑罰，不再痛苦、恐懼……；也使活在世間的父母、祖輩健康長壽、安詳自在。借助這個功德，還能讓我們曾經傷害過的一切冤親債主能夠得以解脫，消除我們的罪業。我們的祖宗、親人吉祥自在了，我們才能夠吉祥自在。
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歡迎大家借助這樣一個好機會為祖先、為自己做功德，讓佛歡喜自在，讓我們的祖先吉祥自在，也讓我們自己遠離痛苦黑暗、獲得吉祥圓滿的人生。
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Buddha’s Joyful Day
The Buddha’s Joyful Day coincides with the annual Ullambana festival or Ghost festival and marks the completion of a 90 days summer retreat (15 April to 15 July) by Buddhist dharma practitioners and eminent monks. After 3 months of intensive meditation, many dharma practitioners gained ultimate wisdom and attained enlightenment on the 15th day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar. Because the number of practitioners who attained enlightenment during that period was high, the buddhas and bodhisattvas were very pleased, thus the day is an extraordinary day.
The Buddha’s Joyful Day is also the Ullambana festival. This is the time for us to show our respect and gratitude to our ancestors. Through sincere offering of lights before Buddha, making offerings to dharma practitioners and making sincere prayers to buddhas and bodhisattvas, we seek blessings to relieve our ancestors who are suffering in the lower realms. May they be freed from their punishments, fear and suffering. At the same time, we hope the living parents and grandparents can continue to enjoy health, longevity and peace.
By virtue of these merits, we hope to liberate our karmic creditors and get rid of our sins. We can only enjoy peace and happiness when our ancestors and loved ones are auspicious and at ease.
Welcome all to use this opportunity to accumulate our own merits. Let buddhas be joyful; let us be freed from pain and darkness; let us enjoy a happy and fulfilling life.
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