Vu Lan ceremony informs the tastes and meaning of the chest-set rose

For thousands of years, Vu Lan has always been one of the most vigorous cultural vitality in the spiritual life of every Vietnamese citizen.

What is Vu Lan?

Vu Lan is rooted in the accumulation of Past filial piety .

A former monk, Section Lien took refuge and became a great disciple of Buddha, and was listed as the first pine god in Buddha's disciples.

The Ritual of Vu LanTuong Buddha at Bai Dinh Temple.

After witnessing the result of Arhat, Muc Lien remembered his mother's body, and then used his wisdom to look down at the miserable world and saw his mother being deprived of the demons (hungry ghosts) in hell.

Looking at his emaciated, hungry mother and not being able to eat, thirsty and not drink, Muc Lien used magical magic to come to her mother and offered rice to her mother. But how cruel, the grains of rice close to her mother's mouth suddenly turned into fire. In no other way, Section Lien returned to the Buddha's story, asking how to save his mother.

Buddha told Section Lien because of the karma of previous lives that his mother had to give birth to the evil path to be a demon. The Buddha taught, Section Lien alone alone could save his mother, but thanks to their mighty virtue rising everywhere, he consented to pray for salvation.

Section Contact must go to the procession of monks throughout the ten directions, especially those who have achieved six miraculous powers, thanks to the merit of praying for them, the souls of the new Section Lien escaped suffering.

The Buddha taught Section Lien to be full of all kinds of food, such as candlelight, candlelight, pillow covers, brass washes, handkerchiefs, and so forth. On the right occasion of the Full Moon in July, set up a pianist to pray. Before the real life, the monks will pay attention to pray for the parents and grandparents of the seven lives of the benefactor.

Lien Lien did exactly as the Buddha taught. His model of death was freed from the demons that gave birth to a healthy realm.
Buddha also taught that sentient beings who want to inform their parents in this way (Vu Lan Bon Phap). Since then, Vu Lan's day was born.

Rose set on the chest

In the lunar and lunar days of the lunar year, all over Vietnam, we all reverently entered the Vu Lan season, the season of filial piety.
By the time of the Full Moon in July, the women, mothers and sisters, no matter how busy they are, they are careful to prepare a full and precious tray to give to their ancestors, give to sentient beings and pass on the human message of life: About Mother - Father, opening up to his kind to love each other more.

Red rose set on the chest.

These days, you will not be surprised to see emotional images: whether old or young, boys or girls attending the Vu Lan ceremony all become respectful and filled with emotion when receiving a formal rose on the chest. shirt.

Rose set shirt and Vu Lan season notice filial

Rite of the Rose to wear a shirt according to Professor - Dr. Ngo Duc Thinh - Director of the Research Center, preserving Vietnam's cultural beliefs originating from the writings of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's mother was written in the 1960s. .

During a business trip in Japan, Zen Master was very strange to see the Japanese respectfully give him a white flower on his chest. After learning and knowing the beautiful meaning of this, he chose a rose as a symbol of the Buddha's Vu Lan filial ceremony and wrote a "Dressing Rose" publication in 1962.

The rose is chosen as a symbol of love, nobility and aroma. Remembering the birth and putting on the noble flower's chest is the most beautiful love, the Hieu letter to the children. With that meaning, many Vietnamese people come to Vu Lan day to install a pink flower on their clothes, which is the symbol of the Mother-Father. who lost your mother please wear white roses.

The meaning of the flower on the chest

People with roses will be extremely proud because there is Mother - Father in this world. Those who wear white flowers will see as a reminder, that they have missed the most precious things, from which to act so as to conscience. Vu Lan is a special occasion for young people to slow down and love more.

Those who came to the temple did not forget to stop and put a rose on their chests, to remind them of their parents' thanks. Red rose for those who are fortunate to have parents in the world, pink rose for those who have lost their father and white rose for those less fortunate when there is no father and mother in the world .

Rose is a symbol of love, nobility. Remembering the birth rate and installing on the noble rose chest is the most beautiful and most respectful affection for the birth steps. With that profound meaning, many Vietnamese people on Vu Lan day set a rose on their clothes.

Vu Lan ceremony informs parents

Vu Lan is a funeral ceremony, one of the main Buddhist holidays. This ceremony coincides with the July full moon of the death of Asian customs.

The July season of lunar calendar is also an opportunity for us to slow down and love more.

The custom, on this day, every prisoner in hell has the opportunity to be sinned, to be free from the realm of peace. According to folk beliefs, July full moon is the day of opening the prison, giving pardon to the dead, so there is a worshiping ceremony for the souls (in the afternoon) for the spirits without houses without shelter, no relatives on earth Worship.

Especially for our young people when we remember Mother - Father, the beloved born, in the rapid breathing of modern life, someone has a minute of neglect and neglect. The filial season in July of Lunar Calendar is also an opportunity for us to live more slowly and love more, to express our love and real action to the poor and unlucky fate around us.

We act to see the lightness, joy and serenity, to act in order to understand the simple and profound philosophy of Buddhism, "From, compassion, joy, and discharge" or "selfless, selfless", also followed by the mainstream of ethnic ethics: "Drink water, remember the source", "Remember the fruit of the tree".

You can choose a flower to set on your shirt or not on Vu Lan holidays, but thinking about this day with human and European meaning is also a way to thank this beautiful life.

Why do monks install yellow roses?

Monks have left their worldly lives to live the life of a monk. They borrowed the four great bodies born by their parents to "deliver on the bridge, to save sentient beings". The salvation of achieving enlightenment is the most wonderful way of expressing grace for filial piety for the parents and their parents in many other lives.

Instead of installing red or white roses to show parents money, it is very true, with heaven and earth, but monks have even larger, larger and higher parents. That is all sentient beings, so install a yellow rose to show this noble ideal.

According to Buddhism, yellow is the color of liberation like the infinite blessings of the land, the color of the Earth. On the earth, we can stomp, pedal, plow, spit or do anything . the land remains impassive, because the earth is vital, patience, bear all, accept all. Because consider all sentient beings as parents, relatives, relatives and most importantly the future Buddhas.

Yellow is also the color of wisdom, symbolizing letting go, renunciation, not accepting and liberating achievements.

Therefore, despite the peace during Vu Lan's day, the monk also wanted to borrow the color of the yellow flower to express the true spirit of Vu Lan season as liberation.