Any prayers that i can say for my friend who commited suicid
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as of above. hope that the prayer will enable him to have a better life.
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may I know what's his situation now? and not sure if you are convenient to share the reason behind him taking his own life?Originally posted by NewAge:as of above. hope that the prayer will enable him to have a better life. -
Sorry to hear about that... you can chant Amitabha for him... and attend pujas and dedicate merits to him in his name.. that wld help..Originally posted by NewAge:as of above. hope that the prayer will enable him to have a better life. -
dead. depression
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Dear fren , i am sorry to hear your fren committing suicideOriginally posted by NewAge:as of above. hope that the prayer will enable him to have a better life.
to help your fren from consciously being attacked by the seeds of committing suicide (which is very grave )
i suggest you recite the Vairocana Mantra . It is said the Dharmakaya of Sakyamuni Buddha, Vairocana Mantra enables the power of the Buddha field to dispatch wise one to help the one who commit suicide or die or terrible uneventful death
In chinese ,his name is bi ru zhe na fo [vairocana ] or means Great Sun Buddha
Om Amuga Vairocana Mahamudra mani padma jiffra Vairyataya Hum
recite everyday 108 times ,make sure the Hum must be loud .to invoke strength to pull your deceased fren out of the lower realms -
I wonder what is the significance of the number 108?
Even the god Shiva or what is said to have 108 forms. -
It will be helpful to go on vegetarian diet for 49 days and dedicate this merit to your friend in his name. Out of a portion of 7 he will receive 1. So if more people (including his family members and friends) sincerely and diligently practise this, he will receive more.
Donate his belongings in his name to the needy.
AMiTuoFo -
i agree Amitabha chanting is goodOriginally posted by concerned_man:It will be helpful to go on vegetarian diet for 49 days and dedicate this merit to your friend in his name. Out of a portion of 7 he will receive 1. So if more people (including his family members and friends) sincerely and diligently practise this, he will receive more.
AMiTuoFo
but Commiting suicide is a grave seeds planted in the mind of the person who commit suicide .the decease need to be lead out of the trauma state of Comitted Suicide ,then will be able to see Amitabha light
108 is the number of time when a recitation of a certain mantra reaches a form of Samadhi and strength
I recite 108 times of Om mani padme hum when i am free
so I can recite and visualise on the energy emitted on my body to help other sentient beings
same as reciting Vairocana Mantra
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Hi, the number 108 has a special significance in Buddhism, for Hinduism there are some other meanings.Originally posted by euc:I wonder what is the significance of the number 108?
Even the god Shiva or what is said to have 108 forms.
Please read: http://www.jenchen.org.sg/vol4no4c.htm
Chanting-beads
The Buddhist chanting-beads is perhaps as symbolic of Buddhism as the yellow saffron-coloured robe donned by Buddhist monks. However, it is little known that Buddha devised it as an instrument to help us eradicate our wild illusory thoughts, purify our mind and attain enlightenment. This article explains the basis for the 108 beads that make up a string of chanting-beads, and how each of these represents a distress that we encounter in our daily life.
There once was a king who was very busy with the affairs of the state. He became distressed. One day he approached Buddha and asked, "Oh Buddha! Your teachings are indeed very good, but I have been too busy to attend your talks. Please, tell me how I can get rid of my many worries." Buddha replied, "You can string together 108 black Mu-huan[1] seeds to make a string of beads, and use it to recite the name of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha." In those days, before soap was introduced, a mixture of soap-berry and the seeds of the mu-huan tree was used for washing clothes. The bark of the mu-huan tree was also used to ward away evil spirits. That was the reason for Buddha to recommend mu-huan seeds. Following Buddha's advice, the king found his peace of mind. He was very happy, and devoted a major effort to promote this practice. He also encouraged the queen and members of his court to use the chanting-beads and recite the name of the Buddha. It works for many people and soon chanting-beads became widespread. This is the origin of the chanting-beads.
In those days, chanting was not limited to reciting the name of Amitabha Buddha. It is only in the recent decades that this practice became popular. This was due to the promotion of the Pure Land Sect method of cultivation that encourages one to recite Amitabha Buddha. In reality it is equally good to recite sincerely Avalokitesvara (Kuan-Yin) Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha (Ti-Zhang) Bodhisattva or indeed any Buddha or Bodhisattva. These chanting-beads are called the enlightenment chanting-beads because, as an instrument used in the recital, it can help to eliminate our wild illusory thoughts, purify our mind and help us attain enlightenment. They may be made from various materials including plants, stones, pearl, agate, and glass.
The following explains the reason behind the 108 beads: All human beings have 6 sense roots (sense-organs). These are the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind. The 6 roots encounter the 6 external senses - form or sight, sound, smell, taste, touch and perception. These in turn produce 6 sense-consciousness. These are eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind-consciousness. The sum of 6 roots, 6 external sense fields and 6 sense- consciousness is 18. Our daily activities, whether good or evil, revolve around these 18 distresses. The 18 Hells stem from these 6 roots, 6 external sense fields and 6 sense- consciousness. Heaven also stems from the 6 roots. However, even heaven is not the ultimate attainment. When the retributions of the negative karma committed through the aeons of their many past lives present themselves, heavenly beings may be reborn in the Hell Realm. Therefore we need to recite the names of the Buddha's so that we can be liberated from the transmigrating in the Six Realms.
The 6 roots, 6 external sense fields and 6 sense-consciousness, in relation to the three periods, namely, the past, present and future, and all the distresses associated with them; the distresses of yesterday, today, tomorrow, last year, this year and next year; result in a total of 54 distresses. Such distresses consist of both the ideal and the real. For example, a person thinks of committing a robbery. It only becomes real when the crime is committed. If we wish to build a school then that is just an idea, it only becomes real when it is erected. Therefore, all matters consist of both the ideal and the real, thereby resulting in a total of 108 distresses. Every single day human beings live within these 108 worries. If people concentrate in reciting the name of the Buddha with a string of chanting-beads, and without being distracted by the 18 realms of senses (6 roots, 6 external sense fields and 6 sense-consciousness), these distresses will be transformed into enlightenment. This is the principle of the 108 beads. The practice of using chanting-beads continues to the present day.
With regards to reciting the names of the Buddha's, it does not matter if we recite Amitabha Buddha or Avalokitesvara (Kuan-Yin) Bodhisattva. We should not be attached to reciting just Amitabha Buddha because the chanting-beads is not a speciality of the Amitabha Buddha. We can recite the names of all the Buddha's and Bodhisattva's of the ten directions of the cosmos and of the three periods.
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Hi, I'm really sorry to hear that.
Can try chanting Ksitigarbha sutra and dedicate the merits to there friend.
Basically you can dedicate merits to the departed when one is doing any dharma activities and good deeds.
i got this from a dharma book.. hope it helps
Dana and meditation are at two ends of the merit spectrum, which can be broadly categorized under dana, sila and bhavana. In Velama sutta (AN 9:20), the Buddha graded the worth of the following meritorious acts in ascending order:
* Food Dana ( to worldling < noble disciple < Paccekabuddha < Sammasambuddha < Sammasambuddha + Bhikkhu-sangha )
* Donating a monastery to the Sangha from the four direction.
* Taking refuge in the triple Gem.
* Observing the Five precepts.
* Metta meditation for the length of time needed to pull an udder.
* Vipassana meditation that perceives impermanence of phenomena for the length of time needed to snap one's fingers
Apart from what had been mentioned, others are
-Blood donation
-Donation to Monastery and printing Dhamma books for free distribution,
-Voluntary service
-Puja to the Tripe Gem by offering flowers, incense, light water etc.,
-Reciting Dhamma from the Scriptures.
-Teaching Dhamma
-Listening to dharma,
-Dharma discusson,
-Free captive animals,
-rejoicing in other's people merits. -
I wonder.. if there is any audio file online that i can learn from chanting this mantra ?Originally posted by bohiruci:Dear fren , i am sorry to hear your fren committing suicide
to help your fren from consciously being attacked by the seeds of committing suicide (which is very grave )
i suggest you recite the Vairocana Mantra . It is said the Dharmakaya of Sakyamuni Buddha, Vairocana Mantra enables the power of the Buddha field to dispatch wise one to help the one who commit suicide or die or terrible uneventful death
In chinese ,his name is bi ru zhe na fo [vairocana ] or means Great Sun Buddha
Om Amuga Vairocana Mahamudra mani padma jiffra Vairyataya Hum
recite everyday 108 times ,make sure the Hum must be loud .to invoke strength to pull your deceased fren out of the lower realms
Thank
Amituofuo
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Yes... why is practising insight able to create so much merits?Originally posted by Isis:* Vipassana meditation that perceives impermanence of phenomena for the length of time needed to snap one's fingers
Because merits springs from Dharmakaya... the most immense merits come from liberation... or as what 6th Zen Patriarch said one who knows his Essence of Mind.. so we must practise hard and attain enlightenment/liberation, in this way our parents, family, friends and past lives' parents will all also be IMMENSELY benefitted from our merits dedication.
We can also dedicate the merits from our dharma practise to the deceased.. -
I can empathise with you cos i used to have a friend and he commited suicide too due to various reasons . However bring yourself together and chant for him to be elevated from his sufferings . I dream that my friend came back to my house to take back his stuff that he had left behind . Initially of cos i was abit mad abt it cos he left behind a hp bill which was under my name but later accepted it and wish and pray for him to be able to proceed on with his journey to whichever he should go smoothly .
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thanks alot for the info!
Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
Hi, the number 108 has a special significance in Buddhism, for Hinduism there are some other meanings.
Please read: http://www.jenchen.org.sg/vol4no4c.htm
[b]Chanting-beads
The Buddhist chanting-beads is perhaps as symbolic of Buddhism as the yellow saffron-coloured robe donned by Buddhist monks. However, it is little known that Buddha devised it as an instrument to help us eradicate our wild illusory thoughts, purify our mind and attain enlightenment. This article explains the basis for the 108 beads that make up a string of chanting-beads, and how each of these represents a distress that we encounter in our daily life.
There once was a king who was very busy with the affairs of the state. He became distressed. One day he approached Buddha and asked, "Oh Buddha! Your teachings are indeed very good, but I have been too busy to attend your talks. Please, tell me how I can get rid of my many worries." Buddha replied, "You can string together 108 black Mu-huan[1] seeds to make a string of beads, and use it to recite the name of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha." In those days, before soap was introduced, a mixture of soap-berry and the seeds of the mu-huan tree was used for washing clothes. The bark of the mu-huan tree was also used to ward away evil spirits. That was the reason for Buddha to recommend mu-huan seeds. Following Buddha's advice, the king found his peace of mind. He was very happy, and devoted a major effort to promote this practice. He also encouraged the queen and members of his court to use the chanting-beads and recite the name of the Buddha. It works for many people and soon chanting-beads became widespread. This is the origin of the chanting-beads.
In those days, chanting was not limited to reciting the name of Amitabha Buddha. It is only in the recent decades that this practice became popular. This was due to the promotion of the Pure Land Sect method of cultivation that encourages one to recite Amitabha Buddha. In reality it is equally good to recite sincerely Avalokitesvara (Kuan-Yin) Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha (Ti-Zhang) Bodhisattva or indeed any Buddha or Bodhisattva. These chanting-beads are called the enlightenment chanting-beads because, as an instrument used in the recital, it can help to eliminate our wild illusory thoughts, purify our mind and help us attain enlightenment. They may be made from various materials including plants, stones, pearl, agate, and glass.
The following explains the reason behind the 108 beads: All human beings have 6 sense roots (sense-organs). These are the eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind. The 6 roots encounter the 6 external senses - form or sight, sound, smell, taste, touch and perception. These in turn produce 6 sense-consciousness. These are eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind-consciousness. The sum of 6 roots, 6 external sense fields and 6 sense- consciousness is 18. Our daily activities, whether good or evil, revolve around these 18 distresses. The 18 Hells stem from these 6 roots, 6 external sense fields and 6 sense- consciousness. Heaven also stems from the 6 roots. However, even heaven is not the ultimate attainment. When the retributions of the negative karma committed through the aeons of their many past lives present themselves, heavenly beings may be reborn in the Hell Realm. Therefore we need to recite the names of the Buddha's so that we can be liberated from the transmigrating in the Six Realms.
The 6 roots, 6 external sense fields and 6 sense-consciousness, in relation to the three periods, namely, the past, present and future, and all the distresses associated with them; the distresses of yesterday, today, tomorrow, last year, this year and next year; result in a total of 54 distresses. Such distresses consist of both the ideal and the real. For example, a person thinks of committing a robbery. It only becomes real when the crime is committed. If we wish to build a school then that is just an idea, it only becomes real when it is erected. Therefore, all matters consist of both the ideal and the real, thereby resulting in a total of 108 distresses. Every single day human beings live within these 108 worries. If people concentrate in reciting the name of the Buddha with a string of chanting-beads, and without being distracted by the 18 realms of senses (6 roots, 6 external sense fields and 6 sense-consciousness), these distresses will be transformed into enlightenment. This is the principle of the 108 beads. The practice of using chanting-beads continues to the present day.
With regards to reciting the names of the Buddha's, it does not matter if we recite Amitabha Buddha or Avalokitesvara (Kuan-Yin) Bodhisattva. We should not be attached to reciting just Amitabha Buddha because the chanting-beads is not a speciality of the Amitabha Buddha. We can recite the names of all the Buddha's and Bodhisattva's of the ten directions of the cosmos and of the three periods.
Notes
1.
Mu-huan
A tree whose bark is used to exorcise evil spirits[/b] -
Sorry to hear that. I believed the rest of the forummers have given useful suggestions that you could do to help your friend alleviate from suffering and seek rebirth in a higher realm or even pureland. My advise to you is too, to dana or light offering in the name of your friend, as well as chant Namo Ah Mi To Fo, and dedicate the merits to your friend. Tha'ts probably the best you could do.Originally posted by NewAge:dead. depression -
eh ... yesh...let me check ...sorry sis IsisOriginally posted by Isis:I wonder.. if there is any audio file online that i can learn from chanting this mantra ?
Thank
Amituofuo
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i get back to you asap -
i cant find the chant mp3
its recited in this way
Om A mu ga ,Vai ro chan na , Ma ha mu dra , ma ni pad ma, jif fra frai ya tra ya Hum -
isnt this ought to be "taught" by a rinpoche or else it is considered as a "unlawful" practice?Originally posted by bohiruci:Dear fren , i am sorry to hear your fren committing suicide
to help your fren from consciously being attacked by the seeds of committing suicide (which is very grave )
i suggest you recite the Vairocana Mantra . It is said the Dharmakaya of Sakyamuni Buddha, Vairocana Mantra enables the power of the Buddha field to dispatch wise one to help the one who commit suicide or die or terrible uneventful death
In chinese ,his name is bi ru zhe na fo [vairocana ] or means Great Sun Buddha
Om Amuga Vairocana Mahamudra mani padma jiffra Vairyataya Hum
recite everyday 108 times ,make sure the Hum must be loud .to invoke strength to pull your deceased fren out of the lower realms -
the mahavairocana chanting appear in the mahayana book of chanting the 10 mantra ,chanted in both Pureland and Chan Monastery throughout China during Sung , Ming and Qing DynastyOriginally posted by Xprobe:isnt this ought to be "taught" by a rinpoche or else it is considered as a "unlawful" practice?
the Tantric part is visualisation which is not covered here , which have to seek rinpoche permission to recite .
the intention is to save someone from plunging into the lower realm when commited suicide .The sub-consciousness of one who committed suicide is in a terrible state . There is nothing wrong with chanting this ....
same as chanting Om mani Padme hum -
does this apply to ppl who died terribly like accident , terminal illnesses .......
I heard the state u die = the state of ur spirit
means if u died sickly , ur spirit is also in a bad state .
if u die peacefully , ur spirit is trouble free . -
the answer is yes .It is written in the Tripitaka that all who sincerely recite Mahavairocana name will deliver those who died wrongfully , terribly .Conscious in a state of frightenOriginally posted by goldevil:does this apply to ppl who died terribly like accident , terminal illnesses .......
I heard the state u die = the state of ur spirit
means if u died sickly , ur spirit is also in a bad state .
if u die peacefully , ur spirit is trouble free . -
Even if you die peacefully, you may not be 'trouble free'. If you have done evil, unwholesome karma can still ripen and bring you to a lower realm, even though you died in a seemingly peaceful state.Originally posted by goldevil:does this apply to ppl who died terribly like accident , terminal illnesses .......
I heard the state u die = the state of ur spirit
means if u died sickly , ur spirit is also in a bad state .
if u die peacefully , ur spirit is trouble free .
On the other hand if a person dies sickly, he can still be reborn in higher realms depending on his karma, or even be liberated. Buddha died due to sickness too -- he ate some bad food and died of dysentery. Many enlightened beings also died of sickness but remain liberated and enters into Nirvana.
Also, be careful when you say 'your spirit', because in Buddhism, unlike Hinduism which teaches the reincarnation of a permanent atman (self/soul), there is no inherently existing and permanent self or a soul, but a process of consciousness. But if you understand this point, whether you call spirit or consciousness is fine. -
my buddhist knowledge is limited .Originally posted by An Eternal Now:Even if you die peacefully, you may not be 'trouble free'. If you have done evil, unwholesome karma can still ripen and bring you to a lower realm, even though you died in a seemingly peaceful state.
On the other hand if a person dies sickly, he can still be reborn in higher realms depending on his karma, or even be liberated. Buddha died due to sickness too -- he ate some bad food and died of dysentery. Many enlightened beings also died of sickness but remain liberated and enters into Nirvana.
Also, be careful when you say 'your spirit', because in Buddhism, unlike Hinduism which teaches the reincarnation of a permanent atman (self/soul), there is no inherently existing and permanent self or a soul, but a process of consciousness. But if you understand this point, whether you call spirit or consciousness is fine. -
what about suicide ?
is there a chance be be reborn in higher realms ? -
Originally posted by goldevil:
cannot. it's a grave offense that need to be ripen in the lower realms.
what about suicide ?
is there a chance be be reborn in higher realms ?
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