hasunoha

Memorial service for ancestors who are suffering in hell

If bad thoughts just before death go on endlessly in that world, and you have fallen into a child's path or hell, what kind of memorial service should you do?
It is essential to offer meals in the morning and evening.
In the end, they probably have no choice but to give up on their own enlightenment in the other world, but how can we support them as descendants?
For the time being, I give sutras every day.
I'm also saying words of gratitude.
My descendants became monks and went wild in this world like the Thousand Day Kaikyo, and I feel like I have to stop all greed.
I don't gamble with alcohol or tobacco at all, and I stopped eating meat, which is killing me.
I use my confession statement colloquially to apologize for the mistakes my ancestors made due to their foolishness and greed.
I understand that my suffering is my own work, but I hope that my ancestors' suffering, hesitation, and worries will be resolved if possible while I live.
I would be very happy if I could borrow your wisdom.
Well, it's probably a question that can only be said to do the memorial service as before and do your best in this world with a sense of cheerfulness and gratitude.

5 Zen Responses

Nembutsu and worship

First, let's say Namu Amida Buddha and Nembutsu, and hope that the light of Amida Buddha's salvation will reach all living things.
Also, in addition to offering it to the Buddhist altar at home, let's put in a wish so that we can practice alms (donations and services that do not expect anything in return) to others and channel that merit (good influence caused by doing good deeds) for living things, including hungry ghosts.
Giving gifts to the Buddha and Buddhist religious groups (temples and monks) has great merit, and donating to general charities or saying kind words to others, such as giving up a seat on a train, is also an offering.

Please say Nembutsu no Otonae

I read it.
If your ancestors are suffering from being transported to Hell, Gakki, and Beast Road, let's sincerely ask Amida. “Please, Amida, please save my ancestors and guide me to the Pure Land of Paradise right away,” and simply be gentle with Nembutsu, saying “Namu Amida Buddha Namu Amida Butsu”
Amida always guides our lost and suffering ancestors, and causes them to pass away in Amida's Pure Land of Paradise. And I hope you will sincerely rejoice and peacefully attain Buddhism with the close people who went there earlier. Your ancestors will continue to watch over you peacefully.

If you don't mind, please go to Nembutsu yourself, saying, “Please lead me to Amida's paradise.” Amida will listen to your wishes, and Amida will always guide you when you complete your life. And your ancestors will greet you kindly. And they both died in the Pure Land of Paradise, and they will receive sermons directly from Amida, get freed from any hesitation or suffering, and attain Buddhism cleanly.
Please practice it as an ascetic practice. Shishin Gassho Nanmu Amida Buddha

Segaki memorial service

Bonsama

Regardless of whether they are related or not, what is sophisticated as a memorial service for something that has fallen into bad taste is the Sega Ki memorial service.

The essence of this Zega-ki memorial service is of course performed so that everyone (all sentient beings) can walk the path to pure enlightenment.

The content is that by doing the merits of the offering, the power of that merit is diverted.

First, by making sentient beings that cannot afford it (sentient beings in hell or hungry demons) have leeway, it means inviting them to Buddhism without breaking into space where they can afford it.

Basically, it's called sejiki (sejiki), and in particular, offerings are offered to hungry ghosts who are panting on food and drink, and delivered 10,000 times or 100 million times with the power of sutras, so that immediate suffering is removed, and where there is room, it is further adjusted so that they can use the power of sutras (especially Dharani) to convert to Buddhism and awaken the Bodhisattva mind.

Being a Zega demon itself is also a merit, and of course it is one's own merit, and there is also the aspect of being able to share merits by turning to ancestors and turning completely into sentient beings. The power of merit is one of the essential resources for enlightenment. The other is wisdom.

The reason why segaki becomes an ancestral memorial service is that they share with everyone the “merit” that saved suffering sentient beings such as Gaki from their predicament and invited them to the path of the Buddha.

By delivering merit to your ancestors through Sega demon, it is possible to receive it as strength for enlightenment. Of course, if your ancestors are unfortunately on Gakido or Jigokudo, it is also possible to directly target the effects of the memorial service for Zegaki itself.

If you don't mind, they can also hold a memorial service for Sega demon.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

Where are your dead people? Can you see

 Bon-san, thank you for your hard work at the memorial service for your ancestors every day. Please take care of yourself.
I don't know what happened to your family and your ancestors, but did they go to hell? how do you know that?
There are probably Buddhist altars, placards, etc., and I think they are holding memorial services. Have you also held a funeral and received a kakana name?
If there is a commandment, I think they are living under the Buddha. In the first place, a Buddhist funeral ceremony is also a ceremony to become a Buddha disciple. The commandment name is given to proof that you have become a disciple of the Buddha.
Aren't memorial services just for the dead, but also about valuing oneself by caring for the dead and caring for the people around them?
I don't know what my ancestors did during their lifetime. Buddhists begin by forgiving people in the first place. I think the villain orthodoxy theory is representative.
don't you really have something? I'm worried. If you're in trouble, go to hasunoha.

Is it because something has happened that makes you so worried?

I'm the Jodo Shinshu
I have left everything up to Amida Nyorai.
All of your ancestors
I believe they have attained Buddhism in the Pure Land.

I do my best when it comes to myself
I don't think I can support my ancestors.
An ordinary man about my age
After doing a lot
Maybe it's useful for something
I don't even know what the results are...