Water Bowl Offerings: 14-Step Instruction「水供十四步驟 」

Offering water bowls is a powerful practice for purifying obstacles and accumulating merits for a happy life, creating the causes to study and practice well the dharma.

Practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism have a happy daily morning ritual of “Offering Water Bowls” to speed one’s dharma practice along the path to E.

藏傳佛教徒、早上佛前供水的進行、供水的步驟、亦是想累積「六加行十萬杯水供修行之一」有興趣加入供水行列的人、歡迎與我們聯絡 FPMT Taiwan 經續法林 02-2577-0333 。

2015 © Photos courtesy of Ms Wu Ching-Mei at FPMT Taipei 經續法林

“If you can offer water bowls without spilling a drop, that is very auspicious,” says Geshe Lama Konchog.    

每天、若能於供水時心專注於上、而不使水溢出、已圓寂「袞卻格西 」曾開示提到「一心不亂」專注做供水亦是修定 。

Lama Zopa Rinpoche suggests:  “100,000 offerings of water bowls for 10 years without stop.  Very auspicious.”  

臺北經續法林奉行「梭巴仁波切」的指示：「每天、作百供水行之數十年、從不間斷 」。

Step 1:  Cotton cloths.

一、 準備純棉的布 。

Step 2:  Saffron.   

二、 取一些「川紅花」或「藏紅花」（一般中藥店可買得到）。

Step 3:  Saffron inside filter paper bags.   

三、 用過濾紙包好「藏紅花」或「川紅花」（過濾紙在一般日用品店或百貨公司可買得到）。

Step 4:  Add hot water.   

四、沖熱水 。

Step 5:  Allow saffron to colour the water “golden yellow”.   

五、 靜置備用 。

Step 6:  Morning, pour out old water from previous day’s water bowl offerings into a bucket.   

六、早上撤水供 。

Step 7:  Wipe the inside of each cup with a cotton cloth, 3 x counter-clockwise + 3 x clockwise.

七、用純棉布、將水杯裡外、擦拭乾淨 。

Step 8:  Place empty cup upside down.  Why?  Offering an empty cup will plant seeds for bad karma of hunger + lack of resources in future rebirths.    

八、空杯倒扣 （勿空杯朝上供佛、除了緣起不好、亦將會種下未來資糧缺乏的因緣）。

Step 9:  Light an incense stick.    

九、 燃香 。

Step 10:  Smoke the inside of the cup.  Why?  Bless the cups:  3 x counter-clockwise + 3x clockwise.    

十、燻杯左繞三圈（淨除障礙）＋  右繞三圈 （祈請加持）。

Step 11:  Pour new saffron water into the cups.  Recite “Om Ah Hum” while you are pouring the water, slowly from larger stream of water and gradually reduce to smaller stream.  Think:  “Pure body, speech, mind.”  If you can, best to wear a surgical mask so as not to contaminate the water offering with accidental sneezes and coughing.   

十一、 倒入新的水時請唸 「嗡 、阿 、吽」 加持供水、最好供水的人能「戴上口罩」較佳、水量由「細慢慢變粗」。

Step 12:  Fill each cup with only a little bit of water.  Why?  “May dharma lineage continue to flourish.”  Place each cup back on the table = one grain’s width apart.     

十二、每一杯、先倒入一些稱為「延杯」（佛法延續之意）、杯與杯之間的距離、不要過近或碰觸、亦不要過遠、約一粒米寬度 。

Water bowl size =  “As you wish.”  Bigger the better.   共水的水背大小吉材質並無限定 。

Step 13:  Fill each cup up to 2 mm from the edge, but not to overflowing full.    

十三、爾後每一杯加滿、但不溢出 。

“If you can offer water bowls without spilling a drop, that is very auspicious,” says Geshe Lama Konchog.    

每天、若能於供水時心專注於上、而不使水溢出、已圓寂「袞卻格西 」曾開示提到「一心不亂」專注做供水亦是修定 。

Lama Zopa Rinpoche suggests:  “100,000 offerings of water bowls for 10 years without stop.  Very auspicious.”  

臺北經續法林奉行「梭巴仁波切」的指示：「每天、作百供水行之數十年、從不間斷 」。

 

Step 14:  Dedicate your merits for the happiness of all SSBs: suffering sentient beings – family, friends, strangers, enemies – world peace, long life of gurus and teachers, success of all good works, as you wish.

十四、請記得供水功德迴向 。

May all be happy.   May all be strong.   May all be safe.   And live with ease.

May all the holy wishes of our precious teachers be fulfilled.

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Love without Fear:  Genuine.   Spontaneous.  Unconditional. 

We are family sharing resources with our community.

Be the change.   Safe journey.   May the force be with you. 

「以教育服務社會是「林昭仁家族」的「可能任務」

「無懼的愛」 真誠、自發、無條件 」

「我們是一家人、與社會共同分享資源 」 

一生走「黃磚之路」是「安全之旅」