Q&A 166. Performing recitations on Chong Yang Festival (Double Ninth Festival)
Q: Dear Master Lu, could you please tell us which particular sutras or mantras we should recite for the Chong Yang Festival (the Double Ninth Festival)?
A:
Chong Yang is a special festival. According to the latest teachings by Master Lu, you can perform recitations as follows:
You can recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance no more than 63 times on this day.
You can offer up to 21 Little Houses to each recipient. For example, you may offer 21 Little Houses to a miscarried child, 21 to a deceased person, 21 to the karmic creditor of your house, and another 21 to your own karmic creditor.
You can recite a special combination of sutras and mantras as follows: The Great Compassion Mantra 3 times and the Ru Yi Bao Lun Wang Tuo Luo Ni 49 times. Before reciting, you may say the following prayer: “May the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva protect and bless me, <your full name>, and help me have my wishes fulfilled and grant me good health.” You can recite this combination several times a day. There is no limit to the number of recitations; adjust according to your own capability. More recitations and praying will ensure smoother sailing in the future.