💫What is a Banner?
🔸A Buddhist banner is adorned with the sacred names of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, symbolizing the victory of the Buddha over the four Maras and the attainment of supreme enlightenment, proclaiming his status as the highest sovereign of the Three Realms.
💫What is the material of the banner for this offering?
🔸The banner measures 3 meters in length, crafted from premium silk fabric with vibrant colours. The sacred names of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are beautifully embroidered, and it is luxuriously adorned with hand-sewn gems and jewels.
💫How many sacred names of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are featured?
🔸There are 24 Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, totalling 72 banners.
💫Where will the banners be displayed?
🔸They will be arranged to hang in the Grand Hall of BW Monastery and the Great Hall of Ban Foo Monastery
💫 Merits of Offering the Colourful Banners:
1. Contribution to the Construction of the Monastery:
Merits accumulated from this offering will be dedicated to donors.
2. Offering Exquisite Banners:
Gaining a dignified and pleasing appearance that brings joy to all who see you, increasing virtues, prolong longevity, and attaining prosperity and honour across lifetimes, with a respected and renowned reputation.
3. Eliminating Illness and Avoiding Suffering:
If one passes away, they are liberated from the three lower realms and eight hardships, reborn in favourable circumstances or the Pure Lands of the Buddhas, and eventually achieve supreme enlightenment.
4. Offering Gem Ornaments:
Attaining boundless wealth.
5. Offering Fine and Beautiful Fabric:
Enjoying abundance in clothing and nourishment.
6. Overall Dedication for the Donor:
Wishing for family peace and auspiciousness, physical and mental well-being, longevity, and the elimination of illnesses, karmic obstacles, and afflictions. In future lifetimes, being born among humans or deities, with a graceful appearance, wealth, honour, and an abundance of resources. Always encountering the Three Jewels, receiving guidance from spiritual teachers, and having the favourable conditions to practise the Dharma and swiftly attain Buddhahood.
