Blessings for the Elimination of Calamities & Longevity + Offerings to Benevolent Deities and Earth Spirits

◈ Cultivate Blessings · Form Good Connections · Peaceful Home · Auspicious Protection

▶ Merits of Making Offerings to Benevolent Deities and Earth Spirits

1. Praying for Peace and Tranquility in the Home
   With gratitude for the protection and guardianship of the Earth Deities, may the home remain peaceful and secure, and may all journeys and comings and goings be safe.

2. Forming Good Connections and Increasing Merits and Blessings
   Through making offerings with a respectful and sincere heart, may one cultivate the field of blessings and increase wholesome karma, merits, and blessings.

3. Praying for the Elimination of Calamities and Obstacles
   By making wholesome aspirations and cultivating wholesome deeds, may calamities and difficulties be dispelled, and may all matters proceed smoothly.

4. Smooth Career and Auspicious Endeavors
   May work and business progress smoothly, obstacles be removed, and wholesome connections increase.

5. Peace and Harmony for the Family
   May the entire family remain safe and peaceful, relationships among family members be harmonious, and the living environment be tranquil and auspicious.

6. Upholding Wholesome Dharma and Increasing Good Connections
   May one receive the protection of benevolent deities, while being reminded to continually cultivate wholesome deeds, accumulate blessings, and practice kindness.

▶ May the merit from the donor's generosity in supporting the construction of the monastery and the Sangha bring ever-increasing blessings and inexhaustible abundance throughout their life.

▶ Benefits

1. The temple will prepare a 【Blessings & Longevity Memorial Tablet for the Elimination of Calamities】 for the devotee seeking blessings.

2. The temple will make offerings on behalf of the devotee to all benevolent deities and Earth Spirits, sincerely inviting them to participate in this auspicious gathering.

3. The temple will offer a Blessing Lamp on behalf of the devotee, praying that the Buddha's radiant light will bestow its blessings, bringing auspiciousness day and night. 

▶ Dedications

“May the benevolent deities and Earth Spirits compassionately protect and support us. May our homes be peaceful and our journeys auspicious; may our careers and endeavors proceed smoothly, and may wholesome connections increase. May calamities and obstacles be dispelled, and may blessings and wisdom continually grow. May all wholesome aspirations be fulfilled with auspiciousness and perfection.”