[Beijing] Today is the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, which is known as the Zhongyuan Festival (中元节) and the Yulanpen Festival (盂兰盆节) in Taoism and Buddhism, in contrary to what most Chinese believe it to be a “Ghost Day” which is untrue, at least from the Taoist and Buddhist point of view. In Taoist, we believe that today is the birthday of the Earth official (地官大帝), he has the ability to pardon sins, that’s why we pray on this day to sin his forgiveness and not to please the spirits or ask them for wealth, this are some misconceptions we should educate. In ancient days, if a devotee confesses his own sins, he should write 3 confessional documents to the Three Officials (三官大帝) and place them on a mountain (天官赐福), bury one in the earth (地官赦罪) and sink one in the river (水官解厄). As for buddhist, from what I have heard from a Venerable at a recent inter religious dialogue, he said the Yulanpen Festival is also an important day to rescue those spirits who are suffering in hell and also to make offerings to the Buddhas and return the merits to our parents for longevity and good health. Nothing supernatural or connected to it being a ghost day. Quite disappointing. This is in the picture is a statue of the Earth Official in the Beijing Dongyue Temple (北京东岳庙), photo taking in this prayer hall is prohibited but I am fortunate to be able to take some in the forbidden area as I was part of an international delegation. The Officials are highly regarded in the hierarchy of the heavenly deities, they are just one level below the Jade Emperor (玉皇上帝) and are in charge of the administrations of the three realms. 📍Beijing, China. 中国北京。🇨🇳 . . . #china #beijing #forbiddencity #travelthroughthelenses #nonmainstream #ancientchina #travelgram #igchina #history #love #snow #seetheworld #bitesize #beijinger #chinese #chinesearchitecture #citygrammers #oldplaces #chinaexplorer #discoverchina #createexplore #winter #instatravel #sihantravels #igdaily #instabeijing #notatourist #中国 #北京 #beijinglife

中元節 小魚兒🐟:老師什麼是中元節? 👨‍🏫： 農曆正月十五日為「上元」，是天官賜人升官、發財的賜福日。 農曆十月十五日為「下元」，是水官解厄日。 而農曆七月十五日為「中元」，就是地官赦罪日❗️❗️ —————————————— 小魚兒🐟:那我們在中元節可以做什麼事來替自己祈福? 👨‍🏫： 農曆七月十五日是地官赦罪日，地官大帝在這一天來到凡間，考察眾人，分別善惡，因此在這天民間都有祭祀地官大帝的儀式，而這一天也是一般人家祭拜祖先，祈求祖先庇福的日子。也稱「赦罪日」 當好兄弟可出鬼門回到人間享受香火與供品的招待時七月，家家戶戶皆要舉行普渡，準備供品，祭祀孤魂滯魄，俗稱「拜好兄弟」👻 因此我們這個月的煙供也就是迴向給我們身邊的好兄弟，我們在這個月多燒香讓好兄弟享受我們的功德一來得到香火，二來地官出巡也會被看到🥰 而地官大帝受玉皇上帝代表天公接受信眾。祈求赦罪，所中元節祭拜「地官」成為加強自己運勢最佳節日之一。😎 #煙供祈福 #農曆七月#冤親債主#地官出巡

❤年度最後一波消災補庫 ❤11/29水官聖誕消災解厄補水庫 ❤歡迎歡喜報名需有姓名、生辰、地址 ☯️水滋潤萬物，萬物缺其不可，有潔淨洗滌之功，故曰：「消災，後能解厄，續能平安。」 ☯️水在風水上為財的代表：「因其能聚氣，聚氣方能生化好運、財運等…又為道路通路的象徵。」故各行各業，各階層人士皆能參與，尤其靠人際業務之朋友更是不可錯失。 ☯️水官大帝，全稱下元三品五炁解厄水官金靈洞陰大帝暘谷帝君，亦稱為水官、洞陰大帝、暘谷帝君、下元三品解厄水官洞陰大帝。是道教中三官大帝之一，由風澤之氣、晨浩之精凝結而成，掌管水帝暘穀神王，九江水府河伯神仙，水中諸大神及仙籙簿籍。傳說「水官解厄」，農曆十月十五日是水官的誕辰，民間稱這一天為下元節，並在這一天請神明為運勢不好的人消災解厄。 ㊙️本府有執業正統有法脈傳承30餘年之高功道長，將舉辦每月補財庫意者可洽詢或直接私訊報名喔！ #下元節 #水官大帝 #聖誕 #消災 #解厄 #補財庫 #人際 #風水