Zhuge Changqing: Adding the Eight Heavenly Dragon Guardian Gods to the food offering

诸葛长青：施食中加入天龙八部护法神

The Buddha said that giving food is blessed by the Buddha and Bodhisattvas, the good gods and the eight heavenly dragons, which is true.

...... Zhuge Changqing

I. What are the "Eight Heavenly Dragons"?

Zhuge Changqing: The Eight Heavenly Dragons are the gods who protect Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism and other righteous and good laws on earth, and are the righteous gods who protect practitioners with boundless powers and magical abilities.

Who are the Eight Heavenly Dragons?

Zhuge Changqing has compiled a list of the Eight Heavenly Dragons as follows.

The One Day Crowd of Dharma Protectors (various types of heavenly protectors)

The Second Dragon Guardian Gods (all kinds of dragon protectors)

Three Night Fork Guardian Gods (ghost soldiers and ghost generals who carry out orders)

Four gods and goddesses of the qian da po (gods of incense)

Five Asura protector deities (gods of love and hate in battle)

Six Garuda protector deity (jia lou luo 大鹏金翅鸟)

vii the protector deity of the tightrope (the god of music)

Eight mo hou luo jia protector deity (mo hou luo jia python god)

Secondly, why did you join the Eight Divisions of the Heavenly Dragon?

Zhuge Changqing: Because the Eight Heavenly Dragons, like the Buddha and Bodhisattvas, protect those who do good deeds and protect the peace of the nation, and they also protect the giving of food. Their names are added for three reasons.

One is to thank them for blessing the giving of food.

Secondly, to thank them for blessing themselves.

Thirdly, to show respect for the eight good gods of the Heavenly Dragons and the Eight Gods of Dharma Protection.

Third, how do I chant the names of the Eight Heavenly Dragons?

Zhuge Changqing: When reciting the names of the Eight Heavenly Dragons, you can recite each of them three times and add the phrase "All the good deities protect the Dharma deities" at the end.

The heavenly protector deities, the dragon protector deities, the night fork protector deities, the dryad protector deities, the asura protector deities, the kaluna protector deities, the kunara protector deities, the mahoraga protector deities, all the good gods protector deities.

IV. Effectiveness of chanting

Zhuge Changqing: In addition to chanting for food giving, you can chant when you are practising. Let yourself give food to be blessed and let yourself be blessed. (Do not chant while walking)

The Eight Heavenly Dragons and the God of Goodness, bless the food giving and protect you.

Let you be full of confidence, all righteousness, majesty, fighting spirit, divine powers, solemn appearance, boundless wisdom and praised by others.

V. Place to add food for charity

Zhuge Changqing: It can be added after the name of the good deity in the food-giving ritual. Beginners can refer to the "Zhuge Changqing Food Giving Ritual (15 Steps)".

6. Do I need to return the prayers to them after chanting? How do I give them back the final prayer?

Zhuge Changqing: It is recommended that each time you give a food offering, you should also give them a final return. Specifically, you can add this to the return prayer.

"Return to the gods who have blessed this food offering: superb wisdom, boundless Dharma power, vast magical powers, solemn appearance, becoming first-class gods, blessing the good teachings of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism to reside on earth for a long time, blessing me and my whole family with prosperity and good fortune, blessing me to propagate the Dharma and benefit sentient beings."

This will do.

Do not do evil and practice all good deeds.

Zhuge Changqing, may you succeed.

佛说，施食得到佛菩萨善神天龙八部护佑，真实不虚。

……诸葛长青

一、什么是“天龙八部”

诸葛长青：天龙八部，是护佑佛法道法儒法等人间正法善法的护法神，是护佑修行者的正神，法力无边，神通广大。

天龙八部是谁呢？

诸葛长青整理天龙八部名单如下：

一天众护法神（各类天界护法）

二龙众护法神（各类龙族护法）

三夜叉护法神（执行命令的鬼兵鬼将）

四乾达婆护法神（qian da po香神）

五阿修罗护法神（爱憎分明的战斗神）

六迦楼罗护法神（jia lou luo大鹏金翅鸟）

七紧那罗护法神（乐神）

八摩睺罗伽护法神（mo hou luo jia蟒蛇神）。

二、为何要加入天龙八部？

诸葛长青：因为天龙八部和佛菩萨一样，护佑行善之人，护佑国泰民安，他们也护佑施食。添加他们名号，原因有三：

一是感谢他们对施食护佑。

二是感谢他们对自己护佑。

三是体现对天龙八部善神护法神的尊重。

三、怎么念天龙八部名号？

诸葛长青：念诵天龙八部名号的时候，可以每个念3遍，最后添加一句“各位善神护法神”，念诵方法如下：

天众护法神、龙众护法神、夜叉护法神、乾达婆护法神、阿修罗护法神、迦楼罗护法神、紧那罗护法神、摩睺罗伽护法神，各位善神护法神。

四、念诵功效

诸葛长青：除了施食念诵，自己修行时候可以念诵。让自己施食得到护佑，让自己得到护佑。（走路不要念）

天龙八部和善神，护佑施食，护你左右。

让你充满自信，一身正气，威风凛凛，斗志昂扬，神通广大，相貌庄严，智慧无边，受人赞叹。

五、施食添加位置

诸葛长青：可以添加在施食仪轨善神名号后面。初学施食者可以参考“诸葛长青施食仪轨（十五步骤简洁版）”。

六、念诵后是否需要给他们回向？最后如何回向？

诸葛长青：建议每次施食回向都回向一下。具体可以这样回向中添加：

“回向护佑本次施食的各位善神护法神：智慧超群、法力无边、神通广大、相貌庄严，成为一等一的大神，护佑佛法、道法、儒法等善法长驻人间，护佑我和全家人富贵吉祥、万事如意，护佑我弘法利生、度化无量无边众生。”

这样就可以了。

诸恶莫作，众善奉行。

诸葛长青，祝你成功。

What are the acts of abstaining from killing and releasing

 戒杀与放生的行为包括哪些

 1. Do not kill a living being with your own hands.

　　2. Do not abet others to kill.

　　3. Do not help others to kill.

　　4. Abstain from eating meat.

　　5. Do not engage in trades related to killing.

　　6、Whenever there is worship, regardless of what is being worshipped, use vegetarian dishes, flowers and fruit, not animal gifts.

　　7. If you see someone killing a human being, you should discourage them or buy the animal to be slaughtered with money and release it. If this does not work, or if the person does not sell the animal, then you should have compassion for the slaughtered animal, and even better if you can recite the Buddha's name or mantra for it.

　　8. Do not abuse the animal.

　　9、Other actions that are contrary to killing.

　　10. Abstain from killing and releasing animals yourself, and advise others to do the same. 

   1、不亲手杀生。

　　2、不教唆别人杀生。

　　3、不帮助别人杀生。

　　4、戒除肉食。

　　5、不从事与杀生有关的行业。

　　6、凡有祭拜，不管拜的是什么，一律用素菜、鲜花、水果，不用牲礼。

　　7、见人杀生，应加劝阻，或用钱将临宰之动物买而放之。若劝阻无效，或他不卖，则应对被杀之动物起同情心，若能为它念佛号或往生咒更好。

　　8、不虐待动物。

　　9、其他与杀生行为相反之行为。

　　10、自己戒杀放生，也劝别人戒杀放生。 

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Introduction to Zhuge Changqing: Zhuge Changqing, the inheritor and promoter of traditional Chinese culture, is willing to "learn from sages, promote virtue, revitalize China and benefit the world" together with people with the same ideals in the world.

(Zhuge Changqing: zhuge8031@163.com ）

Zhuge Changqing mailbox：

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Zhuge Changqing's Chinese Dream

Learn from sages and carry forward virtue

Revitalizing China for the benefit of the world

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诸葛长青简介：诸葛长青，中国国学传统文化传承弘扬者，愿与天下志同道合者一起“学习圣贤、弘扬善德、振兴中华、造福世界”。

（诸葛长青：zhuge8031@163.com）

Zhuge Changqing mailbox：

zhuge8031@163.com

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