【True Buddha Foundation Announcement】

TBF Practice #0001: Grandmaster's Transmission of Year Guardian (Tai Sui) Mantra and the Updated Sadhana of Welcoming a Year Guardian


On Nov. 21, 2019, in the Seattle Office, Dharma King HH Living Buddha Lian-sheng transmitted the Year Guardian Mantra to be propagated for the benefit of sentient beings. The mantra is as follows:

《Year Guardian (Tai Sui) Mantra》
''San-guang-he-yi-zhao-fu-ling
Tian-shang-ri-yue-lai-gong-ying
Nan-dou-bei-dou-tui-wu-xing
Om-fu-xian-ling-chi-zhen-ling
Ba-gua-zu-shi-qi-zhong-xing
Yu-zhi-feng-ling-tai-shi-XX-nian
XX-xing-jun-dao-ci-zhen
Qi-xing-wu-lei-hu-lian-bian
Liu-jia-shen-jiang-dao-si-qian
Liu-ding-tian-bing-shou-hou-ying
Tian-quan-ci-fu-shen-gong-jiang
Zhao-cai-jin-bao-ju-dang-ming
Di-zi-yi-xing-san-bai-qing
Feng-qing-xing-jun-bao-an-ning
Zhen-si-quang-ming-ren-zun-jing
He-jia-ping-an-wan-shi-zing
Bao-ming-hu-shen-qie-zhen-zhai
Zhi-nian-tai-sui-lai-jiang-lin
Ji-ji-ru-lu-ling''
Triple lights shine brilliantly over the command talisman
Sun and Moon in the sky respond respectfully
Sagittarius and Big Dipper turn the five elements
Buddhas manifest to command
The patriarch of Eight Trigrams appears Jade Decree to command xx,
The Year Guardian of xx year, arrives in this town
The deities of the seven stars of the Big Dipper and the five thunders protect at his sides
Deities of the Six Jia come to the front of the temple
Celestial soldiers of Six Ding guard the rear
Heavenly deities and fortune deities descend together
Riches and treasure accumulate in the offering container
Disciple paying sincere homage three times.
Invite the Year Guardian to protect peace.
Guarding the temple and the brilliance earn people's respect.
Entire family is safe and everything is prosperous
Protect life, body, and the house
Year Guardian please descend
Execute the order immediately

Welcoming and enshrining a Year Guardian (Tai Sui) Sadhana
Pay homage to root lineage guru and the Three Jewels of the shrine.
Clap twice, then cross hands and snap thumbs and middle fingers.

Visualize the lineage of True Buddha School: Namo Mahavairocana, Namo Buddha Locani, Namo Amitabha Buddha, Namo Padmakumara, and Namo Living Buddha Lian-sheng. Visualize Grandmaster, buddhas, and bodhisattvas emitting light blessing everyone present. Recite Padmakumara Mantra seven times.
Recite the Purification Mantras and Earth God Mantra
Recite the Invocation Mantra
We sincerely invoke:
Namo Red Crown Vajra Master Living Buddha Lian-sheng (three times)
Namo xx Year xx Year Guardian (three times)
(In the place of this note, each local chapter may invoke the buddhas, bodhisattvas, and Dharma protectors enshrined at the altar accordingly. When practicing at home, one may invoke the deities present at one's shrine.)
Tender the Great Homage with Visualization
Mandala Offering
Fourfold Refuge
Armor Protection
Recite the High King Avalokitesvara Sutra
Recite the Rebirth Mantra
Perform Padmakumara Mudra. Visualize Padmakumara emitting triple light blessing everyone present. Chant Padmakumara Mantra 108 times.
Hymning Year Guardian Mantra
''San-guang-he-yi-zhao-fu-ling
Tian-shang-ri-yue-lai-gong-ying
Nan-dou-bei-dou-tui-wu-xing
Om-fu-xian-ling-chi-zhen-ling
Ba-gua-zu-shi-qi-zhong-xing
Yu-zhi-feng-ling-tai-shi-XX-nian
XX-xing-jun-dao-ci-zhen
Qi-xing-wu-lei-hu-lian-bian
Liu-jia-shen-jiang-dao-si-qian
Liu-ding-tian-bing-shou-hou-ying
Tian-quan-ci-fu-shen-gong-jiang
Zhao-cai-jin-bao-ju-dang-ming
Di-zi-yi-xing-san-bai-qing
Feng-qing-xing-jun-bao-an-ning
Zhen-si-quang-ming-ren-zun-jing
He-jia-ping-an-wan-shi-zing
Bao-ming-hu-shen-qie-zhen-zhai
Zhi-nian-tai-sui-lai-jiang-lin
Ji-ji-ru-lu-ling''
Triple lights shine brilliantly over the command talisman
Sun and Moon in the sky respond respectfully
Sagittarius and Big Dipper turn the five elements
Buddhas manifest to command
The patriarch of Eight Trigrams appears Jade Decree to command xx,
The Year Guardian of xx year, arrives in this town
The deities of the seven stars of the Big Dipper and the five thunders protect at his sides
Deities of the Six Jia come to the front of the temple
Celestial soldiers of Six Ding guard the rear
Heavenly deities and fortune deities descend together
Riches and treasure accumulate in the offering container
Disciple paying sincere homage three times.
Invite the Year Guardian to protect peace.
Guarding the temple and the brilliance earn people's respect.
Entire family is safe and everything is prosperous
Protect life, body, and the house
Year Guardian please descend
Execute the order immediately
Dedication:
I wish to dedicate the merit of the practice and the sutra recitation to XX of the XX Year Guardian for protection, for every participant's health, wish-fulfilling, illness removal, calamity eradication, bright future, firm bodhicitta, enhancement of good fortune and wisdom.
Recite the Hundred Syllable Mantra: (3 times)
Tender the Great Homage with Visualization
Recite the Completion Mantra. Om Mani Padme Hum.
Dismissal: Clap twice, then cross hands and snap thumbs and middle fingers.
～～～xiu-fa yuan-man, ru-yi ji-xiang. May all endeavors be auspicious.～～～
(Note: In the Year Guardian Mantra, change ''si'' [temple] to ''tang'' [chapter or cultivation association] in the ''Liu-jia-shen-jiang-dao-si-qian'' and ''Zhen-si-quang-ming-ren-zun-jing'' if it is held at a chapter or cultivation association instead of a temple.)

Best Regards,
True Buddha Foundation
Nov. 23, 2019


Translated by True Buddha Translation Team
Translator: Lynn Ang
Editors: Henry Wolf and DJ Chang