Title: Burning of Paper-offerings for the passed-on
javewu - March 29, 2008 02:11 PM (GMT)
Part One
Dear All,
Just got an enquiry from one of the members on the burning of the Paper-offerings for the passed-on or Ancestors.
In the enquiry, it says something like that, shall one get the permission from a Medium (in-trance of a particular Nether World Deity) in-order for the Paper-offerings to be receive by the destinated party in the other realm to receive the offerings, after reading it, Im totally being amused by that, cos, this was being told by a Medium from a dont know what ignorant Sintua.
To be more accurate and true, no one is to issue any authority for such Paper-offerings other then that Appointed Taoist Deities and further more, the Nether World that they mentioned in the Enquiry – which is Da Ye Bo or Er Ye Bo does not have the authority to perform such a Task, they main and only Task is just to grab the accurate & wanted souls or Spirits and, to withhold the Peacefulness in the Spiritual Realms.
In Taoism, we do have a Spiritual Document that will be issued by Taoist Priests or Spiritual Masters, upon the Authority of San Qing, Lord Tai Yi.
This is the Only Spiritual Document that the Three Realms recognized.
This Spiritual Document is known as Lu Piao, Lu Wen or Ji Wu Die Wen (different dialects/areas will have different names), in-order for the Folks, Chinese & Taoists to be able to get hold of such Spiritual Document, now in most of the Joss-shops, you are able to buy it, but before you buy it, remember to see whether a Taoist Seal is being stamped on the Document, usually the Seal will be an Authorised Seal of Ling Bao Da Fa Si or Cheng Huang Cha Zheng Yin. Without the Seals, then that is considered as a normal Paper only, just the same as Talismans issued by who & who.
What is the Main Purpose of this Spiritual Document?
This is to ensure that no other Souls or Spirits will come and snatch the Offerings burnt for the passed-on or Ancestors and if, on the way the Offerings are being snatched, the passed-on or Ancestors can do a claimed at the Nether World with this Spiritual Document and, the Nether World will take the necessary actions according to the complaint and the proof of the Spiritual Document.
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Part Two
Continue on this topic of Burning Paper-offerings for the passed-on & Ancestors.
These few recent years, Folks not only like to consult any Un-authorized Mediums to issue Talismans for the accompanying of the Paper-offerings that being burnt for the passed-on or Ancestors, such ignorant Folks also like to request for Talismans to be burnt during Funeral Wakes or Taoist Rituals that performed for leading the Soul of the newly passed-on to the Eastern Palace.
This is ultimate a Rude and Inconsiderate action to get involved in.
If a person who are being educated and bring up Uprightly and with Good Knowledge of what is Right & Wrong, the one self will know that, Talismans that being issued by Mediums are just Nothing when there are Big Deities, such as San Qing, Lord Tai Yi, Dong Yue Da Di, etc, involved or present during such Events.
2ndly, this is a very Dis-respectly action to happen on the passed-on. This will only add on the sins & debts of the passed-on and not assisting the passed-on to get his/her Enlightenment in any short moment.
If the passed-on is destinated to proceed to the Land of Eternal Joyous and yet, some one approach the passed-ons Family to present a Nether World Talisman to accompany the passed-on to the Nether World, so, what will happened to the passed-on? Just ponder on this question.
3rdly, these recent years, some ignorant and cruel Non-Official Taoist Priests or Spiritual Leaders have come out with Rituals/Ceremonies of Crossing the Nai He Bridge for Souls or Spirits that have pass-away for many years, this is Ultimate Ridiculous and Not Realistic.
A Trained and Official Accepted Taoist Priest or Spiritual Master will know that, for a Soul or Spirit to cross the Nai He Bridge, that will only occurred when a newly passed-on for not more than 7 Days, once a Soul or Spirit pass-away for more than 49 Days, the passed-on will automatically being summoned to the Nether World (if the passed-on is not a Merit-Holder Taoist or a Non-Taoist).
For Souls or Spirits that pass-away for more than 49 Days to 3 years or 3 years onwards, there will be Rituals/Ceremonies to lead the Souls or Spirits to cross the Immortal Bridge aka Xian Qiao, Golden Bridge aka Jin Qiao & Silver Bridge aka Yin Qiao, definitely not Nai He Bridge.
So beware of such Ignorant & Un-trained Spiritual People, Sintuas & some Non-Upright Local Taoist Organisations.
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