birth rituals

ndmmxiaomayi SG

I am currently doing a research on how foods are related to birth. I can't find anything useful on the Net.

How are foods related to birth, meaning what foods they avoid, what food they eat (both before and after the birth of baby)? Is there any difference between the Buddhists and Taoists? Is there anyone whom I can ask? I am thinking of asking my school servants as I think they know more because they come from a more traditional generation.

concerned_man SG

The Earth Store Sutra or Ksitigarbharaja Sutra did mentioned about this clearly.

Maybe you can find something over at www.foodrevolution.org or get in touch with Singapore Vegetarian Society.

cheers,

An Eternal Now SG

Interesting, can you tell us more about what the Earth Store Sutra or 6 Ksitigarbharaja Sutra said?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

I don't get what the Earth Store Sutra is trying to say.

foodrevolution.org yields no result.

Now trying to get in touch with Singaporean Vegetarian Society.

An Eternal Now SG

Actually I don’t recall any ‘birth ritual’ at all…

concerned_man SG

"Di Zhang Pu Za Ben Yuan Jing" - Earth Store Sutra.

I have not completely to the reading in English for the mention URL, but I used to do "Di Zhang Pu Za Ben Yuan Jing" recitation in the past.

I can remember about this two:
1. Sincerely/wholeheartedly recite Ksitigarbharaja Bodhisattva's name for 10000 times.
2. Do not kill or cause harm to other sentent beings by eating meat/organs. Because it produces negative energies.

English version at the following website: http://www.siddham.org/yuan_english/sutra/earth_index.html

Also web.singnet.com.sg/~alankhoo is a great site.

An Eternal Now SG

Oh I see.. but it is not related to birth/birth ritual right? Confused

Anyway to the topic starter... Buddhism does not emphasize or have many rituals... It's the Taoists that do that or emphasize more on rituals.

concerned_man SG

Yes, I was refering to birth. As mentioned in the Sutra.

concerned_man SG

A really good Material - "Di Zhang Pu Sa Ben Yuan Jing" 101 VCDs by Ven Ching Kung is REALLY POWER!!! He explains it all clearly - that's only if you have the time to complete it. Smile

An Eternal Now SG

Oh I see... thanks, concerned_man Smile

I also thought of another sutra: The Dharani Sutra of the Buddha on Longevity
The Extinction of Offences
And the Protection of Young Children

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Not exactly ritual, I don't know how to phrase it.

Let me think of how to rephrase it.

sinweiy SG

u listen to alot of Master Chin Kung's talks?
been to http://www.amtb-aus.org/
to listen daily?

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