5. Which name should I use on the Little House?   You should use your official full name/full true name; not your nickname, pen name, etc. Buddhist monks or nuns can use their religious names. If you use both English and Chinese names on a regular basis or you have lodged the Application for Change […]

4. Can I pray for myself when reciting Little Houses?   The Little House is a means of offering the Buddhist scriptures to karmic creditors or the deceased. It is used to repay karmic debts, so you should not pray for yourself when reciting a Little House. If you have a strong intention to pray […]

3. What is the relation between the Little House and daily recitation?   Daily recitation is similar to your daily expenditures, while the Little House is like your loan repayments. Daily recitations cannot be counted towards a Little House. The prayers and the number of recitations that you perform for everyday use should be separate […]

2. Since the Little House is so valuable, will my recitation attract foreign spirits to demand it?   Karmic creditors come for a reason, be it related to karmic affinity or karmic debt. Just like the human world, there are laws and rules in the spirit world. It is also true in the underworld where […]

1. How does the Little House help spirits ascend to a higher spiritual realm?   The Little House is an important Buddhist method that the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva bestows upon us in this Age of Dharma Decline. All four sutras and mantras contained in a Little House are from Buddhist […]

2. How many Little Houses required?   You should be persistent with Little House recitation. It is not a one-off effort, as your recitation only helps your present karmic creditors to ascend to a higher spiritual realm. It does not mean there won’t be karmic creditors in the future. Karmic obstacles can be activated and […]

1. What Circumstances Require Little Houses   For beginners: start with at least 7 Little Houses addressed to your own karmic creditors. Persist with subsequent recitations according to your circumstances. If you dream about being paralysed due to a spiritual attack, someone chasing after you, giving or asking for money or gifts, treating you to […]

To dispose of an erroneous or stained Little House, you may dot the recited scriptures onto another blank Little House and say, “The Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva, I, <your full name>, have made a mistake on this Little House and it is now invalid.” The recipient and the reciter fields on […]

Partially or fully completed Little Houses should be stored in red envelopes or wrapped in red fabric to prevent the leakage of their power (refer to Figure 27). The Little Houses should not be folded or stained. Handle the Little Houses respectfully and appropriately as they contain scripture titles. It is inappropriate to store them […]

• Wrap the ashes with a clean tissue or an envelope. Do not discard the ashes into bins with filthy food waste. However, you may discard it with the other waste papers (refer to Figure 26).   Figure 26 Little House Ashes to Be Wrapped in a Piece of Tissue or Envelope

6. Burning a Little House on behalf of others   If you are burning Little Houses on behalf of someone else and the Little Houses were recited by him or her, you can say the following prayer, “May the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva help <name of the reciter> to give the […]

5. After burning the Little House   After burning the Little Houses, say, “I bow in gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva for helping me, <your full name>, offer these Little Houses to <name of the recipient>. I express my sincere gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan […]

4. When burning a Little House   While you are burning Little Houses, simply say, “May the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva protect and bless me with your compassion.” Do not say anything further. You may light the Little House using the flame from the oil lamp on your Buddhist altar, a […]

3. Prayers before burning Little Houses   With a Buddhist altar: First, offer incense, then say the following prayer three times, “I express my sincere gratitude to the Greatly Merciful and Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva.” Raise the Little Houses slightly above your head, and then place it on your Buddhist altar. Kneel down and […]

2. Location   Place the plate used exclusively for burning Little Houses on top of a box, a block of wood, or a new chair (exclusively used for the purpose) next to the Buddhist altar. Please do not place the plate on the Buddhist altar or directly on the ground (refer to Figure 21).   […]

1. Time   8am, 10am and 4pm are the best times for burning Little Houses. You may burn Little Houses anytime in the day from 5am to sunset under fair weather conditions It is best not to burn a Little House on a rainy day. However, should you have a Buddhist altar at home, it […]

7. Dotting the Little House   Prior to putting a dot in the circles with a red pen, the reciter field of the Little House must be filled in. The recipient field should also be filled in, except in the case of Little Houses reserved for future use. If you fail to do so, the […]

6. Little Houses reserved for future use   Before recitation, please fill in the name of reciter under the “Offered By:” field. Only fill in the “Offer To:” field and date on the day of burning. Such Little Houses can be dated as either the date of burning or the date of completion (refer to […]

5. Resolving karmic conflicts   When the effects of reciting the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots are not obvious in resolving your serious interpersonal conflicts, you may utilise Little Houses to resolve these conflicts. The recited Little House is to be addressed to “XXX resolves karmic conflicts”, XXX usually being your full name. Do not […]

4. Helping the karmic creditor of the house ascend to a higher spiritual realm   When there is a foreign spirit in the house, address the Little House to the “Karmic Creditor of the house of XXX”, XXX being the owner of the property or the name of any of its occupants (refer to Figure […]

3. Helping miscarried or aborted children ascend to a higher spiritual realm   On the right-hand side of the Little House, under “Offer To:”, write “Child of XXX”, XXX usually being the full name of the mother. Under special circumstances, it can also be the name of the father. However, do not write the names […]

2. Helping the deceased ascend to a higher spiritual realm   On the right-hand side of the Little House, under “Offer To:”, write the full name of the deceased. You may also write the relationship between yourself and the deceased e.g. “Grandfather XXX”, “Aunt XXX”. Again, the reciter must write their name under “Offered By:” […]

For Little Houses with a designated recipient, the recipient field on the right of the Little House should be filled in prior to recitation. For Little Houses reserved for future use, this field can be left blank; it can be filled in right before burning the Little House. The left side of the Little House, […]

4. Types of prayers   You may commence your recitation by saying a simple prayer or simply start recitation after filling in the recipient and the reciter fields of the Little House. Unlike daily recitation, please do not make any personal prayers prior to reciting the Little House, otherwise the Little House will become ineffective. […]

3. Points to take note of when reciting the Little Houses   It is best to recite the Great Compassion Mantra several times for yourself to enhance your energy before reciting a Little House. There is no particular sequence for reciting the Buddhist scriptures. If you feel physically or emotionally unwell, do not perform recitation […]

2. Time and place of recitation   The Great Compassion Mantra and the Qi Fo Mie Zui Zhen Yan can be recited at any time between 5am and 12 midnight. During thundery weather, only the Great Compassion Mantra can be recited. There are not many restrictions on the location of recitation. Recitation can be performed […]

1. Prerequisites   • Perform daily recitation before reciting Little Houses It is compulsory to perform daily recitation before reciting Little Houses. Beginners should start off by reciting the Great Compassion Mantra, the Heart Sutra and the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance in order to establish a solid foundation. This will enhance the power and effectiveness […]