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 […]

2. Essentials for burning Little Houses (refer to Figure 10)   Figure 10 Essentials for Burning Little Houses   Tweezers for gripping the Little House, preferably brand new. Plain white porcelain or chinaware plate to hold the ashes of the burnt Little House. It must be new and preferably with no design. It should not […]

1. Essentials for the recitation of Little Houses (refer to Figure 9)   Figure 9 Essentials for Recitation and Safekeeping of Little Houses   Sutra booklets containing the four Buddhist scriptures contained in the Little House; Counters for keeping track of the number of sutras and mantras recited; Red pens (to put the dots in […]

4. Specification   • Little Houses must be printed according to the template available on the official website of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door. In order to ensure its effectiveness, the printing should be clear and complete, and not modified unnecessarily.   o The circles should be free of any visible black marks. o The […]

3. Measurements   The size of a Little House is a quarter of a standard A4 paper. It should be rectangular in shape. The dimension of the black borders should be 9.1cm x 13.95cm, with an error margin of less than 5mm (refer to Figure 6). Figure 6 Standard Measurements of the Little House   […]

2. Printing   Figure 4 The Printed Little Houses   Print the Little House on yellow A4 paper, single-sided. Both sides of the paper must be yellow (refer to Figure 4). “Lemon yellow” is the best shade, while “Gold” is also acceptable. Any shades of yellow are acceptable as long as they are close to […]

1. Downloading   Please visit the Resource Centre on our website http://guanyincitta.com to download the Little House template in English (refer to Figure 3). The direct link is as follows: http://www.guanyincitta.com/files/house_en.pdf Please print the Little House on yellow A4 paper only. For the Chinese version of the Little House, please go to http://lujunhong2or.com   Figure […]

4. Types of the Little House   As of the writing of this book, the Little House can be used for the following functions:   • Offering to karmic creditors seeking karmic debts At a certain point in life, the karmic debts and negative karma accumulated from past lives will manifest in the form of […]

3. Functions of the Little House   The Little House can be used for several purposes, including helping the deceased ascend to a higher spiritual realm, resolving karmic conflicts with others, and eliminating karmic obstacles. Accordingly, it helps us improve our lives and resolve calamities. Once we pay off our karmic debts in the human […]

2. The Composition of a Little House   Figure 1 The Little House   The Little House is a combination of four classic Buddhist scriptures: The Great Compassion Mantra (Da Bei Zhou, or Ta Pei Chou in Chinese), recited 27 times; The Heart Sutra (Xin Jing, or Hsin Ching in Chinese), recited 49 times; The […]

Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva (Guan Yin Bodhisattva, or otherwise known as Guan Zi Zai Bodhisattva in Chinese, Avalokitesvara in Sanskrit), is a Bodhisattva with immense loving kindness and compassion. With immeasurable wisdom and miraculous powers, she comes to the aid of those in hardship and difficulty. She attained Buddhahood countless eons ago, and is known […]

1. Introduction to the Little House   The Little House (or Xiao Fang Zi in Chinese) is a combination of four classic Buddhist scriptures (sutras and mantras). There are two kinds of illnesses from the Buddhist point of view. One is caused by your body itself, and the other is caused by foreign spirits. Spirits […]