ALL BUDDHAS AND BODHISATTVAS GATHER AT THE SOUTHERN HEAVENLY GATE ON THE FIRST DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR
Moments before the clock struck midnight to herald the first day of Chinese New Year,
the Heavenly Dharma Protectors,
the Buddha,
Guan Yin Bodhisattva,
Nanjing Bodhisattva,
12 Tai Sui Bodhisattvas,
Guan Di Bodhisattva,
Victorious Buddha,
Amitabha Buddha,
Great Strength Bodhisattva (Da Shi Zhi Pusa),
Maitreya Buddha (Mi Le Fo),
Jigong Living Buddha,
Samantabhadra Bodhisattva (Pu Xian Pusa),
Manjushri Bodhisattva (Wen Shu Pusa),
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Di Zhang Wang Pusa),
the Four Great Vajras (Si Da Jin Gang), and
the 88 Buddhas in the Eighty-Eight Great Buddhas Repentance
arrived at the front of the Southern Heavenly Gate (Nantian Gate) to observe the current state of affairs of sentient beings in the Saha world.
Tens of thousands of golden dragons, phoenixes, divine beasts, and golden tortoises were in front of the Southern Heavenly Gate, welcoming the arrival of all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.
Guan Yin Bodhisattva told me that it is only on the first day of Lunar New Year that all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from different Buddha Worlds and Pure Lands will come to the Southern Heavenly Gate to observe the Saha world with their heavenly eyes.
On this day, performing life liberation, reciting sutras, undertaking meritorious deeds, making offerings to Buddha, and making vows will be a hundred times more efficacious than usual.
A disciple from Malaysia
26 January 2020
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Discourse (Question 360), 29 January 2020