WHICH BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES SHOULD WE STEP UP OUR RECITATION ON THE LANTERN FESTIVAL?
Caller: Can we recite the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance (LIFO) round the clock on the Lantern Festival, just like what we do on the eve and first day of Lunar New Year?
Master Jun Hong Lu: No, it’s different. You should not recite LIFO too many times and please do not recite after 2am.
Caller: Many people are offering incense at Mt Potala (Mount Putuo) today. Can we recite LIFO in the Guan Yin Hall there?
Master Jun Hong Lu: It’s fine.
Caller: Master has previously advised us to recite more Xiao Zai Ji Xiang Shen Zhou on this day, how many times should we recite?
Master Jun Hong Lu: You can keep reciting Xiao Zai Ji Xiang Shen Zhou. For this, you can either recite 108 times or perform continuous recitation. Make good use of the Lantern Festival today to step up your recitation of Da Ji Xiang Tian Nü Zhou. After all, it is a day of reunion and for those who are seeking to tie the marriage knots, it’s better for them to recite Da Ji Xiang Tian Nü Zhou; they need to work harder to recite more on this day.
Source: Shuohua20140214 05:57, Master Jun Hong Lu’s call-in radio program