JING AN BUDDHIST TEMPLE OF FLUSHING BUILDING
願逝者安息 望生者安心 MAY THE DEAD REST IN PEACE AND THE LIVING CAN REST ASSURED
座落法拉盛王子街上的靜安寺，在繁華的紐約市裏鬧中取靜，交通便捷。全寺公分五層，寺內裝修莊嚴肅穆，環境清幽宜人，佛像慈悲端莊，是寄託先人靈灰的最佳長久居所，也是親朋好友祭奠先人、敬拜神靈的清靜之地。
靜安寺總共擁有八千多個靈灰壽盒吉位，每一層樓、每個區域均由名家精心設計完成，人性化的區域劃分可以滿足不同家屬與個人的需求；尤其是靈灰壽盒的獨特設計概念，是源自於靜安寺奠基人遵循佛家的‘慎終追遠’之理念而有感而發，可證其對先人的敬仰之心。
靜安寺特設有安放先人牌位之思親堂供至親好友參拜；寺內同時備有金爐、拜檯及休息區，方便親友供奉祭品、燒香拜佛、敬獻紙錢，也能夠得到片刻的歇息。靜安寺特為善信者邀請駐寺法師主持佛誕、忌辰之祭禮儀式，定期講解佛學，以弘揚佛教及中國傳統文化為宗旨的法事活動。
水有緣，樹有根，行百善，孝為先。積善緣，承福報，因真誠，故久遠。佛家言：譬如一切城邑聚落，皆依大地而得安住，一切藥草卉木叢林，亦皆依地而得生長。慎終追遠、敬老愛幼是中國人的傳統美德。落葉歸根，生死輪回皆世間常情。讓先人安息，生者放心爲當下仁孝之道，乃聚福靜安之心也。
Jing An Buddhist Temple of Flusing is located on Prince Street in a quiet and convenient location in Flushing, Queens, New York City. The temple is divided into five floors. The decoration of the temple is solemn, the environment is quiet and pleasant, and the Buddha statues are kind and dignified. It is the best long-term residence for the ashes of ancestors. It is also a quiet place for relatives and friends to pay tribute to their ancestors and worship God.
There are more than use 8,000 slots available for storing ashes within Jing An Temple. Each floor and area was carefully designed by famous artists. Humanized partitions can meet the needs of different families, especially the unique design concept of the urn. It originated from the founders of Jing An Temple, who followed the Buddhist philosophy of "pursuing caution further". In addition, there is a special memorial hall where ancestors’ name monuments are placed here for relatives and friends to worship, The temple is also equipped with gold furnaces, worship platforms, rest areas, offering sacrificial offerings to relatives and friends, Buddha worshipping, and incense and paper money burning. At the same time, you can rest for a while and enjoy a moment of peace. Jing An Temple also invites Buddhist masters to preside over the ceremonies of Buddha's birthday and death, and regularly speak about Buddhism to promote Buddhism and traditional Chinese culture.
Water is destined, trees have roots, and filial piety comes first. Accumulate good destiny, and get blessings from living a sincere life. One Buddhist proverb is that all settlements in towns settle on the ground, and all herbs, plants, trees and jungles also grow on the ground. The traditional virtues of the Chinese are: respect the elderly and love children, rebirth orginates from fallen leaves and reincarnation of life and death is common in the world. Let ancestors rest in peace, and the living can rest assured that benevolence and filial piety are the core of peace and homeland.
欲知前世因，今生受者是。欲知後世果，今生作者是。
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE CAUSE OF PAST LIVES, THE RECIPIENT IN THIS LIFE IS THE CAUSE
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE RESULT IN THE NEXT LIFE, LOOK TOWARD THE AUTHOR OF THIS LIFE
The Third World Karma Sutra is designed to transform Buddhism in the name of advising people to do good. The three lifetimes are the past, present, and future. All things or phenomena in the world are a chain of cause and effect in the flow of time in the past, present, and future. The past is the cause, the present is the effect; the present is the cause, the future is the effect, and this is called the Three Worlds of Cause and Effect. According to Buddhist theory, the lives of sentient beings flow in and out of the realm of Buddhism, and the karma of the past is the cause of their present effects, and the karma of the present is the cause of their future effects.
佛界術語學習 Explanation of Buddhist Terminology :
佛家《三世因果經》既指出了人的命運是自己造就的，又指出了怎樣做一個有益於社會的人，既指出了因果循環報應規律，又指出了人只要棄惡從善並行善積德 就可改運的道理。因果經前面的四句話，就是因果循環報應的總綱。
The Buddha's "Three Worlds Karma Sutra" points out not only that one's destiny is one's own making, but also how to be a useful member of society, the law of karmic retribution, and the truth that one can change one's fortune if one renounces evil and does good deeds. The first four sentences of the Karma Sutra are the general outline of the karmic cycle of retribution.
往生是現在的事，不是臨命終的事
Life is a thing of the present,
Not a thing of the end of life
往生是什么意思 What does it mean to be reborn?
《無量壽經》、《觀無量壽經》、《阿彌陀經》等：往生西方阿彌陀佛的極樂世界。此即極樂往生，又稱極樂淨土。
往生淨土就是說在人死後會去往西方極樂世界，不受輪迴之苦。往生，一般是指舍娑婆世界，往西方極樂世界去蓮花化生。去娑婆世界往彌陀如來之極樂淨土，謂之往，化生於彼土蓮華中，謂之生。
所以經典上，佛陀很多地方要我們“捨此往彼”，“捨此”是捨離目前這個火宅、苦海。 “彼”就是彼國，就是極樂世界、彌陀的淨土。 “生”是蓮花化生，意謂著是解脫生死輪迴，超凡入聖，必定成佛。
經典上提到的“淨土”有很多種，有彌陀淨土、彌勒淨土、東方淨土、靈山淨土、眾香淨土等等十方淨土，可是現在“淨土”這兩個字就只有志求往生彌陀淨土的這個念佛法門在使用。
The Immeasurable Life Sutra, the Kama Sutra, the Amitabha Sutra, etc.: To be reborn in the blissful world of Amitabha in the West. This is the ultimate blissful rebirth, also known as the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.
The Pure Land of Eternal Bliss means that after death one will go to the Western Elysium and will not suffer from reincarnation.
To be born in the Pure Land means to leave the Saha world and go to the Western Elysium to be born in the lotus. The world of the Saha world to Maitreya Rama's Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss is said to go born in the lotus flower of the land, and is said to be born.
Therefore, in many places in the classics, the Buddha asks us to "give up this and go to the other." "Give up this" means to give up the current house of fire, the sea of suffering. "He" is the other country, the Pure Land of Bliss, the Pure Land of Maitreya. The word "birth" means to be born in a lotus flower, which means to be freed from the cycle of birth and death, to transcend mortality and enter sainthood, and to become a Buddha.
There are many kinds of "Pure Land" mentioned in the classics, including Maitreya Pure Land, Maitreya Pure Land, Eastern Pure Land, Spiritual Mountain Pure Land, Pure Land of Fragrance, etc. But now the word "Pure Land" is only used by the Nembutsu discipline that aspires to be born in the Pure Land of Maitreya.
先人的靈位怎麽供奉
How to worship the ancestor's spirit
尊敬祖先是中華民族的優良傳統和美德,自古以來,上至天子達官貴人,下至平民百姓,無不在居所裡闢專門地方設祖先牌位供奉。
從風水學上，祖先位的擺放，應配合神壇一起供奉。神壇代表極高的神明，舉例壇上供奉了觀音菩薩，以觀音所坐的位置，分成左方與右方。左方屬高位，右邊屬低位，一般祖先應放在神壇右方。從行者的方向望去，祖先位放在左邊為標準。
究竟是否有需要在家中設祖先位？其實未必有此需要。
假如你住的屋不太大，沒地方放神壇，還再加上全家人也忌火的話，祖先位沒有必要安放。你可以將祖先位送到佛堂供養，將祖先交託佛堂，該處每天有人誦經供養，可讓先人早登極樂，這一種才是處理祖先的正確方法。比如紐約的靜安寺，位於皇后區的發拉盛，交通非常方便，每週下課下班就可順便上香問訊，不必放在家中。作為子孫，每年到佛堂參拜祖先，已經足夠，沒必要在家中供奉。
Respecting ancestors is a fine tradition and virtue of the Chinese people. Since ancient times, from the emperor to the nobleman, down to the common people, there has been a special place in the residence to set up ancestral tablets for worship.
From feng shui, the placement of ancestral tablets should be combined with the altar together. For example, if the altar is dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva, the position where Guanyin sits is divided into left and right. The left side is the high side and the right side is the low side, so generally the ancestors should be placed on the right side of the altar. Looking from the direction of the practitioner, it is standard to place the ancestors on the left side.
Is it necessary to have an ancestral place in the home? Actually, it may not be necessary.
If you live in a house that is not too big and there is no space for the altar, and if the whole family is afraid of fire, there is no need to place the ancestor's place. You can send your ancestors to a Buddhist temple, where the ancestors will be chanted and worshipped every day, so that the ancestors can reach ultimate happiness. For example, the Jing'an Temple in New York is located in Flushing, Queens, which is easily accessible, so you can visit the temple every week after school and after work. As descendants, it is enough for them to visit their ancestors in the Buddhist temple every year, so there is no need to make offerings at home.
關於祖先牌位 ABOUT THE ANCESTRAL TABLETS
Ancestral tablets are commonly known as God Lord tablets. According to legend, ancestral tablets originated in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It has been a custom for the Chinese to set up ancestral halls and worship ancestors in their homes to promote the traditional virtues of honoring ancestors and thanking parents.
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The columbarium in Jing An Temple is an officially recognized place for religious worship. Due to policy constraints, there will no longer be any indoor columbarium storage permission in the future. Therefore, it is very precious to obtain a place to worship the ancestors here, and it can also be described as a blessing from previous cultivation! Also, this is a private residence belonging to the ancestors who lived permanently.
它是一份好的禮物也是精神上的安慰。靜安寺的靈灰堂是官方認可的宗教祭祀場所。由於政策有限制性，今後所有在市區內將不再發放室內骨灰堂的存放許可證。所以，能在這裡獲得一個祭祀祖先的場所是非常難得的機會，也是前人修來的福氣! 同時也是屬於先人永居的私人產權。
Looking into a way
Have no distance
Jing An Temple adheres to the tenet of respecting filial piety and honoring the ancestors and being cautious in pursuing the future. From the appearance of the temple to the interior decoration and Buddhist objects, it is carefully designed by professionals and built by many skilled craftsmen. It is not only a temple, but also a landmark in the center of New York City and the humanistic care of the emotional world.
這是一份沒有距離的關懷！靜安寺秉承著尊孝敬祖、慎終追遠的宗旨。從寺廟的外觀到內部裝飾和佛教用品，都是由專業人員精心設計，由眾多能工巧匠建造而成。它不僅是一座寺廟，也將成為紐約市中心的佛文化座標， 也是情感世界的人文關懷和親情的寄託。
Be compassionate
Start and end well
Jing An Temple is the residence of the ancestors, with the blessing of bright lights, and also a good place to cultivate one's mind and nature. When you sit back, you can enjoy the tranquility and stay away from mortal feelings. Jing An Temple invites devotees to preside over the rituals of Buddha's birthday and death, and regularly dispense Buddhist knowledge with the purpose of promoting Buddhism and Chinese cultural traditions.
靜安寺是祖先的居所，有佛祖的庇佑，也是修心養性的好地方。在這裡可以享受一份寧靜，也可在寺內點光明燈祈福家人平安祥福。靜安寺特別邀請僧人主持佛祖誕辰和圓寂儀式，定期講解佛教知識，旨在弘揚佛法和中華文化傳統。