目前位置：首頁 > 佛光新聞 > 新聞內容
A Prayer for the Victims of Typhoon Morakot
A Prayer for the Victims of Typhoon Morakot
By Venerable Master Hsing Yun
Great and Compassionate Buddha!
The central, southern and eastern regions of Taiwan
have been devastated by Typhoon Morakot,
on August 9th, 2009.
Buddha! Oh! Buddha!
Have you heard the cries of their suffering?
Can you see the pains of suffering?
They are the cries from hell on earth.
They are the voices of catastrophe in the Saha world.
Over there,
the entire city was engulfed in water and raging torrents.
Over there,
a scene of devastation is created with millions of destroyed homes.
At this moment,
they are like lost wanderers looking for a hopeful future;
they are like fearful lambs seeking for a safe shelter.
Great and compassionate Buddha!
We pray for your blessings.
Please help the survivors be delivered from suffering,
and recover their good health;
Please help the deceased be reborn in the Buddha land,
and progress smoothly through the nine stages of lotus incarnation.
Please let them all realize that,
their physical homes go through the stages of
creation, existence, decay and destruction,
and only their self-nature can sustain forever.
Please let them all understand that,
death and separation of family and loved ones befall all of us,
only enlightenment and liberation are our ultimate reliance.
Great and compassionate Buddha!
Please give them the courage to move on with life,
Let them realize that living brings hope.
Let them understand that survival means strength.
Please let them realize that
the self and others are inter-connected in life,
and we all affect each other in our relations.
We ought to take preventive measures
and be prepared for the worst at good times,
and we must all cooperate in our work in doing so.
We also pray that
this disaster will not worsen,
and similar disasters will not recur.
Great and compassionate Buddha!
Please accept our sincerest prayers!
Please accept our sincerest prayers!