弥陀佛土不用被
问:人死的时候,是否需要盖“西方被”? 师答:据我所知,西方好像不盖被子,西方极乐世界的菩萨们,都是坐在莲花里禅定的,不用睡觉,如果往生西方净土,还把娑婆的被子带去的话,阿弥陀佛会训说:“你真懈怠!来这里光想睡觉。” 佛教徒过世的时候,可将绣有莲花的被子盖上去,这叫“莲花被”,不叫“西方被”。
By Yang Miang In a short span of about a month, three weddings and three funerals took place among my relatives and friends. Weddings are happy occasions. The couples are embarking on their life journeys together, and in Singapore, most … Continued