2022 冬令捐米濟眾生 Donate Rice for Winter Hunger Relief

薩迦雷藏寺聖誕佳節捐米救糧荒，溫飽貧困眾

Sacramento True Buddha Temple Donating Rice for Hunger Relief During the Winter Holidays Season

常年來無論法會大小，本寺都會捐助供品給食物銀行救濟眾生，也經常施於熟食給無家可歸者。去年過冬，本寺捐贈了被子帽襪等，禦寒保暖配件給流浪漢。今年本地食物銀行適逢米糧之荒，本寺則順應時事所需，配合宗委會“為世界祈福”活動，籌募米糧的捐贈，以“大救難咒”儀式清淨，以諸佛菩薩法力加持，對米糧欠缺之難施於援手。

2022年12月18日大救難咒持誦儀式後，接下來兩天裡，本寺上師，助教及同門分工合作，將331包20磅白米，全部捐贈給本寺所在城市（Sacramento），以及附近城市如 Elk Grove, Folsom 和 Stockton 之食物銀行及社區服務中心。受援機構皆欣喜感恩，讚歎佛教平等救濟眾生之心。

祈願今年冬天有了大救難咒的催動，眾生可以安心在溫飽，溫暖，且溫馨中度過。同時對來年有了信心的展望，走出黑暗，迎向光明。

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#2023真佛宗為世界祈福

Over the years, regardless of the event's type, our temple will donate the offering items to the local food banks. Frequently, we also give out hot food to the homeless people. During the winter time last year, our temple donated fleece blankets, beanies, socks, gloves, and other winter accessories to the homeless. This year, due to the shortage of rice in the food banks, our temple tried to fulfill the urgent needs while supporting the TBF's “Pray for World Peace” event, we asked people to donate rice as the event offering items. During the prayer event, bags of rice were purified by the recitation of "the Great Disaster Relief Mantra", and blessed by the dharma power of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

The following two days after the reciting event on 12/18/2022, two temple masters, the dharma assistants and the temple members went around the food banks and the community service places to distribute the rice. All 331 bags of rice in 20 lbs per bag (the total of 6,620 lbs.), were donated to the food banks in Sacramento, Elk Grove, Folsom and Stockton areas. The organizations receiving rice donations were very happy and praised the Buddhist religion for practising equanimity to help the sentient beings.

Wishing the Great Disaster Relief Mantra brings hope and healing to the sentient beings. Hope everyone can enjoy good meals in a cozy and loving environment. Eventually, they will get out of darkness and be guided into the right path.

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#2023真佛宗為世界祈福

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嗡。古魯。蓮生悉地吽！

Om Guru Liansheng Siddhi Hum!

薩迦雷藏寺啟

By Sacramento True Buddha Temple

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