Introduction of the bell ringing ceremony in Shanghai on New Year's Day in 2022

For the new year, we have a lot of expectations, whether for life, love or work, we always have some irreparable regrets, so we need to look forward to making up for it one day. Then, on the occasion of New Year's Day, many temples in Shanghai held a blessing ceremony.

At present, there is only one blessing ceremony announced in Shanghai, and that is the "National Day Temple New Year's Day Bell Ring Ceremony".

Shanghai Guoqing Temple Zhongsheng Temple will open on New Year's Day in 2022.

Starting from unity, Vientiane will be renewed. On the occasion of bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new year, the National Day Temple held a grand New Year's Day bell ringing ceremony. At that time, we can also offer prayer butter lamps in front of the Buddha in the temple, and light the lights in our hearts by ringing the bell to pray for good luck, peace and health in the new year and all the best. The bell rang at 0: 00 in 2022, and a vibrant year began.

Fahui agenda

Date: 202165438+February 3 1.

Address: Cao Nan Road, Tang Zhen, Pudong New Area 1 106.

Tel: Guest Tel: 021-58781106.

time management

Enter the temple at 2 1:00

2 1:30—23:00 Pufo

23: 30-00: 10: Ring the bell to pray.

Reminder: Believers participating in the event must follow the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, listen to the arrangements of volunteers, wait in line for the bell to ring in an orderly manner, wear masks, and always do personal protection and stay away from disasters.

Why did the bell ring to 108?

As for why the clock should be set at 108, there are two opinions: one is that Gezhi Jing Yuan quoted the cloud "Zhu Zhen": "Anyone who rings the clock 108 times corresponds to the number of December, 24 solar terms and 72 hours." Together, it is 108, which symbolizes one-year cycle and eternity. This shows that in the farming society, people hope to ensure food and clothing through Buddhism.

Another way of saying this is that Buddhism believes that people have 108 kinds of troubles, and knocking 108 can relieve them. Ring the bell and say, "Smell the bell, and your troubles are light;" Wisdom is long, bodhi is born; From hell, from fire pit; I am willing to become a Buddha and be a sentient being. " Therefore, chanting or chanting 108 times, there are also 108 beads, and even 108 bodhisattvas, all in order to eliminate people's troubles and achieve the meaning of complete auspiciousness. When the bell rings 108, people's troubles are eliminated. Buddhism calls it "108 bell". In general, temples ring bells and drums at dawn, which are called morning bells and evening drums, to warn practitioners to be diligent and not lax.

There is also a saying that in traditional culture, the number "nine" symbolizes auspiciousness and has lofty implications. Therefore, there are grandiloquence such as "nine nine returns to one" and "Jiuding", and the twelve multiples of nine are exactly 108, which means that the auspicious nine has been pushed to the extreme, so the bell can ring 108 times, which means that the Universiade is coming.