親子書坊編號：Z-000-058
語言：繁體字; 注音符號
作者：馬景賢
繪者：張振松
出版社：國語日報
出版地：Taipei
出版年份：2004
頁數：40 p.
尺寸：26.0 cm x 19.0 cm
Local Call No.：390 M35 v.12
館藏數：2
Librarian's Review
佛祖釋迦牟尼的一位弟子「目連」，品德是公認的一等一，不過目連母親做盡壞事，於是在死後進入餓鬼道接受懲罰，無論吃什麼都會變成木炭；目連開了天眼，看見自己的母親在地獄裡受苦，便請求佛祖幫忙，佛祖說；「你母親罪孽深重，非你一人之力可以化解，必須仰賴十方僧眾，於農曆七月十五日備百味五果共同祭祀，方能解救」；目連深受大家愛戴，眾人都願意幫助目連，合力進行了一場大型祭祀活動，果然在祭祀後，目連的母親從餓鬼道解脫；佛經中「目連救母」的故事據說是中元普渡的由來，中元普渡的文化也因此流傳至今，家家戶戶準備供品，在中元節為孤魂餓鬼超渡亡魂；繁體字/注音，適合五歲以上的小朋友。 Mu Lian Saves His Mother
The story follows Mu Lian, a disciple of Buddha Shakyamuni, known for his exceptional virtue. After his mother's death, she descends into the realm of hungry ghosts as punishment for her wicked deeds, where everything she tries to eat turns to charcoal. Mu Lian, seeing her suffering in hell, pleads with Buddha for help. Buddha tells him that his mother’s sins are too great for him to resolve alone and that he must rely on monks from all directions. On the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, they must prepare a hundred dishes and five fruits for a ritual to save her. The story of "Mu Lian Saves His Mother" is said to be the origin of the Zhongyuan Pudu Festival, a tradition still observed today, where households prepare offerings during the Zhongyuan Festival to redeem the souls of lonely and hungry ghosts. Traditional Chinese, Zhuyin, suitable for children over five years old.
