How to make merit for the deceased who has been dead for half a month?
Namo Amitabha! Hello, landlord! First of all, I admire your sincerity and filial piety! The best way to do merit for the deceased is to recite "Namo Amitabha" frequently and dedicate it to him. You can recite it aloud, silently, or vajra recitation (move your mouth but silently). You can use the following dedication text to dedicate "Disciples recite Namo Amitabha Buddha and dedicate it to so and so. You can also turn your mind to the righteous Dharma, get rid of wrong views, enter into righteous faith, recite the Buddha's name and seek rebirth in the Western Paradise of Paradise!"
< p>This kind of dedication is to seek rebirth in the Western Paradise, not to enjoy the blessings in the next reincarnation. The pursuit of blessings in this reincarnation still harms the deceased! The blessings in the Six Paths of Reincarnation cannot last forever. The blessings in the Six Paths of Heaven are the greatest and have a lifespan. After the lifespan is over, they will still be reincarnated and fall. Therefore, they are fundamentally incomparable to the Western Paradise of Infinite Light and Infinite Life. The Western Paradise The Land of Ultimate Bliss is our true home for all sentient beings in the ten directions! Suffering-free and blissful, unlimited lifespan!Another most important reason for dedicating oneself to seek rebirth in the Land of Ultimate Bliss is that it is very easy to be reborn. You can be reborn by chanting the name of the Buddha, and you can be reborn completely by the power of the Buddha.
However, the six paths of reincarnation and the three good paths are all dependent on self-reliance, which is very difficult! Then why not return to the Western Paradise for the dead, where it is better and easier to be reborn? Never seek the blessing of reincarnation!
Although chanting Buddha's name seems very simple and unremarkable, everyone can chant Buddha's name, but chanting Buddha's name relies on the power of Buddha! No matter how extraordinary other practices are, they all rely on self-power. How can self-power compare with the power of Buddha? Therefore, reciting the name of Buddha is the most supreme merit, and there is nothing more than reciting the name of the Buddha!
It should be very convenient for you to release fish in Sanya. Just go to a vegetable market, aquatic product market, etc. to buy live fish and find a suitable place to release them! You must remember to recite "Namo Amitabha" for those fishes. This not only saves their lives, but also plants good roots for them and creates dharma connections for them! For the dedication text, you should still use the dedication text above, and change the name of Buddha to the merit of releasing lives! The same goes for printing sutras and dedicating them to others! Just modify the dedications! In short, they are dedicated to reciting the Buddha's name to seek rebirth in the Western Paradise!
As for which days do you do these things? Better to do it sooner! Whenever I have free time, I chant the Buddha’s name! The more you recite Buddha's name and the longer you recite it, the better! Everyone is different, just go with it!