In the interests of water Buddha merit， how to water supply， water supply origin
1， 7 for: we can often see the temple in furnishings for hundreds of group seven.
For each group of seven includes: water， water， flowers， incense， lamps， coating， food. Also eight for， is to increase the instrument. For for seven or eight may be entirely water instead.
Second， the water interests
1. for seven glasses of water a sense， is representative of achievement Vajradhara harmony seven due. But this does not mean that can not support more， it does not mean that more support would be an obstacle.
2. This seven are:
(1) satisfactory good enough; (2) Harmony; (3) the great music; and (4) no self-nature; (5) Great Mercy and fill; (6) Lisheng seamless; (7) for permanent residence no off.
Third， the significance of water supply
1. Buddha for a glass of water， on behalf of the heart， the heart like water to clean， like water equality. Heart clean， equality is merit.
2. There are eight merit water， respectively， meaning there are eight tables， so the water is very auspicious karma:
(1) Cool Table righteousness: precepts clean， (2) sweet table meaning: victory taste， to enjoy Subway food;
(3) of the Light Table sense: physical and mental Kanren stout， (4) soft table meaning: mind supple;
(5) clear semantic: ideas clear， (6) and odorless form justice: Jingchu Zuizhang;
(7) Benefits throat Table sense: tone sound and elegant， witty achievement;
(8) Stomach semantic: the body is not born diseases， healthy and free from disease.
3. As the water made easy and economical， so water is the accumulation of merit， a good way to eliminate 贪瞋痴 of.
4. Secondly， the nature of water on behalf of emptiness， to show everything， but the essence is empty， with the variable nature of impermanence. Therefore， persistent water less likely to arise.
Fourth， how the water supply:
(1) every day for a cup rub to thoroughly clean. Wipe， can purify two obstacles in their own thinking and living beings.
(2) if there is incense， incense can be the first point and then for the cup on top of fragrant smoked it， in order to purify for the cup， and then stacked together for a cup.
(3) In order to avoid contamination of exhaled aggregate of offerings， the water supply should wear a mask.
(4) for the first cup filled with water， then most of the water poured into the lower cup， the first cup which leave some water. Then most of the water inside the second cup into the third cup， turn down to the last cup. Pour simultaneously read "Om ah Hum] blessing.
(5) if the first blessing and direct support， although there will be merit， but such support is likely to cause obstacles to the heart becomes pure and unstable.
(6) Water should be poured into the cup from the edge at a distance of about one meter， and should not be full. This avoids splashing the altar when closing for the cup.
(7) If you pour too much water for the cup overflow， the future will be unstable， but talent although you will not forget or mind clear， everything go confused， can not remember the words， or meaning， or you will mean confuse， and may also make your precepts not rigorous.
(8) display for cup， cup and cup distance should be the width of a grain of rice， not too far apart， but they can not collide. If the supply is too great a distance between the cup， it will keep you away from good knowledge. When touching or too close， it will cause your mind can slow the future， there will be a keen intelligence.