Prayer Blessings of a Life-Base Relic Stupa (Śarīra Pagoda Pagoda Ritual For Life Foundation)
in traditional Chinese beliefs and feng shui culture, it is commonly believed to offer the following benefits :

I. Praying for Blessings and Improving Fortune for the Living

“Life-base (Sheng Ji)” refers to a blessing arrangement established in advance for a person who is still alive. It symbolizes connecting one’s personal fortune and destiny with pure and auspicious energy. Folk belief holds that it may:

• Enhance overall fortune

• Reduce obstacles and misfortune

• Help life circumstances improve and things progress more smoothly

II. Accumulating Merit and Cultivating Virtue, Enhancing Positive Relationships

Offering and venerating a relic stupa and participating in blessing rituals are regarded as acts of cultivating merit, performing good deeds, and nurturing virtue. Believers trust that this can:

• Accumulate blessings and merit

• Improve interpersonal relationships

• Increase benefactor support and positive affinities

III. Inner Peace and Spiritual Upliftment

For many people, the greatest value of a life-base relic stupa lies in its psychological and spiritual impact:

• Bringing a sense of inner calm and stability

• Strengthening mindfulness and confidence

• Providing greater inner strength when facing stress, career challenges, or family issues

IV. Praying for the Well-Being of the Entire Family

Some people establish life-base blessings for parents, spouses, or children. Folk belief suggests this may:

• Protect and bless family members with peace and good health

• Promote harmony in overall family fortune

• Reduce unseen or intangible disturbances

V. Symbolic Resonance with Pure and Auspicious Energy

In Buddhist culture, a relic stupa symbolizes purity, wisdom, and awakening. Believers feel that forming a connection with it can:

• Help cleanse negative energy

• Serve as a reminder to act with kindness and righteousness

• Strengthen one’s spirit of cultivation and self-reflection