- Downloading
Please visit the Resource Centre on our website http://guanyincitta.com to download the Little House template in English (refer to Figure 3).
The direct link is as follows: https://guanyincitta.com/forms/
Please print the Little House on yellow A4 paper only.
For the Chinese version of the Little House, please go to http://lujunhong2or.com
2.Printing
Print the Little House on yellow A4 paper, single-sided. Both sides of the paper must be yellow (refer to Figure 4). “Lemon yellow” is the best shade, while “Gold” is also acceptable. Any shades of yellow are acceptable as long as they are close to “Lemon yellow”. Please ensure that the yellow colour is not too light and not with a visible spectrum of other colours such as orange, green, etc. (refer to Figure 5).
Errors on the Little Houses above:
Example①: The colour is right but the size of the Little House is too small, therefore it is invalid.
Example②⑥: The Little House in “gold” is acceptable but the layouts and formats are wrong, so they are invalid.
Example③: Although it is the official version of the Little House, the yellow colour is too light, thus it is invalid.
Example④⑤: The layouts and formats are invalid.
Example⑦: The red tone is too strong. Even though the layout and format are correct, it is invalid.
These are some examples of invalid Little Houses. Here we only list a few. From 2016 onwards, all Little Houses not conforming to the standard are unable to be used, as it will limit their effectiveness.
3.Measurements
The size of a Little House is a quarter of a standard A4 paper. It should be rectangular in shape. The dimension of the black borders should be 9.1cm x 13.95cm, with an error margin of less than 5mm (refer to Figure 6).
4.Specification
• Little Houses must be printed according to the template available on the official website of Guan Yin Citta Dharma Door. In order to ensure its effectiveness, the printing should be clear and complete, and not modified unnecessarily.
o The circles should be free of any visible black marks.
o The circles should not be oval in shape. All circles should be clearly separated from each other.
o If you use the Chinese version, the number below the circles should not contain the Chinese character “共 (total)” (refer to Figure 7).
o In the Chinese version, the title of each Buddhist scripture should not appear over multiple lines.
o Do not remove the printed borders from the Little House when cutting (refer to Figure 8).
o All Chinese characters that appear on the Little House must be in traditional Chinese instead of simplified Chinese.
o Font, format, positioning, spacing and size of the circles and words should not differ from the official version.
o You may fill in any imperfect circles or lines caused by a printing error with a black pen.
