What do you mean by burning incense? What do you mean by burning incense?

Lead: Burning incense is what many people often do when they go to temples or Taoist temples. They burn incense and give incense money, hoping that their wishes can come true. Generally speaking, if you want to burn incense in a temple, there are many things to pay attention to. If you don't know the meaning of burning incense, let's take a look at the detailed introduction of the meaning of the term burning incense in the old calendar book today.

Old almanac terminology: What does it mean to burn incense?

Some plants with special smell and fragrant smell were smoked by flame, and now they can be considered as burning incense.

Burning incense is the written language of burning incense. According to the ancient Xiangpu, the incense used for burning incense in Sri Lanka is all kinds of fragrant pills, balls, sweet cake or powder made of "Hexiang", instead of today's thread incense. Its raw materials are honey, jujube paste, bletilla striata water, wax (soft fragrance) and so on. Burning incense requires charcoal fire, not direct combustion. When burning incense, all kinds of ingredients must be added to the incense burner to ensure the quality of incense. The charcoal fire in the incense burner burns slowly, with low temperature and long duration. The ancients pursued the realm of burning incense, and they would try to reduce cigarettes and make the incense low and long. There are many discussions about the interest of burning incense in ancient books. Whether it is Qin tea or burning incense, it is a necessary procedure to restrain mood. Burn, burn, burn incense. Bye. The ancients used incense to worship and meditate. There was also a method of "burning incense and timing" in ancient times.

The rules of burning incense in temples

First, the temple enters the door

Second, the principle of worshipping Buddha.

Wash your hands before worshipping Buddha. Incense should be called "please" instead of "buy". Ordinary people should hold incense in their left hand (it is said that their right hand is unclean, and most people kill with their right hand), the third wick prayed for themselves, the sixth wick prayed for two generations, and the ninth wick prayed for three generations. Thirteen is an extreme, and thirteen wick incense is a high fragrance of complete merit. Burn incense before kowtowing. If you burn incense, hold the incense in your left hand and the candle in your right. When burning incense, light the incense with your own fire first. The more prosperous the better, people often say that incense is strong. Left hand on the top, right hand holding incense on the bottom, bow your head. After bowing, put the incense in the incense ashes and you can kowtow at the door.

The posture of lowering the head is like this. Kneel on the futon and put your hands together. Note that these palms are hollow, hold them above your head, pause to your mouth, make a wish, then go down to your heart, meditate, then spread them out, palms up, upper body prone.

Precautions for burning incense:

There are many bodhisattvas in the temple. You can worship them one by one if you like. If time doesn't allow, burn them in front of the Ursa major. The steps are as follows:

1, I invited the incense myself, and others can't pay for it.

2. It is best to burn incense with your own fire (three is enough, no need to burn a lot), facing the main hall door; Holding three Qing Xiang lightly in both hands (the man's left hand is above, the right hand is below, and the woman is in the other hand), he suddenly mentioned the above.

The blazing fire will go out at once. Never blow it out with your mouth.

3. When burning incense, burn incense first and then worship. Three sticks of incense is enough. You can worship in the stove. You can bow three times when you pass each Buddhist temple. Buddhism doesn't take it seriously at all. The most important thing is whether you are clean and self-centered.

4. Hold the incense to your forehead, close your eyes and make a wish, and then worship three times. (The height of incense cannot be lower than the lower body)

5, turn right, facing east (generally the hall door faces south), make a wish according to the third step, and worship three times; Then face south and face north. After the worship, you can insert the incense into the incense burner. Note: burn incense with your left hand, because the right hand kills people, and the left hand should be relatively peaceful. You shouldn't throw it into the incense burner.

6. Don't burn incense when a woman menstruates.

7. Burning incense in the temple is to light your heart, and lighting a lamp is to light your heart. At this time, you can get the blessing of Buddha and Bodhisattva, thus gaining wisdom and so on. So you can burn one incense, two incense, and three incense at most. No need to burn more.

8. Burn three incense, one for Buddha, one for dharma and one for monk; In the middle of the cushion in the temple, it is for family members to worship Buddha. In the family, men bow their heads with the left one and women with the right one. You should enter from the side door, male left and female right. Try to cross your right foot when you go in, and go out through the side door when you go out. Don't step on the threshold (usually the threshold of a temple is very high). Never step on the threshold when you enter the temple gate.

10, walk clockwise in the temple to worship Buddha, don't cross the futon, because it will give people a sense of solemnity. Don't walk in front of someone when he is praying.

1 1. Go to the Taoist temple and make a wish, just to realize your wish. Come back after a year's wish has come true. Just go in and ask someone. If you don't make a wish, just worship, then you don't have to. Generally speaking, monasteries don't have to make a wish, but you'd better make a wish and do a lot of good deeds. Make a wish. Make your own wish.

12. Without the consent of the temple, you are not allowed to pick flowers and fruits within the management scope of the temple, or take offerings without permission. This is also a wrong behavior. It is called "Stealing from all directions to live forever" and there must be a reward.

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