Etiquette and posture of worshipping incense, worshipping the monarch and worshipping the minister?

It is appropriate to follow the Buddhist system, and its worship style is also different from the vulgar system. Here, the methods of worship are detailed as follows:

(1) Stand in front of the futon with your hands (fingers together) and palms (obliquely upward) on your chest. Your feet are splayed, with the distance between the left and right heels about two inches and the distance between your toes about eight inches.

(2) Press the palm of your right hand down in the center of the futon, keep your left palm still, cross your knees and kneel on the futon.

(3) press the left palm in front of the futon;

(4) Move the right palm from the center to the right in front of the futon, and the two palms are separated by six inches;

(5) Press your head on the futon between your palms;

(6) Turn the palms outward (palms up, which means holding the Buddha's feet with both hands, head to face);

(7) Two fingers are reversed, and the futon is still pressed in its original position;

(eight) the head is separated from the futon;

(9) Move the palm of your right hand to the center of the futon;

(10) Leave the futon with the palm of your left hand and put it on your chest like your hands crossed;

(1 1) Lift the right palm (both knees leave the futon at the same time), and fold the left palm into the chest. This is a worship, at least three worship, and most of them are three numbers stacked together, such as six worship, nine worship, twelve worship and so on.

After the worship, there is a ceremony, such as secular bow, called inquiry. Just after the worship, when the hands are folded into the chest, the folded palms are placed slightly downward (when bowing) on the abdomen. After that, put the palm of your right hand in the left palm, fold it into a fist shape, slowly lift it to eyebrow level (when it is straight) from bottom to top, then slowly put down your palms and put them together to form your chest. The palm is up, and the right hand is closed to your left hand first, and the two thumbs are connected, which is the Samadhi Seal (Tomi Seal means that your left hand is closed to the right, which is the same as Samadhi Seal). This is to worship Buddha, and then the head is slightly lower and the hand is spread out.

The monarch and the minister bowed.

The ancients thought that you should not kneel or worship. Worship means salute in ancient times. According to the etiquette of the Zhou Dynasty, there were strict regulations on the actions and objects of bowing at that time, and * * * was divided into kowtowing, nodding and empty worship, which was called "formal bowing". When worshipping, worshippers must kneel on the ground, press their left hands on their right hands and support them on the ground. Then, he slowly kowtowed to the ground and stayed for a long time, putting his hands in front of his knees and his head behind his hands. This is the most important etiquette in "Nine Worship". It is generally used for courtiers to visit the king and worship their ancestors. (Later, it was used for monks to raise a hand to salute people, also known as "kowtowing". ")

When curtseying, it is the same as kowtowing, except that different people must kowtow and touch the ground on their foreheads. Generally used to salute from bottom to top. (two poems, "nodding", were later used at the beginning or end of letters, and also at the beginning and end to show respect for others. )

When you perform the first military salute in the air, you land on your knees, arch your hands, bow your head and reach out, and you won't touch the ground with peace of mind, so you are called "empty hands" and "bow your hands". This is a kind of bowing ceremony for men in the "Nine Worship".

Others, such as vibration, not only bow down and nod, but also "jump" after worship, that is, jump. At general funerals, worshippers often beat their chests and feet, jumping and crying, expressing extreme grief and fierce worship, that is, nodding first and then hollowing out their heads when saluting; Bai Ji, when saluting, first empty your head and then nod; Odd worship, odd is singular, that is, a kind of worship; Praise and worship is to worship again and worship again. In ancient times, worship again was the most important thing.

Northern Jiangsu is a sacrificial ceremony for ancient women. When bowing down, kneel down first, then land with both hands first, then hand over, and lower your head until you reach it, so it is also called "hand worship". Sue, put your hand on the ground. So later in communication, in order to show respect for each other, people often say "be careful". Women salute, also known as "Duansu", comes from this.

After the Han Dynasty. Only gradually with high seats, benches and chairs came out one after another, and people no longer "sit on the floor", thus greatly changing the "kneeling" in their original lives. However, the worship ceremony still exists, but it has become a symbol of grade difference, mainly used in officialdom. For example, courtiers worship the emperor, small officials worship big officials, and slaves worship their masters. Sometimes it takes three knocks and nine obeisances. In folk customs, such as offering sacrifices and celebrating birthdays, they are still passed down from generation to generation. Later, rituals such as "beating a thousand" (when saluting, the left knee bends forward, the right leg bends backward, the upper body leans forward slightly, and the right hand droops), bowing (hands folded as a gift), bowing (bowing) and so on were added until the victory of the Revolution of 1911. With the collapse of the feudal monarchy for thousands of years, this worship ceremony ended, and today there are still remnants when offering sacrifices to the gods and ancestors.