How many sticks of incense are usually burned to worship Buddha?

Generally burn three sticks.

Burning three incense is meaningful, not to burn a few burn a few, some people think that the more incense burned the better, on behalf of the Buddha or the gods and goddesses the more respect.

In fact, it is not, the number of incense burning does not lie in the number, the heart sincere is good. The incense burned represents the three non-distracting studies of precepts, determination and wisdom, and also represents the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha, the Three Jewels. As the saying goes, "Burning three sticks of civilized incense, respecting - a piece of sincere heart", so it is sufficient to burn three sticks in front of the Buddha.

Expanded

Burning incense, traditional customs, there are said, generally an incense burner on behalf of the single-minded, three cones of incense for their own blessings, six cones of incense for the two generations of people to pray for the blessing of nine cones mainly for three generations of people to pray for the blessing. And and thirteen is an extreme,

Thirteen cones of incense means that the merits of the high incense. Waiting to burn incense and then kowtow, but generally unusual to worship Buddha a cone of incense or three cones of incense is appropriate, most of the temples are now environmentally friendly, are a cone of incense or three cones of incense can be.