The correct way to bow to the Taoist incense

The correct way to bow to the Taoist incense is to burn three sticks of incense, and then a gift of three kowtow.

1, the specific practice of three incense sticks

Select three incense sticks, hold the incense in the left hand and light it (the left hand hand seal is a single white crane trick), and flick the sleeve with the right hand. When burning, if it is with an open flame, you cannot blow it out with your mouth, you should fan it out up and down, or fan it out with your right hand. Facing the idol, raise the incense with both hands and bow in respect. Inserting Incense. When inserting incense, also with the left hand, the three cones of incense should be inserted straight and flat, with an interval of no more than one inch wide (to indicate the heart of an inch).

2, a gift of three kowtow specific worship

Standing in front of the kneeling mat (worship mat), feet into a "eight" shape, the two heels two to three inches apart. Bow down on one side and clasp your hands together in front of your belly, from the bottom up (flush with your mouth).

Left hand away from the right hand to cover the heart (scattered thoughts for the Taoist taboo, cover the heart to pay homage to God with a dedicated and silent heart), and at the same time calmly bending down, the right hand by the kneeling cushion, kneeling, followed by the left hand away from the mouth of the heart, according to the back of the right hand, the formation of the "10" shape, when kneeling, the man knelt down a large part of it, that is to say, the two legs are separated, the woman kneeled down, the man kneeled down a large part, that is to say, the man kneeled down a large part, the man kneeled down a large part. When kneeling, the man kneels in a wide circle, i.e. with his legs apart, and the woman kneels in a line, i.e. with her legs together.

Bow down and kowtow, head knocking on the back of both hands (head and spine should be down at the same time, do not arm higher than the head, buttocks higher than the head for the loss of etiquette). At this time, the heart to imagine God's face and pray sincerely. Raise your head, take back your left hand and cover your heart, use your right hand with vigor, slowly rise up, take back your right hand with it, and hold your hands in a high arch in preparation for the second kowtow.

Taoist rules on temple worship

To the temple worship, you should be aware of some of the rules of worship, into the temple is generally by the door on the right side of the walk (because the Taoist palace building pattern is generally sit north to south mostly, so enter the temple by the right side into the east side of the into the) or by the left side of the walk, can not be rushed to the center of the walk, can not be the way to walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk, walk. Can not be when the road to walk, walking should not be loud, inside the temple should not be noisy, should be sincere and fixed qi.

If you enter the temple from the right side, that is, take the right foot to enter by the right side of the temple door, that is to say, from the east side in, from the west side out, then from the west side out to take the right foot, Taoism says that go in from the east side in, out of the west side out, it is the nature of nature, is based on the natural law of the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, a specific embodiment of emulation of nature.

Pilgrimage commonly used incense, flowers, lamps, water, fruit, five kinds of offerings dedicated to the altar of the gods, known as the fasting offerings, for the fasting offerings in the five kinds of offerings, each with its own regulations and taboos.