Some people say that incense is to communicate with Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and send text messages. Is that so? What is the theoretical and scientific basis? Amitabha!

What does it mean to worship Buddha in front of Buddha? (2008-03-18/kloc-0: 47:14) Tags: Buddhist worship, disease prevention, cultural classification: Buddhism

Incense usually has the following meanings:

First, devoutly support the three treasures as a demonstration to attract all beings.

Second, send a message to the void dharma circle and feel the blessing of ten treasures.

Third, self-immolation, ten parties scattered incense, reminding Buddhist disciples of selflessness.

Fourth, it means that the precepts are really fragrant, which means "practice the precepts diligently, be wise, and eliminate greed and ignorance".

The correct way to burn incense:

The correct way is: after the incense is lit, it should be inserted in the middle of the incense burner.

The first incense was inserted in the middle, and I meditated in my heart: I am not fascinated by offering to the Buddha;

The second incense is inserted on the right, and I meditate in my heart: the method of offering is right but not evil;

The third incense was inserted on the left, and I said to myself: feed the monk, clean and clean.

After the incense, enter the temple to worship the Buddha.

Incense is also a sincere dedication. In Sanskrit, sandalwood means giving, and giving itself is benefit. Therefore, before giving incense to the Buddha, you must be careful, you must use real incense, and your heart will know the Buddha. It is best to use natural incense, and chemical incense is sold in many places. It is very inappropriate to use this kind of incense for offering Buddha, which not only pollutes the environment, but also does no good to human body, so it must be used with caution.

Humans have long discovered that burning incense can calm people's mood. When people are upset, lighting a sandalwood can calm people down quickly. The aroma will make people feel very happy and comfortable. Nowadays, many public places still use this habit to purify the air by burning incense. So we should know that incense originated from our life.

Incense is an important part of Buddhist culture. Buddhists attach so much importance to incense mainly because of the following points:

[Buddhists believe that incense is related to perfect wisdom]

Buddhists believe that incense has a special relationship with human wisdom and virtue. Wonderful fragrance is connected with perfect wisdom, and successful sages can even emit special fragrance. According to the scriptures, when the Buddha spoke, his whole body would emit a wonderful fragrance from his pores and orifices, which could smoke ten sides and shake the three realms. Therefore, in Buddhist scriptures, incense is often used to compare the mind and morality of Taoist priests.

As recorded in the sutra of abstaining from incense, the Buddha told disciple Ananda that those who keep virtue and virtue have "abstinence from incense", and this supreme fragrance spreads to ten parties. Although there is trouble, it is unimpeded, which is incomparable to all incense in the world; Master Huineng described the five-point dharma body theory in Six Ancestors Tanjing by abstaining from incense, fixing incense, benefiting incense, releasing incense, and releasing knowledge to see incense. In the Shurangama Sutra, the general trend is that the Bodhisattva states that if the practitioner can remember the Buddha's nature sincerely, he will be blessed and accepted by the Buddha, which means that "if a person dyes the fragrance and smells fragrant, it is said that the fragrance is solemn".

Buddhists also use incense as a method of practice. One of the most famous is the fragrant boy in the Leng Yan Classic, who realized the Tao by smelling the fragrance of divine water and observing the impermanence of fragrance. According to the scripture, at the Shurangama Sutra meeting, the fragrant boy described his cause of enlightenment by smelling incense. "I live in the static hall for resting to restore energy and self-study, and I see all the monks burning Shen Shuixiang, and the aroma has become silent. I observed this fragrance, which was not there originally, nor was it originally empty; It does not exist in smoke or fire. If you go, you will persist; if you come, you will never come again. So I was disappointed. I found that there was no leakage, which proved the status of Siraitia grosvenorii. Now the Buddha asked me how to get to Tong Yuan. As I know, the solemnity of incense is the best. "

Another secret Sect of Sun is difficult to reach, and it is also enlightened by the smell coming in and out of the nose. According to the Shurangama Sutra, Sandara Nanda once said: "I became a monk and entered the Tao with the Buddha, and my heart was always moving, without any leakage." So the Buddha taught me that the nose is white, and I began to pay attention. 2 1 days later, I saw the breath in my nose like smoke, and the emptiness inside was as clean as glass. Later, the smoke faded away, the snorts turned white, the mind became enlightened, the troubles were removed, and the breath in and out turned into light, which shone all over the world, thus gaining the enlightenment. "

In the paradise described by Buddhists, there is also a "pure land of incense accumulation", namely "the boundary of incense accumulation" and "the country with many incense" The Buddha in it is "incense accumulates like Buddha", which shows all beings with incense. Heaven and man sit under the incense tree and smell the wonderful incense, and they can get a complete merit.

[Buddhists believe that incense can communicate with all saints and is the most extraordinary offering]

When the Buddha was alive, his disciples took incense as their offerings. Buddhists believe that "incense is the messenger of Buddhism" and "incense is the messenger of faith", so burning incense and putting on incense are almost necessary in all Buddhist activities. From daily chanting and meditation to grand bathing Buddhist meetings, land and water Buddhist meetings, Buddha statues opening, lectures, releasing and other Buddhist activities, incense is essential. Especially for the activities of the Fa Conference, a grand incense burning ceremony must be held first.

There are many kinds of incense in Buddhism for offering sacrifices. Besides "burning incense" for smoking and burning, perfume made of spices, incense painted on the body and powdered incense are all commonly used offerings. Among them, perfume is also used for bathing Buddha, which is a high support. For example, the "owner's products" in Hokkekyo lists "ten offerings": flowers, incense, wreaths, incense at the end, incense paintings, incense, curtains, clothes and geisha music; Four of them are fragrant.

According to the scriptures, the Buddha himself and other saints have repeatedly stated that incense is the most important supply. For example, the Huayan Sutra records: "Take care of the Buddhas with good roots, make boundless incense, make boundless incense, burn boundless incense, house boundless incense, light boundless incense, flame boundless incense, live boundless incense, Buddha boundless incense, Xumi Mountain king boundless incense, sea boundless incense, river boundless incense, trees boundless incense, clothes boundless incense, and Xiang Lian boundless flowers."

[Buddhists practice with incense]

Buddhists believe that incense has a direct impact on people's body and mind. A good fragrance is not only fragrant and pleasant, but also helps people to achieve a calm, ethereal and agile state, achieve positive determination in a relaxed and happy way, and prove that they are self-sufficient. Moreover, good smell has a subtle influence on people, which can cultivate people's physical and mental roots to develop in the direction of righteousness and goodness. Smells like healthy qi. If you can get close and smell more, you will benefit a lot. Therefore, Buddhists regard incense as an aid to monasticism.

At the same time, Buddhists also believe that there is a good smell and a bad smell. It is not incense that is good, it can cultivate and help the spiritual roots, and it is good to be "pleasing". For example, "On Entering Abidharma" said: "There are three kinds of incense, one is good, the other is evil, and the other is equal. It is said that it can grow all kinds of big names, and it is still very fragrant; If it can damage all kinds of names, evils and incense; If they all violate the name, they are as fragrant. " "Five Things on Pipa Sand" says: "Musicians, their names are good to smell; Unhappy people are called evil. "

Therefore, Buddhists have advocated the use of incense in meditation, chanting and other exercises since ancient times, and incense is everywhere inside and outside the temple to create a good practice environment. Moreover, the category of incense is also carefully selected, not only using the first-class single spice, but also blending according to a specific formula to make incense more suitable for cultivation. Even different cultivation methods use different formulas of incense. Many accomplished wizards are also good perfumers.

[Buddhists believe that incense can prevent and treat diseases]

Because most spices are medicinal materials, such as Aquilaria Resinatum, Sandalwood, Clove, Aucklandia, Cinnamon, Acorus calamus, Borneolum Syntheticum, Musk, Dalbergia odorifera, Benzoin, Glycerol Rosin and so on. For a long time, Buddha incense has also been used to treat diseases. Incense used for treating diseases, also known as "fragrant medicine", is an important part of "Buddhist medicine".

After Buddhism was introduced into China, Buddhist medicine, which is quite similar to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, has also made great contributions to the development of traditional Chinese medicine. For example, the knowledge of fragrant medicine in Buddhist medicine has expanded the types of Chinese medicinal materials, added new medicinal materials such as Aquilaria Resinatum, Cinnamomum camphora and Styrax, and added "fragrant and enlightening" medicinal materials in classic medical books such as Compendium of Materia Medica.

There are many formulas and uses of Buddha incense. There are not only incense burning drugs to remove dirt and filth and prevent plague, but also special prescriptions to treat special diseases. There are many ways to use incense, some are directly smoked and burned, some are taken orally, some are made into perfume ointment and applied to the body, and some are used in soaking and bathing.

Because of the dignity, magic and long tradition of Xiang in Buddhism, and his piety to Buddhism, Xiang is almost everywhere in Buddhism today:

1, monks meditate when burning a wick of incense, which is called "sitting incense";

2. "Walking around the Buddha", three times or more, is both a ritual Buddha and a practice of "walking", which is called "walking incense". If you run around the Buddha, it is called "running incense";

3. The wooden board shaped like a sword used in police training is called "police incense board" and the punishment board is called "fragrance board"; Called "patrol incense board" to alert those who faint;

4. When a yogi makes a mistake, he will be punished for "kneeling incense";

5. The Buddhist temple is called "Xiangtang", the kitchen is called "Xiangchu", and the Buddhist temple is even called "Lin Tan".