Can I eat meat when I burn incense and worship Buddha? Can I eat meat before I burn incense in the temple?

When you burn incense and worship Buddha in a temple, you must remember these five taboos. Don't be silly and ignorant!

1. Don't eat meat. As we all know, Buddhism advocates not killing, being compassionate and not harming life. Therefore, in the days before and after going to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, you can't eat meat. As we all know, monks are vegetarians and don't eat meat. After they step into Buddhism, they will no longer kill animals and be stained with any blood, so keep this in mind, otherwise it will be disrespectful to Buddhism. Buddhism teaches people to be compassionate, to be kind to others, and not to kill.

2. Manners of entering the door. We are also very particular about entering the temple, and we don't just go in. When we enter the temple, we usually see three doors, with a big door in the middle and two small doors on both sides. The middle gate is called an empty gate, that is, the main gate, and this middle gate is also an empty gate in the "escape into an empty gate", so only monks can enter this gate through an empty gate, and tourists are generally not allowed to leave. Visitors should enter and leave through the small doors on both sides, but they are also particular. Generally, they enter through the right door and come out through the left door. When entering the door, men should enter with their left feet, while women should enter with their right feet. There is also a sense of walking after entering. It is said that the bigger the step, the better. Another thing we must remember is that when crossing the threshold, don't step on the threshold, because the threshold is the shoulder of the Buddha, which is impolite.

3. Some details of incense. When we go to the temple, we have to burn incense. When we buy incense, we can't say we buy it, but we should say "please burn incense". Besides, we should wash our hands before putting incense, that is, we should wash our hands. There are also flames when we light incense. At this time, we can't blow them out with our mouths, but let them go out naturally. There is also the last time you burn incense, you should hold incense with your left hand, because the right hand is stained with blood. It is generally believed that people kill with their right hand, while Buddhists pay attention to not being too stained with blood, so you should hold incense with your left hand. There is also the posture of holding incense, with the left hand above and the right hand below, and when we worship Buddha, we need to hold incense above our heads, which is to show respect for Buddha. Also, once we insert the incense into the incense burner, we can't pull it out again.

4. It is forbidden to take pictures. Nowadays, many people like to take photos, and they should leave a souvenir wherever they go, but when we go to the temple, we will find that they all have signs prohibiting taking photos. Taking pictures in a temple is a disrespect to the Buddha. The temple is a quiet place, and taking pictures will make noise and affect others. Therefore, it is forbidden to take pictures in temples. We all go to temples with a sincere heart to pray for the safety of our families, so we must remember these taboos.

5. kowtow. In fact, kowtowing is also very particular. After we insert incense, it is the kowtow link. Generally, we kowtow three times. We have to raise our hands above our heads, then put them to our mouths, put our hands together and meditate on your wishes, then spread out our hands and start kowtowing to Buddha. Did everyone not notice this when they went to worship Buddha before? I hope they will notice it when they go there in the future. I hope this article can bring you some gains.