Are there any precautions when going to worship Buddha?

Many people don't know what taboos and taboos there are to burn incense and worship Buddha in temples. I hope the following information can be useful to everyone.

Come in through the door

First, choose the entrance door. There are many doors in the temple building, so you should pay attention to which door to enter. It is said that only temples with lights are qualified to build thirteen gates. The three doors in the middle are for people to enter and leave. Ordinary tourists can only enter through the right door, and the middle door is called an empty door, and only monks can enter and leave.

When entering the door, the female guest takes the right foot first and the male guest takes the left foot first. Be careful not to step on the threshold, the bigger the step, the better.

burn joss sticks

Burning incense with three pillars shows respect for the three treasures of Buddhism, Dharma and Monks, and also represents the past, present and future generations. That is to learn from the virtues of Buddha and Bodhisattva and make the world full of love.

Generally, according to the temple regulations, you need three incense to enter the temple. After the worship, three sticks of incense should be inserted into the incense burner in turn. It is forbidden to burn large incense without authorization, so as not to hurt people and cause environmental pollution.

When burning incense in folk customs, three wick prayed for themselves, six wick prayed for two generations, and nine wick prayed for three generations. Thirteen is an extreme, and thirteen wick incense is a high fragrance of complete merit.

To burn incense, you should hold the incense in your left hand and the candle in your right hand, because most people kill chickens and cut fish with their right hands, and the left hand is the other way around. Light incense first, the more prosperous, the better. People often say that incense is strong. Left hand on the top, right hand holding incense on the bottom, bow your head. Burn incense before kowtowing.

Bow (also known as "kowtow")

Sacrifice ten buddhas and bodhisattvas, that is, knees, elbows, head on the ground, bow on the top of the head, and the recipient is enough. Salute to the Buddha's icon, Shuer palms his forehead and shoulders are empty to show that he has received the Buddha's feet. Also known as head ceremony, head ceremony, head ceremony. "Top ceremony" pays tribute to Buddha, Bodhisattva or the seat of honor. Kneel on your knees, knock on the ground with your head, and relax your palms on your forehead to show that your head touches the Buddha's feet and you are respectful and sincere.

In folk customs, after bowing, you can burn incense in incense ashes and kowtow at the door. If you kowtow, you should find Buddha, Bodhisattva or Lohan. For example, you can't kowtow to Tibetan Bodhisattva.

The posture of lowering the head is like this. Kneel on the futon and put your hands together. Note that these palms are hollow, hold them above your head, pause to your mouth, make a wish, then go down to your heart, meditate, then spread them out, palms up, upper body prone.

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There is also a ceremony called "opening the light" to pray, of course, it is best to be presided over by Taoist priests. Things that are usually opened at home must be burned with clean hands on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, otherwise it is disrespectful. However, if it is a special opening, it is different. The opened object can be carried with you. Wrap the items to be lit with red paper or red kits and paper with the name of the blessed person and the Chinese character Geng written on it (it is not necessary to write the Chinese character Geng), hand in a blessing (preferably related to the number 369) and ask the master to help light it. Speak respectfully, or you will offend your master and not give you a light.

The process of opening the light is to put all the opened objects on a tray in front of the Buddha, and the master recites a few verses as if the Buddha's light shines. Your object is endowed with aura and mana, and you can take it with you to bless you.