When do you need to return your vows in the temple and pray for your safety and health? The temple is a clean and sacred place for Buddhism. No matter what purpose you go to the temple for, you should abide by the rules of the temple. So when do you need to return your wishes in the temple?
When can I return my vows in the temple? How long will it take to make a wish?
First, if there is no time limit, in principle, it is necessary to fulfill the promise within one year after the wish is fulfilled. If you don't fulfill your wish within the time limit, you don't need to make a wish.
Second, according to Buddhist tradition, there are no good days and bad days. Relatively speaking, there is only one thing to remember about the date of the oath, that is, we must fulfill the oath within the time limit and try not to delay it deliberately.
Third, after making a wish, it must be realized. If the wish comes true after the deadline, it is recommended to choose a date to come true. Because I promised when I made a wish, this is a question of integrity.
What should I do after my wish is fulfilled?
Method one
1. When you go to the temple, you can prepare 3-5 kinds of seasonal fruits, biscuits and other offerings, but they must be singular (because the singular is positive); In addition, you can also prepare incense, gold paper and other fruits suitable for worship: apples, peaches, plums, dates, grapefruit, grapefruit, oranges and so on. Fruits that cannot be worshipped: tomatoes, guava, Sakyamuni, durian, etc.
Second, when making a vow to worship Buddha and kowtow, hold incense in your left hand and keep your hands clean. When burning incense, the incense should be ignited at one time, and the more prosperous the better; When burning incense, hold the incense at the bottom with your right hand and bow your head over your head. After bowing, you can put your incense in the incense burner. In addition, don't cross the futon when burning incense to worship Buddha, otherwise it will be regarded as disrespect.
Method 2
First, light a lamp in front of the Buddha: you can light a pair, 369, or a multiple of nine, symbolizing good fortune and bright eyes.
Second, respect for incense: respect for Buddha and bodhisattva, and respect for the three treasures; Send a message to the void dharma circle to learn about the ten treasures of blessing, with the aim of connecting with Buddha and Bodhisattva.
Third, the big worship ceremony: to worship the three treasures of Buddhism and the Buddha. After acquiescence, bid farewell to Buddha and Bodhisattva.
What's the point of hoping to go to the temple?
First of all, where you make a wish, you must go back and realize it. Although all bodhisattvas are bodhisattvas, the dharma is different. If you must ask God, you must give it to God. For example, if you make a wish to Guanyin Bodhisattva in Putuo Mountain and get a son, then you must make a wish in Putuo Mountain.
Second, when you make a wish, you must do what you say after it comes true. For example, you have promised to give money to Bodhisattva, so you must make a wish according to the law.
Third, of course, the best way to make a wish is to be kind, say good words, do good deeds and be a good person. This can be implemented from the time of making a wish. This is not superstition, but a religious culture.
When do I need to return my vows in the temple? 2. The rules of burning incense.
First, the temple enters the door
Second, the principle of worshipping Buddha.
Wash your hands before worshipping Buddha. Incense should be called "please" instead of "buy". Ordinary people should hold incense in their left hand (it is said that their right hand is unclean, and most people kill with their right hand), the third wick prayed for themselves, the sixth wick prayed for two generations, and the ninth wick prayed for three generations. Thirteen is an extreme, and thirteen wick incense is a high fragrance of complete merit. Burn incense before kowtowing. If you burn incense, hold the incense in your left hand and the candle in your right. When burning incense, light the incense with your own fire 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. After bowing, put the incense in the incense ashes and you can kowtow at the door.
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.
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. But if it is special light, it is different, and the object that opens the light can be carried with you. Lighting items can only be ivory, gold or jade.
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.
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.
When do I need to return my vows in the temple? Three points for attention in burning incense:
There are many bodhisattvas in the temple. You can worship them one by one if you like. If time doesn't allow, burn them in front of the Ursa major. The steps are as follows:
1, I invited the incense myself, and others can't pay for it.
2. It is best to burn incense with your own fire (three is enough, no need to burn a lot), facing the main hall door; Holding three Qing Xiang lightly in both hands (the man's left hand is above, the right hand is below, and the woman is in the other hand), he suddenly mentioned the above.
The blazing fire will go out at once. Never blow it out with your mouth.
3. When burning incense, burn incense first and then worship. Three sticks of incense is enough. You can worship in the stove. You can bow three times when you pass each Buddhist temple. Buddhism doesn't take it seriously at all. The most important thing is whether you are clean and self-centered.
4. Hold the incense to your forehead, close your eyes and make a wish, and then worship three times. (The height of incense cannot be lower than the lower body)
5, turn right, facing east (generally the hall door faces south), make a wish according to the third step, and worship three times; Then face south and face north. After the worship, you can insert the incense into the incense burner. Note: burn incense with your left hand, because the right hand kills people, and the left hand should be relatively peaceful. You shouldn't throw it into the incense burner.
6. Don't burn incense when a woman menstruates.
7. Burning incense in the temple is to light your heart, and lighting a lamp is to light your heart. At this time, you can get the blessing of Buddha and Bodhisattva, thus gaining wisdom and so on. So you can burn one incense, two incense, and three incense at most. No need to burn more.
8. Burn three incense, one for Buddha, one for dharma and one for monk; In the middle of the cushion in the temple, it is for family members to worship Buddha. In the family, men bow their heads with the left one and women with the right one. You should enter from the side door, male left and female right. Try to cross your right foot when you go in, and go out through the side door when you go out. Don't step on the threshold (usually the threshold of a temple is very high). Never step on the threshold when you enter the temple gate.
10, walk clockwise in the temple to worship Buddha, don't cross the futon, because it will give people a sense of solemnity. Don't walk in front of someone when he is praying.
1 1. Go to the Taoist temple and make a wish, just to realize your wish. Come back after a year's wish has come true. Just go in and ask someone. If you don't make a wish, just worship, then you don't have to. Generally speaking, monasteries don't have to make a wish, but you'd better make a wish and do a lot of good deeds. Make a wish. Make your own wish.
12. Without the consent of the temple, you are not allowed to pick flowers and fruits within the management scope of the temple, or take offerings without permission. This is also a wrong behavior. It is called "Stealing from all directions to live forever" and there must be a reward.