There are many details about how to respect Buddha:
1, first choose the door to enter. 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.
2. 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.
If you burn incense, three wicks pray for yourself, six wicks pray for two generations and nine wicks pray for three generations. Thirteen is an extreme, and thirteen wick incense is a high fragrance of complete merit.
4, that is, burn incense and kowtow. If you 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, but the left hand is the opposite.
5, when burning incense, first point the incense, the more the better, people often say that the incense is strong. Left hand on the top, right hand holding incense on the bottom, bow your head.
6. After bowing, put the incense in the incense ashes and you can kowtow in the door. If you kowtow, you should find Buddha, Bodhisattva or Lohan. For example, you can't kowtow to Tibetan Bodhisattva.
7. the posture of bowing your head is like this. Kneel on the futon and put your hands together. Note that the palm of your hand is hollow, hold it high above your head, pause to your mouth, make a wish, then go down to your heart, meditate, then spread out your hands, palm up, upper body prone.
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The fragrance of Buddhism
Buddhists believe that fragrance is associated with perfect wisdom. Buddhists believe that fragrance has a special relationship with human wisdom and virtue. Wonderful fragrance is connected with perfect wisdom, and successful sages can even emit special fragrance.
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.
Buddhists use incense to assist their practice.
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.
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Burning incense-Baidu encyclopedia