Question 1: What are the rules for worshiping Buddha? Some precautions for burning incense and worshiping Buddha. Note: Incense cannot be called "buy" but should be called "please". Precautions for burning incense: There are many Bodhisattvas in the temple. If you If you are willing, you can worship them one by one. If time does not allow, you only need to burn them in front of the Main Hall. The steps are as follows: You can buy your own incense. You cannot have others pay for the incense. It is best to light the incense with your own fire (three sticks are enough) , there is no need to burn a lot), facing the main door of the main hall (in order to prevent fires, it is generally not allowed to burn incense in the main hall), hold three green incense sticks lightly in both hands (the left hand of men is on top, the right hand is on the bottom, and the right hand of women is on the bottom) On the contrary), if you suddenly lift it upward, the burning fire will be extinguished immediately. Do not blow it out with your mouth. When offering incense, burn incense first and then worship. Many people hold a lot of burning incense and worship everywhere. It is hot. The ashes of incense are floating everywhere in the temple, and the thick smoke smudges people's eyes. They think that the higher the incense, the bigger the sincerity and the more sincere they are. These are all signs of ignorance. In fact, three incense sticks are enough. Just place them in a furnace. However, "ten thousand Buddhas are one furnace" and when you pass by any Buddhist temple, just put your hands together and bow three times. Buddhism does not have many details at all. The most important thing is whether you have a pure mind. Lift the incense to the height of your forehead, close your eyes and make a wish; then pray three times. (The height of the incense should not be lower than the lower body) Turn right, face the east (generally the door of the main hall faces south), and make a wish according to step 3. Bow three times; then face south and north. After praying, you can insert the incense into the incense burner. Note: you should use your left hand to burn incense, because the right hand kills, and the left hand is relatively peaceful. Do not just throw it into the incense burner. Women should not go to the temple to burn incense when their aunt comes. Burning incense in the temple means to light the incense in your heart. Lighting the lamp is to light up the lamp in your heart. At this time, you can get the blessings of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, so that you can gain wisdom and so on. So you can burn one branch, you can burn two branches, and you can burn three branches at most. No need to burn too much. When entering the temple to burn incense, you can bring it yourself or buy it from outside, but generally there are incense in the main hall, so you can use it directly. If financial conditions permit, you can put some merit money in the merit box. If it is difficult, don't worry, Bodhisattva I won’t blame you, you will still have merit if you worship the Buddha. However, I have seen many Buddhists asking for a string of rosary beads to hang around their necks. Master said that ordinary people cannot afford to do this. So I hope that if my friends ask for a rosary in the future, please take it with them. Burn three sticks of incense, one to honor the Buddha, one to honor the Dharma, and one to honor the monks; the middle of the mat in the temple is for family members to worship Buddha, the left one for men and the right one for women to kneel down in the temple; When walking in the clockwise direction to worship Buddha and enter the temple, try not to walk in the middle. Go up the edge of the stairs, with men on the left and women on the right. When entering, try not to walk through the main entrance, because the abbot gate always enters through the main entrance during evening classes, while novice monks and other novices enter through the side door. , so in order to be consistent with the temple, everyone should try to enter from the side door, men on the left and women on the right. When entering, try to cross the right foot, and when going out, also go out through the side door, and do not step on the threshold (generally the threshold of the temple is very high) ). When entering the temple gate, be sure not to step on the threshold. (It is said that the threshold is the shoulder of the god or something. If you step on it, it is disrespectful.) First, you must be pious, be vegetarian, have clean hands, and do not make loud noises or talk in the temple. Do not point your finger at the Buddha statue for irrelevant "chattering", make loud noises or speak disrespectful words. Another important point is that you cannot make random wishes, because you must fulfill your wish. If you are not sure that you can fulfill it, don't make a wish. Don't ask to get rich, Buddha is not here to bless you. You can pray for peace and good health. Don’t casually promise to make offerings to the Buddha and then forget about them. The Buddha will not fight for your stick of incense. This saying is to remind us not to make random promises. As a human being, we should practice what we say. What troubled the Buddha must be these false words. Don't step over the futon, because it will give people an undignified feeling. It is also impolite to stand in front of the pilgrims who are offering incense after you bow, because it may make others think. Greed, (guozhen), and ignorance are the three poisons on the path of spiritual practice. It is difficult to see the true nature if the three poisons are not destroyed. When you go to a Taoist temple to make a wish, you must fulfill it. Come back after a year when your wish comes true. Just go in and ask someone for the method. If you don’t make a wish and just pray, there is no need. Generally, there is no need to repay vows in temples, but you'd better make a wish to do some good deeds. Just make a wish to prompt your own wish. Do not pick flowers and fruits within the scope of the temple's management without the consent of the temple, or take offerings and other objects without permission. This is also wrong behavior. Even "stealing from all directions" will result in retribution. Don't eat meat in the temple. The amulets brought by the scriptures should not be placed randomly and should be placed on a clean bookcase. When having sex, there must be no Buddhist sutras, amulets and other dharma objects in the room, because amulets and the like are used to protect the Dharma and protect the body...>>
Question 2: What are the requirements for worshiping Buddha? A sincere heart leads to spiritual success. If you have no experience, you can explain it to the gods and Buddhas, hoping that the gods and Buddhas will not blame you. The principles must still be followed, but you are not a Buddhist disciple. As long as you dress neatly, fast and worship Buddha, everything else can be done. When you see what other people do in the temple, you will imitate them. If you don’t know how to do it, you must explain it to the gods and Buddhas. I hope the gods and Buddhas will not blame you. I heard what others told me!
Question 3: What preparations are needed for worshiping Buddha? Rules and Etiquette for Entering the Temple
1. Rules for worshiping Buddha, asking questions and offering incense
Before entering the temple, you must dress properly and keep your body and mind in check. After entering the temple, worship Buddha first. Then go and see the monk master.
When you see Buddha statues in Buddhist halls or sutra halls, whether they are wood carvings, bronze castings, paper paintings, silk paintings, or silk paintings, you must dress neatly and bow respectfully to the Buddha and Bodhisattva statues. If you have urgent matters, you must also ask to show respect.
Lay people are not allowed to worship the Buddha on the prayer mat in the center of the main hall, because it is reserved for the abbot or the main monk to worship the Buddha. They can pray on the east and west sides of the main hall. The Buddha possesses the three clarifications, the six powers, the ten powers, the four fearlessnesses, and the eighteen non-existences. The Buddha knows all the thoughts of sentient beings. Therefore, as long as you are sincere and respectful, there is no need to insist on worshiping the Buddha's place.
When worshiping Buddha, your movements should be neither slow nor hasty, with piety in mind and respect in appearance. Do not appear to be respectful, but harbor arrogance in your heart, or pretend to be dignified just to gain the reputation of practicing. The gesture of joining hands is to raise both hands flat to the chest. The five fingers merge upward. Measure from the point where the tip of the ring finger can be seen, and the palm should be empty and not close.
When worshiping Buddha, you should prostrate yourself on the ground and do not raise your buttocks. Turn your hands, palms up, and visualize receiving the Buddha's feet, both feet and forehead should touch the ground. When worshiping the Buddha, recite a verse in your heart to praise the Buddha's merits: "There is no one like the Buddha in heaven or under the world. The worlds in the ten directions are also incomparable. I can see everything in the world. There is nothing like the Buddha." You can recite the verse once or three times, and then recite the mantra. "Buri La, Dendrobium" three times. After worshiping, you can look at the Buddha statue and silently recite this verse to praise the Buddha in your heart: "The Dharma King is the supreme venerable. Unparalleled in the three realms, the teacher of gods and humans, and the loving father of the four lives. Now that I have taken refuge, I can destroy the three karma. Praise is like praising. Billions of praises. No calamity can be exhausted." If you don't know how to recite verses and mantras, then you can think in your mind when worshiping the Buddha: "I am now worshiping the countless Buddhas in the ten directions and three generations." This is also okay.
No matter how many Buddha statues are enshrined in the Buddhist hall, it is usually enough to worship the Buddha three times, and personal practice depends on one's wishes. If everyone in the hall has already gathered, just put your hands together and ask questions, then stand with the crowd, and there is no need to pray.
If monks and nuns are worshiping the Buddha, lay people are not allowed to salute in front of the Dharma Master, nor are they allowed to salute alongside the Dharma Master. They should worship the Buddha behind the Dharma Master. When someone is worshiping the Buddha, they are not allowed to pass directly in front of them.
Questioning is not about just nodding. You must bend to ninety degrees or slightly lower. Don’t go too low either.
The flowers, fruits, and seasonal vegetables offered to the Buddha must be clean. If you don’t know how to present the offerings, you can ask the incense lamp master in the temple to do it for you. Flowers for Buddha should be arranged in vases. Fruits should also be washed.
Burning incense to offer to the Buddha must be done according to the law. Many people burn a lot of incense and put it everywhere as soon as they enter the temple. They seem to feel uneasy if any incense burner is not inserted. In fact, this doesn’t have to be the case. When offering incense, just light one or three sticks of incense in the large incense burner in front of the main hall. How to apply incense: When applying incense, hold the incense between your thumb and forefinger, close the remaining three fingers together, hold the incense up to your eyebrows with both hands, and visualize the Buddha and Bodhisattva appearing in front of you, accepting the incense as an offering. If there are many people. Hold the incense straight up to avoid burning others. If there are three incense sticks, put the first incense in the middle of the incense burner and silently say "Offer to the Buddha", put the second incense on the right side and silently say "Offer the Dharma", and insert the third incense on the left side and silently say "Offer the Sangha". After applying the incense, put your palms together and say silently, "I offer offerings to all sentient beings. May this cloud of incense fill the realms of the ten directions, making offerings to all Buddhas and honoring the Dharma and all sages." When you light incense, if the incense stick bursts into flames. Do not use your mouth to extinguish the fire, use your palms to extinguish it. Just put the incense and ask questions. There is no need to nod repeatedly.
Do not comment on whether the Buddha statue is solemn or not, or see the Buddha statue placed in an unclean place. It should be held and moved to a clean place. If you see someone being disrespectful to a Buddha statue, you should give him kind words in private.
2. Rules for storing, chanting and holding sutras
Buddhism is based on respect, and respect for the Dharma is the foundation for opening up wisdom. The purpose of chanting sutras and studying Dharma is to open up wisdom and seek liberation. Therefore, we should be respectful to sutras and other Buddha's teachings, and make offerings according to Dharma. We should not be rude and careless.
The scriptures should be handled with care and arranged neatly and orderly. They should not be mixed with secular books or debris. The Dharma should be respected as well as the Buddha.
Group recitation should follow the crowd, and individual recitation should not hinder others. When participating in Dharma gatherings or reciting morning and evening classes, the sutras must be held in both hands. Whenever you recite Buddhist scriptures, you must not roll up the scriptures, or take the Buddhist scriptures and fold them in half or at random.
If you are reciting alone, before reciting Buddhist sutras, you must first clean the desk, burn incense and sit upright. Do not cross your feet and stretch forward, nor eat while reciting. We must be serious and respectful, as if the Buddha is preaching the Dharma to us right in front of us. Before reading and reciting, you should recite the opening verse: "The supremely profound and subtle Dharma has been encountered for hundreds of thousands of kalpas. I have accepted and upheld what I have seen and heard now, and I hope to understand the true meaning of the Tathagata."
If you have distracting thoughts before or during the chanting of sutras, it is best to close the sutras first, *** or get up and pray... >>
Question 4: What should you pay attention to when praying to Buddha? Note what are the taboos: Incense cannot be called "buy" but should be called "please".
Things to note when burning incense:
There are many Bodhisattvas in the temple. If you want, you can have one Worship one by one. If time does not allow, just burn it in front of the Main Hall. The steps are as follows:
You can buy your own incense and cannot have others pay for it.
Best to use Light incense on your own fire (three sticks are enough, you don’t need to burn a lot), face the door of the main hall (in order to prevent fires, it is generally not allowed to burn incense in the main hall), hold three green incense sticks lightly in both hands ( (A man’s left hand is at the top, his right hand is at the bottom, and vice versa for women). If you lift it up suddenly, the burning fire will be extinguished immediately. Do not blow it out with your mouth.
When offering incense, burn the incense first and then pray. , many people grab a lot of burning incense and worship everywhere, hot incense ashes are floating everywhere in the temple, and bursts of thick smoke smear people's eyes, thinking that the higher the incense, the bigger the heart and the more sincere. These are all untrue If you understand, in fact, three sticks of incense are enough. You can worship them in a furnace, "Ten thousand Buddhas in one furnace." Then when you pass by a Buddhist temple, just put your palms together and bow three times. Buddhism does not have many particularities at all. The most important thing is that you Do you have a pure mind?
Lift the incense to the height of your forehead, close your eyes and make a wish; then pray three times (the height of the incense should not be lower than the lower body)
Turn right and face the east (generally in the main hall) If the door is facing south), make a wish according to step 3 and pray three times; then face south and north.
After praying, you can insert the incense into the incense burner. Note: you should use your left hand to burn the incense , because the right hand is used for killing, the left hand should be relatively peaceful, and should not be thrown into the incense burner.
Do not burn incense when a woman’s aunt comes.
Go to the temple to burn incense, It means to light the incense in your heart. Lighting a lamp is to light up your own heart lamp. At this time, you can get the blessings of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, so that you can gain wisdom and so on. So you can burn one branch, you can burn two branches, and you can burn three branches at most. No need to burn too much. When entering the temple to burn incense, you can bring it yourself or buy it from outside, but generally there are incense in the main hall, so you can use it directly. If financial conditions permit, you can put some merit money in the merit box. If it is difficult, don't worry, Bodhisattva I won’t blame you, you will still have merit if you worship the Buddha.
However, I have seen many Buddhists asking for a string of rosary beads to hang around their necks. Master said that ordinary people cannot afford this. So I hope that if my friends ask for a rosary in the future, please take it with them.
Burn three sticks of incense, one to worship the Buddha, one to honor the Dharma, and one to honor the monks;
The middle of the mat in the temple is for family members to worship Buddha, while men of the family kneel down to worship. Use the left one, women use the right one;
Walk clockwise in the temple to worship Buddha
Try not to walk in the middle before entering the temple, go up the edge of the stairs, men on the left and women on the right , try not to go through the main entrance when entering, because the abbot always enters through the main entrance during morning and evening classes, while novice monks and other novices enter through the side entrance. Therefore, in order to be consistent with the temple, everyone should try to enter through the side entrance, men on the left and women on the right. Try to cross your right foot when going out, and go out through the side door when going out. Don't step on the threshold (generally the threshold of the temple is very high). When entering the temple gate, be sure not to step on the threshold. (It is said that the threshold is the shoulder of the god or something. If you step on it, it is disrespectful.)
First of all, your heart must be pious, you must be vegetarian, and your hands must be clean. Make loud noises and say irrelevant "nagging words" in temples. Do not point your fingers at the Buddha statues, and do not make loud noises or say disrespectful words. Another important point is that you cannot make random wishes, because you must fulfill your wish. If you are not sure that you can fulfill it, don't make a wish. Don't ask to get rich, Buddha is not here to bless you. You can pray for peace and good health. Don’t casually promise to make offerings to the Buddha and then forget about them. The Buddha will not fight for your stick of incense. This saying is to remind us not to make random promises. As a human being, we should practice what we say. What troubled the Buddha must be these false words.
Do not step over the futon, because it will also give people an undignified feeling. It is also impolite to stand in front of the pilgrims who are offering incense after you bow, because it may make others Thoughts, greed, truth, and delusion are the three poisons on the path of spiritual practice. It is difficult to see the true nature if the three poisons are not destroyed.
Going to a Taoist temple to make a wish means that the wish must be fulfilled. Come back after a year when your wish comes true. Just go in and ask someone for the method. If you don’t make a wish and just pray, there is no need. Generally, there is no need to repay vows in temples, but you'd better make a wish to do some good deeds. Just make a wish to prompt your own wish.
Do not pick flowers and fruits within the scope of the temple's management without the consent of the temple, or take offerings and other objects without permission. This is also wrong behavior. Even "stealing from all directions" will result in retribution.
Don’t eat meat in the temple... >>
Question 5: What etiquette should be followed when worshiping Buddha in the temple? Nowadays, more and more people believe in Buddhism. There are also more tourists visiting famous temples and temples. When we go to temples to burn incense, worship Buddha, pray for blessings and seek peace, we must know the rules and etiquette.
However, many people do not know how to burn incense and pray to Buddha. In order to enable believers in the ten directions to plant fields of blessing, obtain widespread Dharma benefits, do good deeds, and fulfill their wishes, the correct method of burning incense and praying is briefly introduced to everyone to pray*** Benefit from the law. ? There are rules for burning incense and worshiping Buddha in temples. When you see the mage approaching, you should turn sideways, put your hands together and bow, let the mage pass in front of you, and say: Amitabha. When you see the Master you want to see, you should bow to the Master after entering the room and say: Promise to such and such Master, Immeasurable Life. If the Master says to bow once, you should do so. If the Master does not say, you should directly prostrate three times and get up. Take your seat. 1. Entrance etiquette: There are many doors in temple buildings, and there are particularities about which door you enter through. It is said that only temples that have been opened are qualified to build thirteen gates. The three doors in the middle are for people to enter and exit. Ordinary tourists can only enter through the door on the right. The door in the middle is called the empty door, and only monks can enter and exit. When entering the door, male guests should enter on the left side of the door, with their left foot first, while female guests should enter on the right side of the door, with their right foot first, and the steps should be as wide as possible. At the same time, when entering the temple halls, you should follow the principle of entering through the left door and exiting through the right door. Note: You must not step on the threshold (it is said that the threshold represents the shoulders of Buddha, of course you cannot step on it). The salute when ascending the 1st and 6th steps means single-mindedness and great success. 2. Burn incense and worship Buddha? Before worshiping Buddha, you must first purify (wash) your hands. Incense cannot be called "buy" but should be called "please". When ordinary people offer incense, they should hold it with their left hand (it is said that the right hand is unclean, and ordinary people use their right hand for most killings). Three sticks are used to pray for oneself, six sticks are used to pray for two generations, and nine sticks are used to pray for three generations. Thirteen is the ultimate, and thirteen sticks of incense are the incense of perfect merit. Burn incense first and then kowtow. When burning incense, you should hold the incense in your left hand and the candle in your right hand. When burning incense, first use your own fire to light the incense. The more powerful the incense, the better. People often say that the incense is strong. The left hand is on top, and the right hand is on the bottom holding the incense stick, raising it high above the head to bow. After bowing, put the incense in the ashes, then go in and kowtow. When kowtowing, be sure to identify the Buddha, Bodhisattva or Arhat. For example, you cannot kowtow vigorously to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. It is advisable to use three sticks of incense, which represent the three indispensable learning of "precepts, concentration, and wisdom"; it also means making offerings to the three eternal treasures of the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. This is the most complete and civilized offering of burning incense. The amount of incense does not matter, the most important thing is sincerity. As the saying goes, "burn three civilized incense and pay tribute with sincerity." When the incense is put into the incense burner, it should be at a horizontal angle, which means it is safe and sound. The posture of kneeling is like this. Kneel on the futon with your knees and put your hands together. Note that when you put your palms together, you should pay attention to the hollow shape in the palms. Raise it high above your head and stop it when it comes down to your mouth. You can make a wish and then lower it. Go to your heart, recite silently, then spread your palms, palms upward, and bow down with your upper body. There is also a blessing ceremony called consecration. Of course, it is best to be presided over by an eminent monk. Things that are usually consecrated must be placed at home with clean hands and burning incense on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, otherwise it is disrespectful. But if it is a very special kind of light, it is different. The lighted object can be carried with you. The objects for consecration can only be ivory, gold or jade products. Wrap the consecrated items and the paper with the name of the person being prayed for and the horoscope of Sheng Geng (if you can’t remember the horoscope of Sheng Geng, you don’t have to write it) in red paper or a red brocade bag, and hand over a copy of the congratulations (preferably in the form of three (Related to the number six or nine), please ask the master to help you consecrate it. Your words must be respectful, otherwise you will offend the master and you will not be consecrated. The process of consecration is to put all the consecration objects together...>>
Question 6: I want to go to worship Buddha, what is the process? What are the taboos? Seek the knowledge of Buddha "Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand; there is nothing in the first place, so how can it cause dust" - The lyrics of this song "Everything Follows the Destiny" are very good. On Saturday, my girlfriend and I went to the Eight Great Places to worship Buddha. I am a believer of Buddha, but I don’t know how to burn incense and worship Buddha. Haha, I know that I am an unprofessional believer! But everyone’s understanding of faith is different. I only know that people who are destined to be Buddhists must have good roots! I just hope that I can do more good deeds in my lifetime, haha ??- it was my first time to formally offer incense to the Buddha, and I also learned a little bit about it. -1. The time for burning incense should be on the first, fifteenth and twenty-fifth day of the lunar month -2. Notes on burning incense: -There are many Bodhisattvas in the temple. If you want, you can worship them one by one. If time does not allow, just It needs to be burned in front of the Main Hall. The steps are as follows:-1. Invite your own incense. Others cannot pay for the incense. -2. It is best to light incense with your own fire (three sticks are enough, no need to burn a lot), -3. Facing the door of the main hall (now, in order to prevent fire, it is generally not allowed to burn incense in the main hall) , hold three green incense sticks gently with both hands (left hand on top for men, right hand on bottom, and vice versa for women), and suddenly lift it upward, the burning fire will be extinguished immediately, and you must not blow it out with your mouth. -4. When offering incense, first offer incense and then pray. Three sticks of incense are enough. Just place them in one furnace. "Ten thousand Buddhas are one furnace." Then when passing through each Buddhist hall, just put your palms together and bow three times. There are not many things to pay attention to, the most important thing is whether you have a pure mind. -5. Hold the incense as high as your forehead, close your eyes and make a wish, and then pray three times. (The height of the incense must not be lower than the lower body) - 6. Turn right, facing the east (generally the door of the main hall faces south), make a wish according to step 3, and pray three times; then face south, north - 7. Bow After finishing, you can insert the incense into the incense burner. Note: you should use your left hand to burn the incense, because the right hand is used for killing, and the left hand is relatively calm. Do not throw it into the incense burner. -8. Women should not burn incense when their aunt comes.
-9. Going to the temple to burn incense means lighting your own inner incense. Lighting a lamp means lighting your own inner lamp. At this time, you can get the blessings of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and gain wisdom and so on. So you can burn one stick of incense, you can burn two sticks, or you can burn three sticks at most. No need to burn too much. -10. When you go to the temple to burn incense, you can bring it yourself or buy it from outside. However, incense is usually available in the main hall, so you can use it directly. If financial conditions permit, you can put some merit money in the merit box. If it is difficult, , Don’t worry, Bodhisattva will not blame you. Even if you worship the Buddha, you will also have merit. -11. However, I have seen many Buddhists asking for a string of rosary beads to hang around their necks. Master said that most people cannot afford to do this. So I hope that if my friends ask for a rosary in the future, please take it with them. -12. Burn three sticks of incense, one to worship the Buddha, one to honor the Dharma, and one to honor the monks; -13. The middle of the mat in the temple is used by family members to worship Buddha. The left one is used by men in the family to kneel down, and the right one is used by women. ;-14. When entering the temple gate, hats and walking sticks must be carried by yourself or stored in other rooms. They must not be placed on the Buddha's case or table. Try not to walk in the middle, go up the edge of the stairs, men on the left and women on the right. When entering, try not to go through the main entrance, because the abbot gate is used to enter from the main entrance during evening classes, while novices and others enter from the side door, so in order to be consistent with the temple, Everyone should try their best to enter through the side door, men on the left and women on the right. When entering, try to step with the right foot. When going out, also exit through the side door. Do not step on the threshold (generally the threshold of the temple is very high). When entering the temple gate, be sure not to step on the threshold. (It is said that the threshold is the shoulder of the Buddha. If you step on it, it is disrespectful.) -15. First, be pious, be vegetarian, have clean hands, and do not make loud noises or talk in the temple. Do not point your finger at the Buddha statue for irrelevant "chattering", make loud noises or speak disrespectful words. -16. Another important point is that you cannot make random wishes, because you must fulfill your wish. If you are not sure that you can fulfill it, don't make a wish. -17. Don’t ask to get rich. Buddha is not here to bless you. You can pray for peace and good health. Don’t casually promise to make offerings to the Buddha and then forget about them. The Buddha will not fight for your stick of incense. This saying is to remind us not to make random promises. As a human being, we should practice what we say. What troubled the Buddha must be these false words. -18. Walk clockwise in the temple to worship Buddha. Do not cross the futon, because it will give people an undignified feeling. When someone is worshiping, do not walk in front of him. &......>>
Question 7: What is the one used to burn incense and hang on the ceiling behind the door called? It is another traditional custom of Westerners to decorate the environment with holly and mistletoe at Christmas. . Weave holly branches into a wreath and hang it on your door, or place a few sprigs on your dining table. It is said that green can ward off evil spirits, and the bright red fruits and green leaves of holly really make people feel the breath of spring in the cold winter months.
Question 8: When burning incense and worshiping Buddha, the master monk has to knock something. What is that thing called? Chime
A commonly used instrument in Buddhism - chime
Author: Anonymous Source: Unknown Reading: 27 Time: 2007-6-20 Input: Bamboo leaves green versus daughter red
It is said that the 'chime' originated in ancient my country, and it became a very important musical instrument during the period of Yu and Shun. . The 'qing' at that time was made of jade or stone. Those stones were produced in the deep mountains on both sides of Surabaya in my country (in today's Shandong Province); their color is similar to lacquer trees, mixed with a little fine white texture, and they look like jade. Taihu stone is also used for grinding, but this quality is not as solid and refined as the stone from Surabaya.
According to the general examination of literature, it was not until the Southern Qi Dynasty that there were iron 'chimes', and it was not until the Chen Dynasty that there were copper 'chimes'.
In the early days, the chime was made of jade and stone. The stone was ground into stone flakes, shaped like a 'rectangle', with a bend in the middle and drooping ends. Just like the ‘＾’ character in the Japanese alphabet, it is also very similar to the ‘ㄟ’ character in our country’s ‘phonetic symbols’. ―The method of making a chime is described in the book Kao Gong Ji (Kao Gong Ji: title of the book, one volume; talks about the affairs of Bai Gong. It is the sixth chapter of Zhou Rites, also known as Dongguan Kao Gong Ji).
There are many types of 'chimes', including 'jade chimes, iron chimes, copper chimes, braided chimes, sheng chimes, singing chimes, singing chimes, special chimes' and many other types. Each type of chime is roughly composed of one to sixteen stone or iron pieces. It uses the difference in length and thickness of stone or iron pieces to produce different melodies.
For example, the production method of the "wei chime": it is composed of sixteen stone pieces (stone chimes) arranged in two rows up and down according to the order of twelve kinds of music. There is also a musical instrument called "Fangxiang", which is a substitute for "chime"; it is made of sixteen rectangular iron plates arranged.
The ‘chimes’ mentioned above are all musical instruments that are hung on the ‘□ (bell chime stand)’. In the Korean peninsula, the "Fang Xiang" with "made chimes" and "special chimes" is still in use today. Not long ago, there was a "Huahara chime" preserved in Kofukuji Temple in Nara, Japan. It is said to be a very valuable antique. Considering its shape, it belongs to the category of ‘Zhenggu’.
The Buddhist ‘monk chime’ is very different from the ‘instrument chime’ introduced above. The Buddhist chime is in the shape of a bowl.
According to the Zen Lin Xiang Qi Jian "Bai Qi Men" (edited by Japanese monk Wuju Daozhong): "The shapes of monk chimes and musical instrument chimes are completely different." Musical instrument chime: the pattern is twists and turns; the so-called hook in Kao Gongji's notes means that one moment has half of it. The monk's chime is in the shape of a bowl; the Gion Sutra says: it can receive five liters. It can be seen that the Tianzhu chime is also like a bowl. In the Shihu Plum Blossom Book, half of the plum blossoms are compared to the monk's chime. This shows the system of the monk's chime in China. ’
There are three types of Buddhist chimes: round chime (big chime), plaque chime, and small hand chime (yin chime). The 'round chime' is shaped like a bowl and is mostly made of copper, iron and other metals. The larger ones are about two or three feet in diameter and less than two or three feet in height. The smaller one is about half a foot in diameter and less than half a foot in height. The "bianqing" is made of stone. The Xiangqi Jian said: "The small chime is as big as a peach, with an orifice at the bottom and a thread running through it. It is tied with a small bamboo branch as a handle and is struck with a small iron mallet. It is called a Yinqing." It is named because it guides people. ’ Today’s chimes have been replaced with wooden handles and copper wires running through them.
The 'Qing' is the main brain in the 'Gai Chui'. When the monks in the temple act collectively, the 'Vina' or 'Yue Zhong' uses it to direct the masses to advance and retreat, and to order the chanting.
In large temples and jungles, 'Vina' holds the 'big chime', and 'Yuezhong' holds the 'yin chime'. When going up to the temple: one or several people from "Yue Zhong" stand behind "Vina" (one person). "Yue Zhong" is equivalent to the subordinates of "Vina". ‘Vina’ starts his speech, and ‘Yue Zhong’ takes over; ‘Vina’ changes his tune, and ‘Yue Zhong’ follows up. They must have a clear voice and a clear accent to prevent the public from being inaccurate and uneven.
The "big chime" is mostly used for "raising and closing the voice, closing and closing the palms," and "Buddha's name".
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The ‘big chime’ is generally used to direct the ‘tone’, the ‘yin chime’ is used to direct the ‘action’, and the ‘big chime’ also has the effect of cheering up the mind. When the "yinqing" is not beating the "dang, hafnium, and tambourine", it can be used with the wooden fish to beat the "panyan" when necessary.
Small temples and small ashrams have a small number of people, and both 'Vina' and 'Yuezhong' are often held by one person. So the "big chime" and "yin chime" had to be used by one person at the same time.
'Big Qing' and 'Small Qing', in addition to 'Daily Chanting' or various '...>>
Question 9: Worshiping Buddha Is it considered superstition? What is superstition?
Broadly speaking, superstition refers to people’s blind belief or worship of things.
Superstition in a narrow sense, according to the customary customs after the liberation of our country, specifically refers to people's thoughts and behaviors that believe in astrology, divination, Feng Shui, fortune telling, gods and ghosts, etc. ?
Superstitious activities generally refer to activities such as drawing lots, divination, fortune-telling, fortune-telling, fortune-telling, fortune-telling, fortune-telling, feng shui, exorcising ghosts, and dancing with gods, etc. engaged in by folk magicians, witches, fortune tellers, and Feng Shui masters.
What is faith?
Faith refers to the extreme belief and respect for someone or a certain idea, doctrine, religion or god, and uses it as an example or guide for one's actions. In summary, faith is a person's choice and holding of his or her outlook on life, values, and worldview.
Therefore, worshiping Buddha is a matter of faith and not superstition!
Question 10: What does it mean to worship gods with dried noodles? Some of the yellow things you mentioned are made of leftover sandalwood, and some are made from ordinary wood that has been crushed and dried.