The process of burning incense in Chengde Buddhist temple

1, when entering the door, the female guest takes the right foot first and the male guest takes the left foot first. It should be noted that you must not step on the threshold, the bigger the step, the better. 2. 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. 3. Burn incense before kowtowing. 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. When burning incense, light the 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. After bowing, put the incense in the incense ashes and you can kowtow at the door. If you kowtow, you should find Buddha, Bodhisattva or Lohan. For example, you can't kowtow to Tibetan Bodhisattva. 4. The posture of bowing your head is like this. Kneel on the futon and put your hands together. Pay attention to the hollow palm, hold it 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. 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.