Guiyuan Temple, Guiyuan Temple in Wuhan, with towering ancient trees and lush flowers and trees, is known as "the land of western Han Dynasty". Together with Baotong Temple, Xilian Temple and Gude Temple, it is also called the four jungles of Wuhan. Guiyuan Temple is the most famous arhat hall, with 500 arhat statues, which is one of the four arhat halls in China. It is said to be very effective.
Luo Hantang is a man left and a woman right. This refers to the direction of entering the door. If your right foot is forward, count from the row of arhats on the right. If the left foot enters, count from the row of arhats on the left. As for which arhat to start counting from, it is entirely up to you. You can start with which arhat you like and count it according to your age. As for whether it is nominal age or full age, the temple says full age, but it can also be nominal age, let nature take its course.
How many arhats are there in Guiyuan Temple? Guiyuan Temple has 5 18 arhats. 2 1 13 Among them, Luohantang Guiyuan Temple 526 1 500 arhats are subject to the rubbings of Nanyue Hengshan Zhu4102 Shengmiao 500 arhats 1653. The walls on both sides of the hall are stone carvings of eighteen arhats. So Guiyuan Temple has 5 18 arhats.
What is the significance of counting arhats in Guiyuan Temple? How to calculate? 1. When visiting a temple, don't step on the threshold of the temple, it's like the shoulders of Buddha and Bodhisattva. If you step on it, it is disrespectful to the Buddha and Bodhisattva.
2. Avoid inappropriate remarks. When talking with monks and Taoists, don't mention killing, getting married, eating fishy meat, etc., so as not to arouse the monks' disgust.
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Avoid improper behavior. When visiting a temple, don't talk loudly, point, laugh or walk around casually, and don't touch things in the temple, especially avoid touching and carving statues. In case of Buddhist activities, you should stand silently or leave quietly. At the same time, we should take good care of our children and don't do rude things because of their ignorance.
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Avoid inappropriate names. Monks in temples should be called "masters", "wizards" and "masters", and abbots should be called "elders", "abbots" and "Zen masters". Monks in the Lama Temple should be called "Lama", which means "guru".
5. Avoid inappropriate behavior. The way to greet a monk is to put your hands together and bow your head slightly, or put one hand on your chest and bow your head slightly. Don't shake hands, hug, touch monks and other improper ways.
6. Don't go back to the temple, such as the Luohan Hall in Guiyuan Temple, and don't go back the same way.
7. When you worship Buddha, you should throw yourself underground.
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Before you worship Buddha, you should clean yourself. We should wash our bodies and hands before we worship Buddha. It is best not to eat garlic, onions, fish, meat or wine, or chew betel nuts or smoke tobacco. It is quite disrespectful to pray to Buddha and Bodhisattva. Even when talking to people, it is impolite to have a bad smell. What's more, it is Buddha worship!
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You can't touch things in the temple with your right hand, because your right hand is a murderer's hand and is unclean. Just use your left hand. For example, the six-toothed white elephant in Wannian Temple, when touching its elephant leg to pray, the man touches his left leg and the woman touches his right leg, all of which turn clockwise three times with his left hand to achieve the effect of prayer.
10. You can't put yourself with the Buddha and Bodhisattva when taking pictures in the temple, which is disrespectful to the Buddha and Bodhisattva.
1 1. When entering the temple, dress neatly and simply. When a woman goes to a temple to worship Buddha, she should never wear miniskirts or topless clothes, which is impolite. Don't let children run and play in the Buddhist temple.
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Don't enter the Buddhist temple through the middle door, but through the side door and follow your left arm. When entering the temple, don't step on the threshold (the partition under the door) When entering a Buddhist temple, don't look up at the Buddha's face. You should bow your head and worship immediately, and don't wander around and watch. If you want to see the face of the Buddha, you should stand outside the hall and look at it from a distance, which is in line with etiquette. Don't talk loudly, shout, run and jump in the Buddhist temple, and don't spit and blow your nose everywhere.
13. In the Buddhist temple, you are not allowed to stand with your feet against the wall and the table, with your chin resting on your hips, or stand against the wall with a stick or spit, or sit with a dustpan. When standing, you should put your hands together or stand up straight to show respect.
14. Don't yawn, spit or fart. In the lobby. If necessary, you should leave the hall. Cover your mouth with your sleeve when yawning, and put it in your pocket with toilet paper when spitting. Don't go in and out to influence the public.
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Sanmen is also called the mountain gate, and the middle is called the empty gate; The east side is called Wuxiangmen (it is the right side from the outside); The west side is called the forbidden work door (viewed from the outside, it is the left side). 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. )