1. It is more appropriate to put some ashes in the incense burner. Might as well go to the temple and ask for some incense ashes. People say that burning incense will be better if you put the halo of Buddha in it. It is recommended not to put some rice grains or sand, because the feng shui in different regions is different. In some places, rice grains are used to light incense for the dead, which must be noted. If the conditions are really limited, it is ok to use that kind of fine white sand.
2. Also, if the incense burner is used for incense, you can put some spices in it. The spices can have their own preferences and put different scents. It is suggested that because the incense burner keeps the taste better, the amount of seasoning can be less, otherwise it will be a dizzy taste.
In addition, most incense burners are used to insert incense, but this kind of incense is also very particular. It is best to use natural fragrance, and better fragrance is also possible. Because many businesses on the market now sell some inferior incense or some chemical incense, the fragrance smoked by incense burners is also very harmful to the human body.
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A censer is an instrument for burning incense. Made of various forms of ceramics or metals. It can also be used for many purposes, such as smoking clothes, furniture, or offering worship to Buddha. People who believe in Buddhism should know that when buying incense burners, they should say "please" instead of "buy" to show their respect for the Buddha.
There are many styles of incense burners, including large, small, square, round, long and short; Materials such as copper, iron, tin, stone and ceramics are also different to show their different values; Carved with different patterns and words, indicating different uses. Today's literati have the habit of tasting incense, and there is usually an incense burner on the table. If Buddhists worship Buddha statues at home, don't forget to put an incense burner; Taoists worship God and use incense burners, all of which are used to burn incense.
Literati had better choose a covered, beautifully shaped fuming stove or incense burner, so that sealing incense, winding incense or lying incense can burn for a long time and reduce smoke and pollution. The smoke of fragrant fog rises from the cover hole and diffuses, gathering and dispersing, giving people infinite reverie.
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