The item can't be called "buy", it should be called "please". Incense should be invited by yourself, and others can't pay for it.
Please give three sticks of incense, one for Buddha, one for Dharma and one for Monk. A piece of incense can also be used, representing a real realm of Buddhism.
2 golden elephant
There are many bodhisattvas in the temple. You can worship them one by one if you like. If time doesn't allow, you only need to make a pilgrimage in the Hall of Ursa Major. When you pass the Buddhist temple, you can cross your hands and worship three times. Don't stand in front of pilgrims who are burning incense.
make a wish
Don't make a wish casually. Come back when your one-year wish comes true. If you don't make a wish, just worship Buddha, then you don't have to make a wish.
4 enter the temple
When you enter the temple, you should lean against the door, and the legs of the man and the woman should be placed on the right to cross the threshold. Don't step on the threshold.
Don't point your finger at the Buddha statue, and don't make a noise or say disrespectful words in the temple.
5 worship Buddha
When worshipping Buddha, you should face the Buddha statue, read out the name of the Buddha statue you worship, and then worship, with your palms up (palm down for ancestor worship), indicating that you have received the Buddha's feet, and so on for three times.
6 support
If economic conditions permit, you can put some merit money into the merit box; If it is difficult, it doesn't matter if you don't let it go. It is also rewarding to worship Buddha. It is appropriate for monks to provide food, clothing and medical bedding.
Light is enshrined in front of the Buddha, which indicates wisdom. Flowers with thorns cannot be offered to Buddha; Peach blossom symbolizes men and women and cannot be offered to Buddha.
Temple taboo
First, do not seek longevity.
When someone first entered the temple, he met a monk and asked respectfully, "Master, how old are you this year?" The average old monk avoided answering, just nodded and smiled. The reason why people who practice taboo ask their age is because "Tao does not say longevity". Why doesn't Tao say longevity? This is because the cornerstone of Buddhism is to enjoy life and hate death, and to pursue self-liberation, so "Tao does not say longevity."
There are many people who believe in Buddhism. Those who live in monasteries are called monks, those who live in seclusion in the mountains are called hermits, and those who study Buddhism at home are called laymen. They are all Buddhists. When talking with them, don't ask their date of birth and age, so as not to be taboo.
For example, the one who asked me how old I was, if I told her the truth, then she would ask, "Can you get married? Do the monks' parents agree? Who else is at home? "If you don't believe in telling the truth, you can't feel sorry for yourself, so you don't ask for a long life. And since ancient times, Buddhism and Taoism have attached importance to each other. Buddhists say names don't say surnames, while Taoists say surnames don't say longevity. Therefore, there is a saying that "Buddhists don't say surnames, while Taoists don't say longevity".
Buddhist monks and nuns are all surnamed Shi, while Taoist monks and nuns only change their names and appellations, which is against Buddhism. Taoism originally looked down on life and death, and the purpose of practice is to get rid of life and death, thinking that life and death are only the transformation of life in an instant, a small reincarnation. Monks don't care about age, so they don't want to live long. Monks are confused because they see through the troubles caused by various complicated things, so they become monks for peace. If they let the six relatives of the laity lock things up and bring up their troubles, they will commit the taboo of becoming a monk. Secular people ask as soon as they meet.
Second, don't ask the teacher.
Buddhists are afraid of teachers and dare not speak out the rules of their ancestors, so it is not easy for strangers to ask who the monk's master is to show respect.
Third, don't ask about practice.
It is also taboo to ask others how far they practice. Only they know best what monks practice. Do you think people really don't practice if they say they don't practice modestly? Actually, it's not. Only those who really don't practice pull the banner and pull the tiger skin!
Taboos for women to burn incense and worship Buddha
What are the taboos for women to worship Buddha?
During the physiological period, female believers in the family dare not go to the temple to worship, or even go to the Buddha to burn incense, recite scriptures, meditate and recite Buddha. In fact, this is a taboo for low-level ghosts and gods. Because ghosts and gods are afraid of blood, they get angry easily at the sight of blood. Ghosts and gods are greedy for blood, but physiological menstrual blood is not blood, so they are insulted and teased; Therefore, women's entry into ancestral temples, temples and halls of ghosts and gods during the physiological period may have adverse consequences. As for the Buddhist Shamini, Bhikuni and Youpoyi, they all live in monasteries, accompanied by scriptures and instruments every day, and have never brought disaster because of the so-called problems in their physiological period.
Taboos for women to burn incense and worship Buddha
You can find that there are many incense burners besides the main god in the temple, such as Fude, Heaven and Earth, Door God or other gods. Pay attention if you don't pay attention. As the saying goes, "going to the temple to worship God and calling people into the house" is a kind of respect and courtesy. Just because you go to the temple to worship God and burn incense doesn't mean that the gods will smoke these incense. This is a way to welcome the gods. First, choose the entrance door. There are many doors in the temple building, so you should pay attention to which door to enter. Reminder: Only temples with lights are eligible 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.
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 wick prayed for yourself, six wick prayed for two generations, and nine wick prayed for three generations. Thirteen is an extreme, and thirteen wick incense is a high fragrance of complete merit. Is to 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. 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.
The posture of lowering the head is like this. Kneel on the futon and put your hands together. Note that these palms are hollow, hold them above your head, pause to your mouth, make a wish, then go down to your heart, meditate, then spread them out, palms 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. However, if it is a special opening, it is different. The opened object can be carried with you.
Lighting items can only be ivory, gold or jade. Wrap the items to be opened with red paper or red kit and the paper with the beneficiary's name and Chinese characters written on it (don't write it if you can't remember the date of birth), hand in a happy character book (preferably related to the number 369) and ask the master to help open the light. Speak respectfully, or you will offend your master and not give you a light. The process of opening the light is to put all the opened objects on a tray in front of the Buddha, and the master recites a few verses as if the Buddha's light shines. Your object is endowed with aura and mana, and you can take it with you to bless you.
Buddha worship order
Walk clockwise in the temple to worship Buddha. After entering the temple gate, don't go straight to the center. You should walk along your left arm when you go forward and backward.
Try not to walk in the middle before entering the temple. Walk along the stairs, men left and women right. Try not to go through the main entrance, because the abbot's door enters through the main entrance in the evening class, while the novice monk enters through the side door. So in order to keep in line with the temple, everyone tries to enter from the side door, male left and female right. Women should cross their right feet as much as possible when entering, and go out from the side door when going out. Don't step on the threshold (usually the threshold of a temple). Never step on the threshold when entering the temple gate. It is said that the threshold is God's shoulder or something, and stepping on it is disrespectful. )
Women can burn incense and worship Buddha during their physiological period.
Women start at the age of twelve or thirteen. By the age of 4089. Everyone has menstruation. It is said that during menstruation. Don't recite in church. This statement makes no sense. Short menstruation. It will last two or three days. The old man stopped in six or seven days. A man of practice. You must be free. How can you have a minor illness? Actually gave up its practice. This refers to the time when menstruation comes. You can worship less. (It is advisable to be less polite. This is not a gift forever. ) chanting Buddha. Everything should be as usual. It is recommended to change dirty cloth frequently. If your hand touches the dirty cloth. Wash it right away. Never touch your dirty hands. Rotational warp. Burn incense. Buddhism. Tong Yuan pagans only insist on cliff management. Many people in the world only believe what outsiders say. I don't understand Buddhism. Therefore, to all my colleagues. You can't share the legitimate interests.
Some people say that when menstruation comes, you can't worship Buddha, read Buddha or chant Buddhist scripture. After someone said it, many women believed it. She really stopped worshipping Buddha. Therefore, Yinzu must correct this matter. It shows that this view was very popular at that time. If it was not popular, Yin Zu could not talk about this issue in one letter after another.
Therefore, Yin Zu said: This argument is very unreasonable. If you don't understand, you can't look at the problem with the situation of all beings. Unreasonable, Buddhism is out of reach. Women have menstruation every month, ranging from two or three days to six or seven days. This is a physiological phenomenon of women. But what about practice?
Buddhist practitioners should have a clear mind and never stop trying. You can't stop practicing because of this physiological phenomenon, it will be interrupted. This interruption can be costly. Practice should have the spirit of dripping water and wearing away stones. Drop water through a stone. If your water is honest, it will be able to pass through the stone. Practice is most afraid of being exposed to the cold. After a period of practice, she stopped. It was abandoned after it stopped, and she was very unfamiliar when she picked it up. So it must be uninterrupted, long-term, and cannot be interrupted casually.
Then the correct attitude is: when a woman comes to her period, she can worship less Her body and mind may be restless and uncomfortable, and she may worship Buddha less, but it is not absolutely disrespectful. You should recite the Buddha's name and the scriptures as usual, without interruption. The reason why some people say that you can't pray and chant Buddhist scripture during this period is because he says that your physical problems during this period are not clean, so you should handle them carefully, so you often wash and change dirty cloth. If your hand touches the dirty cloth, you should wash it when you do your homework. Don't touch Buddhist scriptures with unclean hands, including incense. You should pay attention to these. What kind of note is this? Practice Buddhism with respect.
Etiquette you need to know when you go to the temple to worship Buddha
First, take a bath in advance to clean your body.
If you are going to burn incense and worship Buddha, you'd better bathe yourself in advance and enter the temple with a clean body and mind.
Second, don't eat meat before worshipping Buddha.
Meat, animal products, garlic, onion, tobacco, wine, etc. It will be dirty and disrespectful to the Buddha, so it is best not to eat before worshipping the Buddha.
Third, dress neatly and behave politely.
When entering the temple, clothes, shoes and hats should be neat. Don't wear untidy clothes, especially ladies. When you enter a Buddhist temple, you can't wear revealing clothes or make-up.
Smoking, chewing gum and playing are not allowed.
Fourth, enter the temple.
It is best not to enter the Buddhist temple through the middle door, but through the side door, not to step on the threshold, and it is better to lift your feet.
After entering the temple gate, you should not go straight in the middle. You should walk along your left arm when going forward and backward. When entering the temple gate, don't put hats and crutches on the Buddha case and the Buddha seat.
5. Don't touch your temples.
Don't tamper with anything in the temple, especially the bells, drums, fish, chimes and other utensils in the temple. You shouldn't knock on Zhang Xi's clothes or play with them. Such as fruits and plants, should not be picked at will.
6. Worship Buddha can't be offside.
The worship mat in the center of the main hall is used by the temple owner. It was not allowed to be used last week. It is advisable to use mats on both sides, which are divided into men, women and men. No one should walk in front of his head when praying.
Conclusion: Through the above, I believe everyone understands what not to say and what not to do when going to the temple. There is a god who holds his head three feet high. We should remember the above things. Of course, you can always pay attention to more information.