Why do you worship bodhisattva?
First, Maitreya Bodhisattva: Inclusive and joyful? As soon as I entered the King's Temple, the first thing I saw was Maitreya, with a bodhisattva in the middle. Maitreya created the image of a cloth-bag monk. What does he mean? The cloth bag monk has a big belly and a bright smile. What he represents is what qualifications he can be admitted to Buddhism: first, he must be generous, tolerant and compassionate, and he must accept all sentient beings with joy. Therefore, Maitreya represents-life equals heart, showing joy. We treat all sentient beings with a pure and equal heart and receive all people with a bright smile. This is a necessary condition for entering Buddhism. So he is teaching, you can't worship him as a god. That is wrong. You must understand its true meaning. Only when you understand it can you admire Buddhist education. You can't help praising it. This place is really full of great wisdom and perfect facilities. Knowing his educational significance to us is to worship bodhisattva.
Second, the Tibetan Bodhisattva: filial piety? ? The Tibetan Bodhisattva shows filial piety to the teacher, so a Tibetan sutra is the Buddhist Sutra of Filial Piety, and we learn from this place. No matter which Sect or practice, it all starts with filial piety to teachers. Then expand the filial piety to teachers and all sentient beings. This is to worship bodhisattva. ?
Third, Guanyin Bodhisattva: Mercy and Compassion?
Guanyin Bodhisattva expresses great compassion. Kindness is to make others happy, and sadness is to help others get rid of troubles and pains. Compassion for all, compassion for all, and saving all sentient beings are great compassion. To worship bodhisattva is to follow the example of bodhisattva, cultivate one's compassion, and benefit others and society. Because, to harm others is to harm yourself, to help others is to help yourself, to benefit others is naturally self-interested, and to love others is to love yourself. ?
4. Manjusri Bodhisattva: Wisdom and Skills
Manjusri Bodhisattva represents great wisdom, complete wisdom, and is absolutely not confused or emotional. Buddhism often says: "compassion is the foundation and convenience is the door"; But he also said that "compassion is harmful and easy to get dirty", which seems contradictory in comparison! In fact, it makes sense, because compassion and convenience should be based on reason and wisdom, and we should not be emotional or coquetry. Emotional, reckless, that is evil. If it is based on wisdom, compassion and convenience, it can be just right, skilled and altruistic, which is a real advantage. Therefore, worshipping Bodhisattva means learning to develop one's own wisdom, learn to be a man, learn to be skillful and convenient, and learn to stop.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Samantabhadra Bodhisattva: Application and Practice
Bodhisattva Samantabhadra represents practice and applies and practices filial piety, compassion and wisdom in daily life. We can apply and implement filial piety, sadness and wisdom when dressing, eating, studying and working, and treating people. This is Pu Xian. To worship Bodhisattva is to learn the unity of knowing and doing and solve corresponding problems.
These are the four major topics for us to learn Buddhism-filial piety, sadness, wisdom and behavior. Think about it, where is the superstition in Buddhism? Really let us solve the mystery and enlighten! Then we can get rid of suffering and have fun.
Where does the pain come from? From a mystery. Where does the joy come from? From enlightenment.
If I realize the truth of life in the universe, I will be very happy. If I know everything, I will be happy naturally. You can master this reality, you can freely use this reality and dominate this reality, instead of being dominated by the environment. Being dominated by the environment, this person is very painful! He has the ability to control the environment, control his own life and dominate everything. How could he be unhappy, unhappy? The key is to be fascinated and enlightened! The program of learning Buddhism on behalf of these bodhisattvas is to let us really understand Buddhism and put it into practice in our lives, so that we can really benefit. ? Why do you worship Lohan? ? ? Lohan is a student of Buddha. He heard about the Buddha's education and practiced hard to free him from his troubles and pains. When we worship and count Lohan, we must learn from Lohan, hear about Buddhism, and correct our wrong thoughts, words and behaviors, so that we can get happiness from suffering, be clean in body and mind, and live a happy life. ?
Why do you worship the four heavenly kings? ?
When you walk into the gate of the Buddhist temple, the first building you see is called Tianwangtang. Four heavenly kings and Maitreya Bodhisattva are enshrined in the Temple of the King of Heaven. The Four Heavenly Kings are the guardians, protecting this Dojo. Do you know what it really means?
First, the king of the East. "Holding" means keeping; A country is a country. The most important meaning of the country is "the responsibility to do our best." We are self-cultivation and housekeeping, that is, we are responsible for ourselves, our family, our society and our country. What kind of responsibilities do you shoulder according to your position? We do our best in our posts, and everyone can be loyal and responsible in their posts, so as to protect our country and defend our country. This is what he said and what he taught us. The king of the country holds the pipa (musical instrument), which also represents Buddhism. What does it stand for? Responsible for due diligence should be done properly, neither exceeding nor lagging behind. This is the golden mean. Confucianism stresses the golden mean, while Buddhism stresses the golden mean. Like a string, if you are too tight, it will break; If it's too loose, it won't play. It must be adjusted. In other words, we should keep proper limit to people and things, and do it just right. That's what it means!
Second, the growth king of the South. "Growth" means seeking progress in modern terms; Keep pace with the times. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Confucian teaching theory is new, new and always seeking progress; Buddhism talks about diligence, not only progress, but also cleanliness. We should keep cleanliness in progress, which is what Buddhism gives us. Therefore, Buddhism will always stand at the forefront of the times. How can it be done without progress? The whole society is progressing, and you will be eliminated if you fall behind. Therefore, we should make continuous progress in morality, intelligence, technology and talent, and even improve our quality of life every day. This is the dharma. Buddhism stresses asceticism and is in the learning stage. Because what Buddhism says is to teach us to be happy from suffering, don't make a mistake, we leave happiness to suffering, which is not in Buddhism. So asceticism is in the learning stage, just like we study at school, and the learning stage is bitter. When we step into society, we benefit the people. At this time, we get happiness from suffering; It is such a meaning that you can not only enjoy suffering, but also help the whole society and all people get rid of suffering. You can't make mistakes. It must be known that asceticism is a stage, not a permanent one.
The growing king holds a sword. This sword also represents Buddhism and the sword of wisdom, which can get rid of troubles. Trouble is like silk and chaos, so cut the gordian knot quickly. Only wisdom can solve all complicated things, that's what it means. ? Three, the king of the west, four, the king of the north. The first two are our learning goals. We should be responsible and have a new look. So how can we do it? These two heavenly kings taught us to watch and listen more, as the saying goes, "Read thousands of books and take the Wan Li Road". Wisdom comes from here! To read books, read Buddhist scriptures; We should visit and inspect everywhere, just like sightseeing and inspection now. What is "light"? Just the customs and habits of that place, the living habits of that place. We can learn from others' strengths by looking and understanding. People's defects, reflect on whether we have them. We can learn from the strengths of others and build our country and society. Isn't this the best country and society in the world? This is not imaginary, but requires you to investigate and study in many ways. It can be seen that Buddhism is really practical for us, and it is by no means empty talk; Teach us to see more and listen more, increase our knowledge and increase our knowledge.
Then the big-eyed king holds the dragon in his right hand, or sometimes the statue is made of snakes. What do dragons and snakes stand for? Represents unpredictability. This is about people's hearts, society and the world. It is very, very complicated and constantly changing. You have the wisdom to control it, to master the situation and to be comfortable. It means this.
There are many heavenly kings in the north. He has an umbrella cover in his hand. What does the umbrella stand for? An umbrella is a cover, which is what we are talking about today. To cover up the dust, we should not only watch and listen, but also protect our physical and mental purity from temptation and pollution. So if you really understand, really understand, once you enter the king's temple and see these statues, you will learn a lesson. This lesson really protects your own physical and mental health. Your personal happiness, family happiness, social harmony, national prosperity and world peace are all true. You must know what it means-interest in teaching. This is the education of art.
Why burn incense? ? "Incense" stands for abstinence and determination, and burning incense is to remind us to practice abstinence and determination to show our wisdom. From discipline to determination, from determination to wisdom. Learning precepts means obeying the law and practicing ten good deeds. The ten virtues include: first, no killing, second, no stealing, third, no lewdness, fourth, no swearing, fifth, no nonsense, seventh, eighth, no greed, ninth, no anger, and tenth, no stupidity. Or ten good things. Now, these ten good things will be summarized as follows: 1. Kindness without killing-killing is killing, and life is life. If you don't kill, you don't kill. That is, all beings are equal and cannot kill. Because Buddhism advocates the equality of Buddha's nature and compassion to help the world, Buddhism respects the doctrine of equality and compassion, and calls for helping all beings who have been killed, indicating that all beings have Buddha's nature, so they cannot be killed. Mencius once said: "I can't bear to eat its meat when I hear its voice." He doesn't talk about Buddha's nature, but out of kindness, he has pity on all beings who have been killed. From this point of view, if we can be kind to human beings and not kill living things, the life world can be the best, and things of struggle and hatred can be eliminated. Isn't the world peaceful? Second, don't steal or save money-stealing is cheating and stealing, and stealing is robbing and robbing. Not stealing other people's property is called not stealing. Because everything, the transfer of sovereignty, must be in accordance with justice, not desirable, can not be taken separately, can not be taken for nothing, are theft. Being able to be born with desire is called "benefit", which is beneficial to ceremony and is called "righteousness". Knowing self-interest and benefiting others means self-interest and altruism, which is called "righteousness and benefit". Everyone is honest, frugal, supports parents, maintains family life, enjoys family happiness, and treats friends' money carefully, so there will be no theft, social peace and personal and family happiness. Third, don't commit adultery-that is, couples who are formally married are not allowed to commit adultery. Adultery without your wife is called lewdness. Being able to correct the desire between men and women is called not adultery, that is, keeping chastity and propriety. That is to say, after forming a family, the husband and wife should regard the guest as the respect, and they can live in harmony and become a happy family without other behaviors. ? Fourth, don't lie, be honest-you should fool people, cheat people with words, like lying, say no, don't say yes, it's called lying. If you don't lie, you tell the truth, and don't say anything false or deceptive. If we can stay away from lies, we can be honest with each other, and parents, brothers, relatives, friends and personnel can trust each other in contact. This is the real way to be happy.
Five, don't dispute two tongues-don't dispute two tongues means don't gossip, don't alienate others' feelings. If people don't practice oral trade, they will often suffer from two tongue diseases: the so-called disease comes from the mouth, and the disaster comes from the mouth. The disaster of two tongues will lead to windless, right and wrong, disturbing the body and mind, and even hurting people by force. It is really the culprit of killing people without seeing blood. If you can stay away from your tongue and speak honestly, is there a dispute between right and wrong? 6. Don't be mean, speak kindly-don't be mean, that is, don't say rude words that slander and insult others, and don't curse others. Ordinary people are often cursed with a bad mouth, which harms their parents and ancestors for three generations. It is a big bad mouth. As the saying goes, "those who speak ill of each other are rewarded by animals." Therefore, if you don't hate your mouth and speak kindly, you can accumulate virtue and become good, and you will be respected. 7. Don't be polite when you speak-the so-called yee language means rhetoric, frivolous rudeness, indecent words, which lead people to all kinds of evil thoughts, or ridicule, talk nonsense and think about fun, all of which are called yee language. People who speak this language are not only useless to themselves, but also harmful to others, where the karma lies, falling into evil ways when they die, being born as human beings and being despised forever. So if you want to say serious words that are in line with etiquette and unreasonable, that's called swearing. If you can stay away from English, you will be confident, polite and dignified, and you will be respected. Eight, don't be insatiable, be kind-hearted-you refuse to give your own property to others, which is called "jealousy", and others' property, but it wants to be mine, which is called "greed". An insatiable person pursues the five desires of wealth, sex, fame, food and sleep, and will create all kinds of crimes without stopping. So they should stay away from greed, don't be stingy with their own property, and don't covet other people's property. They should use the money they earn to support their parents, educate their children and support their families. But there must be no greed. Buddha said, "There are many industries that are greedy, but few industries that are taken. Everything is distressing except a moment of greed. " Life suffers from greed, which violates the law and discipline and harms other people's society. Buddhism is to persuade people to be kind, to give up, and to cure greed. Nine, don't complain about the kindness of others and bear the blessings-complaining about others is an accident, burying hatred in your heart and being angry in the form. Even losing your temper can lead to death. Most people say "set fire to Kutokuhayashi", which means that no matter how many good deeds a person has done, he will be angry with others, even use force, and all kinds of misfortunes will happen, so the good deeds he has done will be burned to ashes. Therefore, we should have compassion and tolerance for grievances, that is, the so-called "there is a knife above the word of forbearance, and if people can't bear it, they will recruit themselves. The knife can endure for a while, and patience after the home front is high." Therefore, it is a great cause of self-interest and altruism to cultivate the virtue of compassion and humiliation frequently in order to stay away from resentment.
Master Yin Guangda said: "People are not good together, but they harm themselves; It is annoying when it is light, and it hurts the liver when it is heavy. If the heart is always full of vitality, then the disease will be eliminated and the life span will be enhanced. "The meaning of (positive) treatment" X. Don't be stupid, but learn more-ignorance means ignorance, ignorance, no wisdom, ignorance of things, inability to distinguish right from wrong, unbelief in cause and effect, stubbornness in Jaken, lack of right and wrong, and run amok. If you can accept the Buddha's education and improve your wisdom, you can introduce positive opinions and be a reasonable and kind person. According to Buddhist scriptures, it is not stupid to practice Prajna wisdom to cure stupidity and keep your order away from Jaken. Meditation is to cultivate a stable, clean, peaceful and calm state of mind by chanting Buddha, chanting scriptures, holding spells, sitting quietly, or participating in meditation. Honor and disgrace, take it easy; Gain and loss follow fate, neither arrogant nor impetuous, neither humble nor supercilious; Don't panic when things happen, don't mess; Take your time and stay calm. A peaceful mind leads to wisdom, so as to properly solve all kinds of problems, puzzles and troubles in life, get out of the trough, get out of the predicament and get pleasure from suffering. The so-called general demeanor, if the command is determined. Therefore, this mentality is beneficial to modern life and necessary for our study, work and life. Therefore, we should cultivate discipline, determination and wisdom. Why did you ring the bell? ? Buddhism, Buddhism and chimes are used to pray for longevity, influence and overturn all beings. A Buddha clock is engraved with the inscription: "When the bell rings, the troubles fade, the wisdom grows, and Bodhi is born. Leave hell, leave the fire kang, and wish to become a Buddha and spend time with all beings. "Most of the bells in Buddhist temples ring once in the morning and evening, with 18, 18 and 18, and so on, twice, a total of 108. Why is it set at 108? It is said that a year has 65438+February, 24 solar terms and 72 days (five days is a waiting period), which is 108, symbolizing a year's reincarnation and everlasting. On the other hand, people have 108 kinds of troubles, and the bell rings 108 to eliminate people's troubles. Only when the bell is deep, loud and long can it shake people's hearts. A heavy clock has low fundamental frequency and large energy storage, which makes the clock deep and long. Bronze clocks with tin are more brittle than brass and iron clocks. The lower part of the bell and the bell lip are thickened and flared, which makes the sound radiation strong and makes the bell loud. Therefore, the chimes of most infectious Buddhist chimes are bronze chimes with heavy weight and thick lips. When you ring the bell, don't forget to listen to it: "When the bell rings, the troubles are light, the wisdom is long, Bodhi is born, out of hell, out of the fire kang, willing to become a Buddha and spend all beings." "It's so warm-hearted, financially and intellectually, and the merits are boundless.
Willingness means asking those who are blessed by God to fulfill their promises to God. It is what you are willing to pay to thank after your wish comes true. The best way to make a wish is to be kind, say good words, do good deeds and be a good person. If you wish to choose an auspicious day, you can't just wish for it. At all times and all over the world, wishing for auspicious days is based on the movement law of the sun, the moon and the stars, with heavenly stems and earthly branches as the content of recording the day and Yin-Yang and the five elements as the basic theory. It is formulated by taking things as the classics and taking God as the latitude. If you choose to wish the ecliptic a good day, you should take God as the purpose, put things first, and choose according to the order of things. Attachment: the rules of burning incense? First, there are many doors in the temple building, and there are exquisite doors to enter. It is said that only temples with lights are qualified 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 male guest takes his left foot first, and the female guest takes his right foot first. The bigger the step, the better. At the same time, entering the temple should follow the principle that the left door enters and the right door exits. Note: you must not step on the threshold (it is said that the threshold represents the Buddha's shoulder, and of course you must not step on it). And the salute to 1 and the sixth step means wholeheartedly and smoothly. Second, the principle of worshipping Buddha Before worshipping Buddha, you must clean your hands (wash). Incense should be called "please" instead of "buy". Ordinary people should hold incense in their left hand (it is said that their right hand is unclean, and most people kill with their right hand), the third wick prayed for themselves, the sixth wick prayed for two generations, and the ninth wick prayed for three generations. Thirteen is an extreme, and thirteen wick incense is a high fragrance of complete merit. Burn incense before kowtowing. If you burn incense, hold the incense in your left hand and the candle in your right. When burning incense, light the incense with your own fire 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. It is advisable to burn three sticks of incense, which means "abstinence, determination and wisdom" without omission; It also means to support Buddhism, Buddhism and monks to live in the three treasures. This is the most complete and civilized incense offering. There is not much fragrance, but the heart is in my heart. As the saying goes, "burn three civilized incense and respect a sincere heart." When incense enters the incense burner, it should be at a horizontal angle, indicating safety.
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. But if it is special light, it is different, and the object that opens the light can be carried with you. Lighting items can only be ivory, gold or jade. Wrap the items to be lit with red paper or red kits and paper with the name of the blessed person and the Chinese character Geng written on it (it is not necessary to write the Chinese character Geng), hand in a blessing (preferably related to the number 369) and ask the master to help light it. 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. Third, the principle of incense 1. Light incense with your own fire; 2. Hold the incense stick with the middle finger and forefinger of both hands, and press the thumb against the incense tail; 3. Put it on your chest with the elephant head bottle facing the Buddha icon; 4. Improve Mei Qi again; 5. After that, put it down as the third action; 6. Start splitting with your left hand. The first method of inserting incense: the first incense is inserted in the center. The second incense stick is on the right. The third candle on the left.
The second way to insert incense is to be right first and say, "swear to break all evil." On the second left, it says, "Swear to do all good things." Later I read: "swear to all beings." ? The third method of inserting incense is the simplest, the same as the first method, but it is easier to read. The first incense was inserted in the middle, which read: "To support the Buddha, I feel but not fascinated; The second incense is inserted on the right, which reads: "The law of supporting others is right, not evil; The third incense was inserted on the left, which read: "Feed the monks, clean and untouched." After offering incense, you should stand up, cross your hands in response to the Buddha statue, and pay homage to the Buddha (cross your hands and say in your heart, "May this fragrant cloud go straight into the three treasures (or read" straight into the buddhas ") to beg for mercy and compassion, and to help all sentient beings." )。 If it is a circle of incense, you should point to the Buddha where it is lit, and your hands are like holding a long incense. If you put sandalwood (that is, the twig split by sandalwood), you should hold both ends of the incense with your thumb and forefinger, with your middle finger, ring finger and pinkie open and straight, hold Qi Mei high, and put it in the incense burner before and after; The first sandalwood is picked up with the left hand and sent in with the right hand; Pick up the second branch with your right hand and send it in with your left hand; The third one is the same as the first one. The method of meditation should be the same as when burning incense. Burning incense is for support, and burning sandalwood is the best! 4. Precautions for burning incense: There are many bodhisattvas in the temple. You can worship them one by one if you like. If time doesn't allow, it will be burned in front of the Ursa Major Hall. The steps are as follows: 1. Invited incense, others can't pay. 2. It is best to burn incense with your own fire (three is enough, no need to burn a lot), facing the main hall door; Holding three Qing Xiang lightly in both hands (the man's left hand is above, the right hand is below, and the woman is in the other hand), suddenly mentioning it, the burning fire immediately went out. Never blow it out with your mouth. 3. When burning incense, burn incense first and then worship. Three sticks of incense is enough. You can worship in the stove. You can bow three times when you pass each Buddhist temple. Buddhism doesn't take it seriously at all. The most important thing is whether you are clean and self-centered. ? 4. Hold the incense to your forehead, close your eyes and make a wish, and then worship three times. (The height of incense cannot be lower than the lower body) 5. Turn right and face east (usually the main hall door faces south). The third step is to make a wish and worship three times; Then face south and face north. After the worship, you can insert the incense into the incense burner. Note: burn incense with your left hand, because the right hand kills people, and the left hand should be relatively peaceful. You shouldn't throw it into the incense burner. 6. Don't burn incense when a woman menstruates.
7. Burning incense in the temple is to light your heart, and lighting a lamp is to light your heart. At this time, you can get the blessing of Buddha and Bodhisattva, thus gaining wisdom and so on. So you can burn one incense, two incense, and three incense at most. No need to burn more. When you enter the temple to burn incense, you can bring it with you or buy it from outside. However, incense is usually found in the main hall and can be used directly. If economic conditions permit, you can put some merit money into the merit box. If it is difficult, don't worry that the Bodhisattva won't blame you, and you have the same merits in worshipping Buddha. 8. Burn three incense, one for Buddha, one for dharma and one for monk; In the middle of the cushion in the temple, it is for family members to worship Buddha. In the family, men bow their heads with the left one and women with the right one. When entering the temple gate, it is best to carry the hat and walking stick by yourself or put it in his room, and never put it on the Buddha case or the Buddha table. Try not to walk in the middle. Walk along the edge of the stairs. Men are left and women are right. Try not to walk through the main entrance, because the night abbot's door comes from the main entrance, while the novice monk comes from the side entrance. Therefore, in order to be consistent with the temple, everyone tries to enter from the side entrance, men are left and women are right. When entering, try to cross his right foot. When going out, go out from the side entrance, and don't step on the threshold (generally, the threshold of the temple is very high). Never step on the threshold when you enter the temple gate. 9. Be pious, be honest and keep your hands clean. Don't make a loud noise and say irrelevant "nagging" in the temple. Don't point your finger at the Buddha statue. Don't talk loudly and say disrespectful things. More importantly, you can't make a wish casually, because you must keep it; If you are not sure, don't make a wish. Don't ask for wealth, Buddha didn't bless you to get rich. You can seek peace and health. Don't just promise to give the Buddha something to support and then forget it. Buddha does not dispute your fragrance. This statement tells us not to make promises at will. The so-called life must be carried out as promised. It should be these lies that annoy the Buddha. 10, walk clockwise in the temple to worship Buddha, don't cross the futon, because it will give people a sense of solemnity. Don't walk in front of someone when he is praying. 1 1. Go to the Taoist temple and make a wish, just to realize your wish. Come back after a year's wish has come true. Just go in and ask someone. If you don't make a wish, just worship, then you don't have to. Generally speaking, monasteries don't have to make a wish, but you'd better make a wish and do a lot of good deeds. Make a wish. Make your own wish. 12. Without the consent of the temple, you are not allowed to pick flowers and fruits within the management scope of the temple, or take offerings without permission. This is also a wrong behavior. It is called "Stealing from all directions to live forever" and there must be a reward. ? The correct way to burn incense and pray? According to the traditional custom of our country, every year during the Spring Festival and the first and fifteenth days of the lunar calendar, people have the habit of going to temples to worship Buddha and pray for blessings. In order to make the ten parties believe in planting Futian, gain legal benefits widely and walk with the right heart, we will briefly introduce the correct method of burning incense and praying for legal benefits.
1. What is the real meaning of burning incense and worshipping Buddha? Temples are places where Buddhists cultivate their blessings and wisdom. It was called jungle in ancient times. Commonly known as Sakyamuni Buddha, it is enshrined in the hall of Mahatma in the temple. He was the prince of Sudoku, the king of ancient India, and later became a monk and practiced under the Bodhi tree. To be a fully enlightened person is the founder of Buddhism and is respected as a "Buddha" and a "teacher" by Buddhist disciples. The real meaning of burning incense to respect Buddha lies in expressing respect, gratitude and nostalgia for Buddha. Dye clean, dedicate life and realize life. If you do this, you will naturally be blessed and get what you want. Second, do you have to burn incense to support buddhas and bodhisattvas? Not necessarily. There are many ways to support buddhas and bodhisattvas, generally flowers (epigenetic) and fruits (epigenetic). If the conditions are not met, just a glass of water (purity and homogeneity) is enough. However, there is absolutely no need for wine and meat to support Buddha and Bodhisattva. Usually, "incense, flowers, lights, paintings, fruits and music" are used as food, and one of them can be used. 3. What does burning incense mean? First, show reverence and respect for the three treasures, so as to demonstrate and attract all beings. The second is to send a message to the void dharma circle to understand the ten treasures blessing. Third, it means burning incense in ten ways to remind Buddhist disciples of their selfless dedication. Fourth, it means that Buddhist precepts are really fragrant, which means that they silently vow to "practice precepts, precepts and wisdom and put an end to greed, noise and delusion". Buddha doesn't like the big and expensive incense in the world, but he likes the Buddhist precepts and precepts, which are really fragrant.
Fourth, can you get it by burning incense for money? You can't. The Buddhist scriptures say, "In Buddhism, everything is needed". The key is to understand the truth, and the pursuit of wealth should be as reasonable as the law. Burning incense to ashes is selfless dedication, which is what Buddhism calls "giving." This enlightens us: to seek wealth and happiness from life, we must first give up wealth and plant happiness. Wealth is the cause, wealth is the fruit. Giving up is the cause, the result, and giving up. Therefore, a person's blessings are made by himself, not given to you by Buddha and Bodhisattva. Buddhists often say: "Life is made by yourself, and happiness is found by yourself." Did you make a fortune by burning incense? This is purely "with the heart of ordinary people and the belly of all buddhas." Buddhists and bodhisattvas are deeply saddened. How can they care about your big incense and small incense like ordinary people and give them wealth respectively? Of course not. 5. What if someone must burn incense? Monastery is a place for public activities, and burning incense is generally restricted. In addition, there are many people on holidays, and a little carelessness in burning incense will burn others. Smoke billows, which is not conducive to environmental protection and is easy to cause fire. In this way, seeking happiness will not succeed, but will create endless evils. Believers who must burn incense can give incense to the temple for management and agree to arrange it. When it is burned, the monks in the temple will also pray for you. 6. What kind of wish should I make to burn incense and worship Buddha? Burn incense and worship Buddha, your heart should be clean, and the results can be spotless and blessed. If you want to make a wish, when you give up the idea of selfishness and harming others and make a big wish to benefit the society and all beings, you will have infinite merits. The Buddhist scriptures say: "Worship the Buddha and destroy the river sand; It is also true that the blessing will increase infinitely when chanting Buddha. 7. How many incense sticks are suitable for worshipping Buddha and Bodhisattva? Three fragrances are appropriate. This means that "abstinence, determination and wisdom" cannot be missed; It also means to support Buddhism, Buddhism and monks to live in the three treasures. This is the most complete and civilized incense offering. There is not much fragrance, but the heart is in my heart. As the saying goes, "burn three civilized incense and respect a sincere heart."
There are many buddhas and bodhisattvas in the temple. Does every Buddha and bodhisattva have to burn three incense sticks? Not necessarily. Generally, it is enough to put three incense sticks in front of the Hall of the Great Hero, and the effect of other halls is the same. Of course, it can also be decided according to the regulations of the temple and the distribution of incense burners in the temple, but it is advisable to have no more than three incense burners per incense burner. 9. Is it correct to worship Buddha with lighted incense in your hand? Not correct. After the incense is lit, it should be inserted in the middle of the incense burner, and the first incense should be inserted in the middle. Meditate in your heart: to support the Buddha, feel but not be fascinated; The second incense is inserted on the right, and I meditate in my heart: the method of offering is right but not evil; The third incense was inserted on the left, and I said to myself: feed the monk, clean and clean. After the incense, you should stand upright and cross your hands to worship the Buddha. Now some people light a handful of incense and hold it in their hands to worship Buddha. This may not only cause fire, burn others or yourself, but also burn sacrificial mats and utensils, and even cause smoke billowing, polluting the environment and endangering health. It's really uncivilized, not as good as the law. 10. What is the best way to support Buddha and Bodhisattva? The Buddhist scripture says, "All offerings come first." The so-called Buddhist support is the teachings in Buddhist scriptures, such as the principles of Buddhism being recited, self-transformation, and speaking to people. That is, in daily life, in dealing with people and things: "If you don't do evil, all good will be pursued." ?
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