What is it like to go to the temple?

In the first ten years, I went to Shanghai Zhenru Temple every day to participate in the morning class that started at 6 o'clock in the morning, the Buddha and Bodhisattva were very compassionate and caring for me, from the point to spread to me to show me a variety of bright and dazzling lotus, among which there are also beautiful Guanyin Bodhisattvas, and all kinds of brilliance, there are also many Buddhas and Bodhisattvas neatly arranged at the same time chanting, chanting the Buddha Hall in the middle of the three holy statues of Amitabha Buddha will leave the standing position and go around and then stand in the middle of the original position, in recent years, the home has set up a Buddhist hall after the rare to go to also show me the attitude of the Buddha and Bodhisattva to me welcome. When chanting at Xilin Temple and Jade Buddha Temple, they also showed me colorful lotus flowers, which gave me dancing and encouragement, and I felt that in the monastery it was like being in the Western Elysium. There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south!

Xia Ronghuaqi.

It's really beautiful, hidden deep in the mountains, covered with flowers and trees, and it seems that this place is just waiting for someone who is destined. The tranquil environment often makes people forget all kinds of troubles in the world and gain peace of mind.

For the first time, the Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai opened its meditation experience to the public, and the first phase was completely public, Ami Tofu. I was invited to experience it. Well, the abbot was merciful and renovated a place in the Jade Buddha Temple that was originally not open to the outside world into the "Jade Buddha Meditation Hall".

It was clean and bright, and when I sat inside, I saw the white curtains fluttering outside the window, and the main hall of the Jade Buddha Temple was outside, and the smoke was curling. Of course, if I am meditating, I still see "curtain movement" and "smoke", which means that I am not professional in meditation. Wind or curtain?

It's clearly exciting!

I once meditated at a temple in Kyoto for about a month. According to him, the most important feature of the spiritual life in the temple is that it is regular. Living in the city, we always feel that we are busy every day but do not know what we are busy with, but when we go to the temple, we are very clear about what we have to do every day.

I spent some time as a monk in Myanmar and talked about my spiritual life in Myanmar. The mainstream of Buddhism in Myanmar is Theravada Buddhism, which holds strict precepts and still retains the ascetic life of the Buddha's time. The daily life is very regular, centered on the practice of meditation and meditation, living by begging for food, and being good at guarding the roots.

At the southern foot of Shengying Peak in Cangshan Mountain, Dali, Yunnan Province, there is a well-known temple hidden, which was once rated as: "China's most beautiful nunnery", "China's most literary temple", people who have been here have said: it is so beautiful, I want to become a monk at a glance.

This is a women's ashram that allows women to practice for a short period of time. It is not an ancient temple, nor is it a tourist attraction, it is a bit difficult to find, and there is not even a trace of incense Its name, Silent Zhaoan.

As for the daily vegetarian dishes, I heard that they are all delicious, although there are many rules. There are three bowls in total: rice, soup, and vegetables.

Every day, the miso soup is made on the same day that I personally go up the mountain to pick the leaves. There is etiquette when eating, and no sound is allowed during breakfast and dinner. After eating, wash all three bowls on the spot with a slice of sauce radish and boiling water.

The method is simple and practical.

I have been to it twice, in Tiantai County, Zhejiang, the Wisdom Body Pagoda Courtyard, is the place where the ancestor of Taizong Wise Master cultivates meditation, and before entering the temple, there is a large barrier, which reads "that is, Lingshan". It really lives up to its name.

The statue of the Buddha and Bodhisattva is extremely solemn, the vajra eyes are angry, the bodhisattva's benevolent eyebrows, the breathtaking, and restless mind are also calm, and it seems to have reached the state of short-term non-action and selflessness! This is probably the reason why the world calls the temple a pure land.

Actually, a place like a temple is a place where a disturbed person can mute his mind, and when he doesn't want anyone like him to talk about his heart, this place can make people feel baptized, and people will be relaxed.

In 2018, I went to Nanjing Jiming Temple and entered the Hall of the Dead or something, that is, the person who passed away.

I went to see the cherry blossoms with my friends, she said to pray for my deceased grandmother, let me go in, I don't know why, as soon as I stepped into the threshold of the temple, my head buzzed, I really felt that my head was buzzing, I couldn't breathe, I went out, and I didn't feel that way, and then waited for her at the door, and glanced at the wall, full of names, most of them were abortions and children died, praying how to do in another world. To this day, I feel strange ...... too

Listening to the monks chanting in the main hall, I suddenly felt a feeling of wandering home for no reason, and tears couldn't help but flow down ......

I really like to go to the temple to play! Because I feel like it's the land of silence!

Feel the aura is strong, feel a little bit of belonging.

Every time I walk into Chengdu Wenshu Monastery, I have an indescribable sense of belonging.

I can really purify my soul, I went to do a ritual once, I feel like I'm improving, I can't do it before, and it's much better now.

Loved the smell of incense in the temple!

The temple is very peaceful.

Peace of mind is very pure and comfortable.

I don't feel anything! Maybe I don't have Huigen.

I actually have some disgust, maybe I really have no relationship with the Buddha in my life.

I want to go and I want to go often.

Be careful, lest you offend the Holy Spirit and be punished.

Some people go to the temple to visit the temple hall and feel the atmosphere of Buddhist culture, and some people not only to understand the traditional Buddhist culture, but also for a kind of spiritual sustenance.

The temple is relatively synonymous with Buddhism, its unique Buddhist architectural characteristics, the blessing and wisdom of the Buddha statues in the temple, giving people a sense of stability and peace, different shapes, the understanding of the name, bring people's mood is also very different. Therefore, some people go to the temple to visit and play, and some people want peace of mind and peace of mind. From the basic theory of Buddhism, it is impossible to ask the Bodhisattva to bless the promotion and wealth, or how to do it, because the Buddha seems to be a teacher, only telling how to practice, not the God of Wealth, nor the leader in charge of the appointment and dismissal, so it is impossible to give these.

Worship the Buddha and chant the Buddha, pay attention to the heart of a place, burning incense and worshiping the Buddha is a ritual, just like the conversation and handshake between people, there are many kinds of beliefs, as long as the people who believe in the Buddha have a pious and admiring heart to worship the Buddha, the soul will naturally be comforted, and some troubles and psychological burden will be reduced. That's why more and more people are choosing to go to the temple to relax during holidays, weekends, and other breaks.

If you are an ordinary good man or woman, the main purpose of going to the temple is to worship the gods and Bodhisattvas on incense, pray for peace and make wishes, and you can also come to the temple to make a wish.

If you are volunteering at a temple, you must be responsible for cleaning the entrance, keeping the temple environment clean, and may also need to wash the toilet.

You can burn incense after entering.

Three burns are sufficient. You can worship the Buddha.

There is no limit to how much. How to seek Avalokiteshvara?

There are four taboos to pay attention to.

1. Don't call it inappropriately.

The monks of the temple should be called "teacher" or "master", and the abbot monks should be called "elder", "abbot" and "Zen master". The monks in the lama temple are called "lamas", which means "guru".

2. Improper etiquette.

The common way to greet monks is to fold their hands and bow their heads slightly, or put one hand on their chest with their heads slightly lowered, and avoid inappropriate etiquette such as shaking hands, hugging, and touching the monk's head.

Three taboos: improper conversation.

When talking to monks, one should not mention the words of killing, marriage, or eating fishy meat, so as not to arouse the monk's disgust.

4. Don't behave inappropriately.

When visiting the temple, it is forbidden to make loud noises, point and discuss, ridicule, or walk around casually or disturb the temple objects.

Touching the statue of the deity, in case of Buddhist activities, you should stand silently or leave quietly.

At the beginning of the year, I accompanied my cousin to a temple at the foot of Jiuhua Mountain.

Although the temple is small, for his cousin, who has always been keen on praying to God and worshiping Buddha, this temple is absolutely spiritual, and he even thinks that he will be able to find the reason why he is single from the abbot.

The two probably talked for more than an hour, and the content is simply as follows:

You still don't have a partner, it's not because of Tong Xiaoyou, it's because your parents don't cultivate good fortune that has led to your today. If you want to get rid of the sins created by your parents, you have to donate money to the temple, 10 yuan a day, and three years. ”

I was stunned by these words on the spot, why, the Buddha has started to do business with people now? If you give money, I will cross you, and if you don't give money, you deserve to be single for the rest of your life?

Before I could react, the next words of the "master" made my jaw drop even more

Three years is a bit long, but it's necessary. I also have a suggestion, you can offer lotus lanterns in our temple, and whoever worships lotus lanterns, the masters in our temple will personally chant the scriptures every day to pray for your blessings and disasters! ”

Ask the lotus lantern**, two thousand, three thousand, five thousand, depending on how sincere your heart is.

To be honest, before I came here, I always thought that the master would talk to us about the Buddha's four meanings of emptiness, so that young Buddhists can have compassion and love for others and themselves.

Unexpectedly, all I heard was "how to do business with the Buddha" and "how to spend a penny to get more than ten times the reward", which was really jaw-dropping.

Master Hongyi's master, Feng Zikai, also expressed his views on these so-called "people who believe in Buddhism", and his original words are as follows:

In the past ten years, I have long been tired of watching these people and writing articles. Sometimes I really regret that I am a vegetarian, and I disdain to be in the company of them.

Because most of this group of people are selfish and ugly. Not only is it completely incomprehensible to the Buddha's vast compassionate spirit, but his selfish desires are much deeper than those of the so-called non-believers! Their recitation of the Buddha and their vegetarianism are all for the sake of personal happiness, just like a merchant who uses his capital to seek profit, or like a captive of an enemy country who turns his back on his partner and kneels down to our officer and shouts "Lord spare his life" in order to ask for preferential treatment from our army.

This article was published in 1938, and it is hard to imagine that today, more than 80 years later, such people are still catching a large number of them.

They chant Buddha and chant sutras, hoping that every word will become money; They are vegetarian and want to be rewarded more than they can eat fish. They say that they are retribution, but they don't know anything about the real Dharma.

Of course, I still believe that there are people in this world who truly understand the Dharma and are truly compassionate and compassionate, who may not live in temples, but who have the world in their hearts and are compassionate to all sentient beings, but our realm is too low to meet them for the time being.

Usually go to the temple to worship the Buddha, these steps are very important, not blind! 1. Bathe and cleanse yourself in advance.

If you are prepared to burn incense and worship the Buddha, it is best to bathe and cleanse yourself in advance to enter the temple with a clean body and mind. 2. Before worshiping the Buddha, do not eat meat and meat, meat, and garlic, onions, cigarettes, alcohol, etc. will stain your mouth and disrespect the Buddha, so it is best to avoid eating before worshipping the Buddha. 3. Dress neatly, behave politely, enter the temple, and dress neatly and neatly.

Do not dress unneatly, especially women, and do not wear revealing clothes or heavy makeup when entering the temple. Smoking, chewing gum, playing and playing are not allowed in the Buddha Hall. Fourth, when entering the temple and entering the Buddhist temple, it is best not to enter through the middle door, and when entering from the side of the Xun Zheng door, do not step on the threshold, and it is advisable to raise your feet and enter.

After entering the temple door, it is not advisable to go straight, and the advance and retreat of the stove Chang shout should walk along the direction of the left arm, enter the temple door, and the hat and cane should not be placed on the Buddha case and the Buddha seat. 5. Do not disturb the things of the temple, and the things in the temple must not be moved, especially the bells, drums, fish chimes and other ritual instruments in the temple, and do not knock on them, and the tin staff, mantle, mantle, etc., are not allowed to move. Fruits and plants, such as fruits, should not be picked at will.

Sixth, worship the Buddha can not be offside.

The worship mat of the main hall ** is used by the temple master, not to worship on the upper side, it is advisable to use the cushion stools on both sides, divided into men and women to worship on the left and women, where someone worships, do not walk in front of his head.

7. Read the scriptures carefully.

If there are scriptures in the temple that are open to the public, they can be read. However, before reading, you must clean your hands and read them flat on the table, not holding a scroll or placing it on your lap. In particular, they should not be added to the scriptures.

8. Monks are exquisite.

When you see a monk, you are called a monk, or a great monk, and you should not call it directly"Monks"、"Monk"。The common way to greet monks is to put their hands together, bow their heads slightly, show respect, and avoid improper etiquette such as shaking hands, hugging, and touching the monk's head.

If a monk is worshipping the Buddha, sitting in meditation, chanting, eating, sleeping, performing sutras, or going to the toilet, he is not allowed to bow to him.

9. Scripture etiquette.

If you are late and the Dharma Master has already ascended to the throne, you must bow to the Buddha, take a step back, and then bow to the Master.

After taking a seat, do not greet acquaintances, do not sit up uncertainly, cough and talk, if you can't finish listening, but do a chorus to the master, quietly exit, do not wave to call others.

10. Other precautions.

1. When entering the Buddha hall, you must not look up at the Buddha's face, bow your head immediately and worship, and you must not look at it at will. If you want to see the face of the Buddha, you should stand outside the hall and watch from a distance, so as to conform to the etiquette system.

2. No loud noise, or lying down and running or jumping in the Buddha hall.

3. Do not spit or litter in the Buddhist hall.

4. If someone worships the Buddha, don't pass from the front. When worshipping the Buddha, it is best to worship the Buddha close to the Buddha's table, so that others do not pass in front of you and disturb you to worship the Buddha.

5. The posture of worshipping the Buddha should be solemn and correct, and it should not be tilted or correct.

6. Food in the temple should be donated. Whenever the temple holds a puja or a bodhisattva's birthday, a vegetarian feast will be prepared to connect with sentient beings, and believers need to donate merit money; If you eat at the temple on weekdays, you also need to donate.