When did the burning of incense and worship the Buddha arise? What is burning incense and worshippin

Burning incense and worshiping Buddha has a long history, and the custom has been passed down to the present day and is still very popular among people. Originally, it refers to a ritual of worshipping God and Buddha. During the prayer, the incense is lit and inserted in the incense burner to show respect.

Sometimes, incense is burned in order to take its elegance and burn incense, which is a traditional Chinese culture similar to flower arrangement. In modern society, burning incense is sometimes compared to asking for help and giving gifts.

Burning incense on the left is low and the right is high, which mainly has the following meanings:

1. If the two columns on the left are the same height and the right side is slightly higher, it means that it will live a long life.

2. If the left side is low, the right side is the same height, and it is much higher than the left side, it means that the person praying will be in good health, blessed and rich.

3. If the left side is slightly lower, the right side is the same height as the two columns, and it is only slightly higher than the left side, it means that the Buddha will come within three days, and the incense should be continuously offered within three days.

4. If the two pillars on the left are of equal height, and the one column on the right is much higher, it means that the heaven and the earth are incense, and more incense should be added as soon as possible.

5. If there is a step-like rise from left to right, then congratulations, you have completed your merits, and God will definitely bless you.

The tradition of burning incense has existed since the Zhou Dynasty, used to worship heaven and earth, ghosts and gods, formalized in the Western Han Dynasty, and the official recognition of Buddhism was introduced in the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, in 68 AD, so we can conclude that burning incense to worship the Buddha began in the same year, as for what it means to burn incense and worship the Buddha, our superficial expression, burning incense is to allow us to establish a prelude to communication with the Buddha and Bodhisattva, worshiping the Buddha is to eliminate our own arrogance, whether burning incense or worshiping the Buddha, it is to improve the quality of our hearts.

This is a traditional custom that existed in China thousands of years ago, and the specific time cannot be verified, but it is at least more than 2,000 years.

The purpose of Buddhist culture is:Do not do all evil, do all goodThis purpose is positive energy, and the people are willing to worship positive energy. After thousands of years, Buddhist culture has already become China's cultural soft power, and has an important influence in the world.

Worshipping Buddha and God is a sign of respect, and this kind of ritual existed in China 3,000 years ago.

According to ancient documents, "Zhou Shengyan teased Wang to sacrifice to the sky", which is called "Yanzhou Sue" or "Smoke Ceremony". The worship of Buddha should be started in the 11th year of Yongping (68 AD), when Buddhism was officially introduced to China.

It was around thousands of years ago. White Horse TempleThe history is more than 2,000 years, and before the erection of the White Horse Temple, the folk of our country have long had the custom of burning incense and worshiping the Buddha.