What kind of material is the incense used for worship?

Generally, there are incense, wood powder, binders and additional materials.

Incense is the core part of traditional Buddha incense, which determines the characteristics of the aroma, the efficacy of the incense, and the grade and grade of the incense. Including natural flavors and some Chinese herbal medicines. natural spices, such as agarwood, sandalwood, benzoin, musk, frankincense, incense, etc.; Chinese herbal medicines, such as Yuanzhi, white flower, rhubarb, angelica, danpi, dingpi, etc.

Since natural spices are basically included in Chinese herbal medicines, "incense" and "medicine" are indistinguishable in history, and are collectively referred to as "fragrant medicines". This is also the difference between traditional Buddha incense and modern craft incense. Modern craft incense does not use incense, but uses artificial chemical essences, and the incense made has lost many effects such as health preservation.

Adding wood powder to the incense can adjust the concentration of the aroma and help the burning of the incense. Generally, fir powder or pine powder is used. They are also ground with special equipment, and then large impurities are screened out with a screen. Finally, wood flour is formed.

Powdered incense and wood powder are relatively loose and not easy to form one, so it is also necessary to add some adhesive materials. Generally, elm bark powder is used as a binder, also referred to as "elm powder". Not only does elm powder have good adhesion, but it also makes incense more resilient and elastic, stronger, and not easy to break, and elm powder itself can also be used as a kind of incense.

In addition to the above three basic ingredients, some incense can also be supplemented with auxiliary materials. For example, some incense can be burned better by adding a small amount of saltpeter.

There are many varieties of incense, from the taste and materials, there are agarwood

Sandalwood. perfume incense; In terms of shape and use, it can be divided into bamboo incense, pan incense (ring incense), lying incense, incense cone (incense tower grain), ingots, micro smoke incense, etc. The incense wood powder used is: agarwood, lavender,

Sandalwood. Aoki, cloves.

Here are a few types of incense to focus on:

1. Bamboo incense.

It is also called bamboo incense and standing incense; It is composed of a bamboo core artificially wrapped with fragrant wood powder many times, the production process of this incense is complex, and it was mainly used as a temple and worship the gods in ancient times.

Because the finished products are easy to carry and use, not easy to break, do not lose powder, and can be made into various fragrances of different sizes, different lengths and colors, they have gradually become wild.

Leisure life. The must-have thing to keep mosquitoes away from the body at the same time, increase the wild interest. Second, the incense.

It is also called ring incense and incense ring; All made of incense powder, due to the different length of ignition time, it is divided into 2 hours, 4 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, a week and other specifications

Self-cultivation. the fragrance of choice;

Due to the hygienic burning, convenience, accurate time, and the incense ash is not easy to disperse, this incense has become a fresh modern home life.

Indoor air. Ideal for sterilization and odor removal. 3. Lying incense.

It is all made of incense powder, which has a shorter burning time due to its short length. In ancient times, when burning, it was lit and lay horizontally in the incense burner covered with incense ash, so it was called lying incense.

In modern times, this incense can not only lie in the incense burner, but also can be inserted directly or obliquely into various incense stands, so it is highly favored by modern urban young people.

Tea. The first choice for meeting friends, increasing environmental fragrances, and creating a romantic atmosphere.

Fourth, incense tower grains (cone incense), ingots and others. Abnormity. Fragrant.

It is handmade from different shapes, and the whole material is incense powder. It evolved from the ancient times with different shapes of incense seals to light incense powder, which has the characteristics of variety and easy to use.

This incense is also the first choice for young aristocrats in modern cities to pursue a taste of life.

Fifth, micro cigarettes.

In order to meet the needs of modern consumers, Micro Smoke Incense is a great way to experience the joy of using incense in the smoke of the smoke, and this incense is especially suitable for indoor use in northern China in winter.

The traditional production of incense uses elm bark as raw material, after crushing and grinding, adding a small amount of fine powder crushed and ground from crop straw as raw material, adding an appropriate amount of water to stir together, loading it into a tubular mold, and after squeezing, it comes out with a thin strip of incense in the general shape, which becomes incense after being cut and dried.

Elm bark acts as a bond, and secondly, it is a plant fiber and is also flammable.

Add a small amount of crop straw as raw material, crush, grind helium, auxiliary ingredients, and drink the fine powder ground out of the barrel to save elm bark raw materials. Because the cost of raw materials for elm bark is relatively high.

Of course, some incense has some special Chinese medicine added to it

There is a difference between the incense used to worship the ancestors and the incense of the Buddha, their uses are different, and there is no difference in the others.

There should be no difference between this, the key is the mood.

Three are sufficient.

Ancestor worship belongs to traditional culture, and Chinese are more disciplined, so Sangen is the most suitable.

This is because the custom of worship is said to have developed during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the tradition that continued at that time was Sangen.

The first root is to worship the sky, the second root is to worship the earth, and the last root is to worship your ancestors.

Because in ancient times, it was believed that heaven and earth were the largest, and the existing things were filial piety to the sky, and then there was earth, so that we human beings existed.

From the proverbial right time, place and people, we can also judge the importance of the three.

Because in ancient times, it was believed that the celestial phenomena were the appearance of the universe, or the emotional manifestation of the gods, and that the bad celestial phenomena were a catastrophe, so the heavens were put in the first place.

Moreover, it is human beings themselves, so they are placed after heaven and earth.

In addition, it should be noted that:

1. Because the times are changing, and the cultural customs of each place are different, so there is no need to pay too much attention to the amount of incense, and the attitude can be pious and respectful, because without ancestors, there will be no next generation, and they are worthy of respect.

2. Traditionally, it is necessary to hold incense in the left hand and fire in the right hand, the order should not be wrong, after the incense is ignited, it cannot be immediately inserted into the soil, it must be worshiped first, and by the way, some words that you want to say to the ancestors are silently recited in your heart, and then the incense can be fixed.

3. Incense during the Qingming and July and a half periods, special attention needs to be paid to, because there are lonely souls and wild ghosts, and the treatment method is to burn incense and paper for the lonely souls and wild ghosts in the place near the ancestors, so as to prevent them from coming to snatch the incense of the ancestors. Of course, this is also said by the older generation, and the customs of my hometown have always been like this.