What is the significance of Buddhism lighting incense, and what does it mean when Buddhism calls inc

Incense has the effect of heart-repellent effect. Because burning incense will emit aroma, and there is a curling rise, from the aroma and smoke can convey information, so the ancient princes also used smoke as a sign as a tacit understanding and trust between each other. As for the aroma produced by good spices, it has a calming effect on the mind and body.

Therefore, when Buddhists burn incense, they are willing to believe in their hearts, vow to subdue their afflictions, and seek ultimate liberation according to the path taught by the Buddha. If you understand the true meaning of this connotation, you will not be obsessed with burning incense sticks or burning dozens of incense sticks at a time.

The water supply tells us to cultivate a pure mind, to be as clean as the water Offering flowers and fruits tells us to cultivate good causes, then we can have good results The real benefit of Buddhism is to reduce our attachments to greed and hatred, but in order to make it easier to teach sentient beings, it uses various methods to remind us and guide us. If we ignore the inner meaning of these methods, and we cling to the outward appearance, we may even become more disturbing and attached.

Incense is one of the main offering utensils of Buddhism, and the offering utensils of Buddhism have their profound significance in addition to expressing the commemoration of the teacher and seeing the sages.

Burning incense in Buddhism represents taking precepts, that is, abiding by the rules and obeying the law. Keeping vows is an important means of Dharma practice, and it is the basis for attaining meditation and wisdom. Buddhism burns incense is to remind yourself to keep the vows and practice at all times, which is the true and eternal fragrance.

Offering incense and allowing it to fill the air represents the merit of good deeds and the power of purification. This motivates us to stop all evil deeds and cultivate good deeds.

Venerable Buddha, we offer incense.

Let the fragrance permeate the air, but the incense of moral life is far greater than the incense of our offerings, and can spread all over the world.

Excerpt from (Light the Heart Lamp).

Hope it helps, thanks.

The three sticks of incense are represented.

Ring Dinghui. 1: The three precepts (i.e., faith, diligence, and willingness) 2 determinations: by.

Warn. Bear. Decide. (After the vows, it is achieved by the positive diligence (the four righteous diligences) and the mindfulness (the four thoughts.) Right Concentration. Hui: By. Decide. Bear. Intelligent.

In regular monasteries, a two-foot square, three-inch thick stone slab will be placed in some specific places, generally equipped with a wooden pedestal, about three feet high (three feet is one meter), and the stone slab will be placed on it, and this facility is called incense.

Calling incense is used to strike to convey certain signals. These signals have a specific rhythm, in practical terms, a bit like the preparatory bell in the school, such as passing the hall (that is, going to the dining hall to eat together) before the first call, this "preparatory bell" has been beaten, which means that the work, the hard work is paid attention to, it is time to temporarily put down the things in hand, and then the "formal bell" - Bangzi, that is, the long wooden fish at the door of the hall, after the public are seated, they also have to knock on the cloud board, and these magic instruments struck before the hall have their own educational significance, The whole process starts with the ...... of the incense

Sitting incense (that is, everyone meditating together) used to call everyone to the meditation hall to gather, but also to call incense first, and then the public will be in the meditation hall to practice incense, sit incense, all behaviors must obey other orders, this series of orders, is also to call incense as a starting signal.

Just as the bell was originally a ritual instrument used for striking, and the concept of "a bell, smell the bell" and other concepts appeared, and the meaning of the bell developed, the call for incense also similarly included another meaning: the sound produced by striking this ritual instrument. Most of the time, the incense refers to this signal.

In other words, the main meaning is not the same as the original meaning.

In Buddhism, "called incense" means: incense!

The effect of incense lighting is as follows:

1. Worship ancestors and worship gods: When worshipping ancestors and worshipping gods, convey the respect and remembrance in your heart.

2. Aromatherapy**: Sandalwood incense can help relax the spirit and carry stupidity, reduce stress and ward off evil spirits; Jasmine incense helps to improve respiratory function, help you fall asleep, and solve the problem of insomnia. Clove incense helps repel mosquitoes and insects, purify the air and **athlete's foot.

3. Fresh air: fresh indoor air, sterilization and odor removal.

4. Repel mosquitoes: burn in the incense burner, or put it in the incense bag, which has the effect of lavender and insect prevention.

What does it mean to have incense for a day in a Buddhist monastery.

Putting incense is the same as letting go of the wind, and in ancient times, people were used to using a cup of tea and a stick of incense.

To calculate the time, for example, a cup of tea can be drunk for a quarter of an hour, which is about 15 minutes of the current early draft, and an incense can be burned for about 1 hour, which is equivalent to 1 hour.

Most Buddhist monasteries have a few days of incense every month, and the incense day here is equivalent to our Sunday, which is the day of rest, and the temple will be held on the fifth day of the lunar calendar (such as the beginning of the lunar calendar).

Five, ten. Five, twenty-five, etc.) or when there is a major event.

Monks will have morning classes every day, meditate in the Buddha hall and chant Buddha, incense to the gods and Buddhas, just like we go to work and school, very hard, incense means that you can spend your own time, such as a rest by yourself, or clean up, go out to shop for something, play around, etc., but still come back at night.

What does it mean to talk about incense in the temple?

When it comes to incense in the temple, it means that the incense is applied.

1. The incense head on the right side is higher than the incense head on the left hand side and in the middle, and the incense head on the left hand and the middle position are flat, which is called: heaven and earth incense.

2. The incense head on the left side is higher than the incense head on the right hand side and in the middle, and the right hand is flat with the middle, which is called: disaster incense.

3. The left and right sides are lower than the middle, and the chain is covered but the left and right are flat, which is called the small innocent incense (meaning that there is a Buddha coming).

4. The middle incense is the highest, the right hand is second, and the left hand is the lowest, which is called the incense of increasing wealth.

5. From left to right, it is stepped and raised, which is called: merit incense (meaning: blessed by the gods).

6. The left hand is low, the middle and right hand are high (and 1 and a half times higher than the left hand), which is called the Danxiang (meaning: good health, fool increases wisdom).

7. The left hand is lower than the middle and right hand (one incense head lower), but the low is limited, which is called urging incense (meaning: there will be ancestors to come within three days, and offerings must be prepared).

8. The left hand is equal to the middle, higher than the right hand (4 times higher), called: Zengfu Xiang (there is an auspicious blessing within ten days).

9. From left to right, it is lowered in a stepped shape, which is called: Bliss incense (there is a festive thing coming).

10. The left hand is the highest, the right hand is low and the sun is lower than the left hand (less than one-third of the left hand), and the middle is the lowest, which is called the evil incense (commonly known as the evil incense).

11. The left hand is higher than the middle and right (one incense head higher), and the middle and right are flat, which is called Chenglin Xiang (meaning: there is a guardian saint guarding you around you when you do anything).

12. The left and right are flat, higher than one-third of the middle, which is called offering Ruixiang (meaning: there is an auspicious omen within three days).

13. The left is half a incense head higher than the right, but the left and right are lower than the middle, which is called Luxiang (meaning: Guanlu will appear high and low).

14. The left hand is lower than the middle 1 incense head, and the right hand is lower than the middle 1 and a half points, which is called thief incense (meaning: there will be thieves or robbers entering the door in the near future).

15. The left and right are flat, and the middle is low by 1 incense head, which is called the big lotus incense (meaning: there are happy events and fortune within seven days).

16. No matter how the left, middle and right are burned, the incense heads are always kept parallel, which is called: peace incense.

17. The left middle is flat, lower than the right hand 1 incense head, called: longevity.

18. The left middle is flat, less than one-fourth of the right hand, which is called longevity.

19. The left and right are higher than the middle 1 incense head, which is called the small lotus incense (there are auspicious events within 3 days) 20. From left to right, it is a stepped type to change and increase the height, which is called: merit incense.

In the Buddha's generation, incense was also popular among the Indian nation, and after Buddhism dissolved into the human society, the incense entered the temple of Buddhism. It has become a utensil for burning incense, and it is a tripod in Buddhism. The vase and the table are offered in front of the Buddha, one of the eighteen things of the monks.

Its material is gold, yoshi, magnetic, pottery, red sandalwood, etc., the shape is multifaceted, and it can be roughly divided into four, namely.

1) Incense placed on the table, such as Boshan shape, fire shape, Jinshan temple shape, foot shape, tripod shape, three-legged shape, incense seal shape, etc.

2) Handle incense held in the hand, such as shape, sub-shape, tail shape, etc.

3) Incense used in zazen.

4) Irrigation, no jujube recipient across and body image.

In Buddhism, different types of incense are offered in different places, and different incense is burned. For example, I often go to the Daxiong Hall** or the big incense of the outer Danqi, most of them are made of gold or stone, and the name of the temple is engraved on the body for believers to insert incense.

The incense on the table of the main hall is made of stone, or porcelain, for the burning of sandalwood. The main hall of the Buddhist temple has a square one, and there is a delicate small incense of burning sandalwood, and there are thorns hanging in front of the child, which is very beautiful, and it is used by the abbot monk to incense; After the rent of the main hall is completed, if you want to worship in other halls, the waiter will hold it forward, and the monk will go to the hall to offer incense. Xianghe is used in the Buddhist hall of the believer's home, and there is also porcelain, cut off a bamboo branch under the incense, and put it flat on the incense burning, so that the ash will not make the offering table.

The small woodcut is carved with a flower-shaped incense and has a handle. Only a stick of incense can be inserted, which is the disadvantage of doing Buddhist things, and the main monk and the Lord are in the hand, which is called the hand.

And I have more incense than the shape in the monastery, and this incense has three legs, one foot in front and one foot in the back, which is placed in the same way. It is often used as a metaphor for the three in Buddhism, one of which is indispensable.