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Made of osmanthus trees, that kind of tree is very fragrant.
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Made from the bark of a tree.
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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 fragrant wood powder used is: agarwood, lavender, sandalwood, green wood, and 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 incense of different sizes, different lengths and colors, they have gradually become a must-have for outdoor leisure life, while driving away mosquitoes and insects, increasing wild fun.
2. Incense.
It is also called ring incense and incense ring; All made of incense powder, due to the different ignition time is divided into 2 hours, 4 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, a week and other specifications, in ancient times, chanting, practice, self-cultivation people preferred incense;
Due to the hygienic burning, convenient, accurate time, and the incense ash is not easy to disperse, this incense has become an ideal choice for modern home life to freshen indoor air, sterilize and remove odors.
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 racks, so it is favored by young people in modern cities, and has become the first choice for tea tasting friends, increasing environmental fragrance and creating a romantic atmosphere.
Fourth, incense tower grains (cone incense), ingots and other special-shaped incense.
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.
5. Micro smoke.
In order to meet the needs of modern consumers, Micro Smoke Incense is a fun experience of using incense in the smoke of nothing, and this incense is especially suitable for indoor use in northern China in winter.
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The incense in the temple is sandalwood or incense. Sandalwood is made by processing and forming fine sawdust from sandalwood with adhesives, and then drying it. Incense sticks are composed of aggregates, binders, spices, pigments and auxiliary materials.
There is a wide range of wood powders and added spices and agents used to make incense, and different incense has different raw materials. For example, wood can be made from the wood or bark of trees such as agarwood, sandalwood, and cedar, and can also be made from the stems and leaves of some scented plants.
The three major incense in the world: as a golden bridge that connects the wisdom of the heavens, the incense materials offered to the Buddha are naturally stipulated.
Since Zhang Qian opened up the Silk Road and Zheng He went to the West seven times, the types and quantities of spices flowing into China have increased day by day, and they can be divided into two categories according to the incense materials: combined incense and single product incense. However, the developed technology and industrial means have given spices another major classification - chemical fragrance.
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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 out of crop straw and straw as the raw material of the balance chain, 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.
Because Buddhism respects life and protects living things, ambergris and musk secreted by animals are generally not used. At present, most of the popular incense in society is artificial chemical synthetic incense, and there are many ***.
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It's okay to delay any incense, you know, these are just forms, and they don't matter. It's the heart that matters! Respect, sincerity and sincerity are the key to the most sedan car, and the so-called "sincerity is spiritual" is what it means.
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The incense in the temple is mainly sandalwood, but it can also be other incense. Burning incense in temples is a way of offering sacrifices, praying, and is a form of faith and sustenance. However, the amount of incense burned represents different meanings, and there are many rules when burning incense, such as the need to clean hands, incense should not be called "buying incense", but should be called "asking for incense", and ordinary people should use their left hand to worship incense.
The temple uses hail and incense.
Incense is an indispensable thing in the practice, the Buddhist scriptures use "incense solemnity" to metaphorize the role of chanting Buddha Samadhi, with the mother and child reminiscing and the fragrance dyed in the human body metaphor of chanting the Buddha correspondingly, such as the Buddha who recites the merits of the Buddha, full of body and mind. In the pure land where the bodhisattvas have made their vows, the wonderful incense wind blows at the source as you want, and the heavens in the realm of desire often touch the body with a soft fragrant wind.
There are also some precautions for burning incense. Before worshipping the Buddha, you need to clean (wash) your hands, and the lack of cracked incense should not be called "buying" but "please". Ordinary people should hold incense with their left hand, pray for themselves with three sticks, pray for two generations with six sticks, pray for three generations with nine sticks, and thirteen sticks of incense are high incense with complete merits.
There are many varieties of incense, which can be divided into agarwood, sandalwood, and perfume incense in terms of taste and materials; In terms of shape and use, it can be divided into bamboo incense, pan incense, lying incense, incense cone, smokeless incense, micro-smoke incense, etc. The fragrant wood powder we often use is: agarwood, lavender, white sandalwood, green wood, cloves, etc.
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