Can I burn incense and worship Buddha on New Year’s Day 2021? When is the best time to burn incense?
Burning incense and praying for blessings is an important thing, so can we burn incense and worship Buddha on New Year’s Day 2021? When is the best time to burn incense? Let’s take a look at the following content!Can I burn incense and worship Buddha on New Year’s Day 2021?Unsuitable Lunar calendar: November 18, 2020 Gregorian calendar: January 1, 2021 (Friday)Chinese Zodiac: Gengzi year + Wuzi month + Jiyou day Today's good things according to the old almanac : moving, getting married, moving into new house, getting a marriage certificate, getting engaged, going to school, seeking offspring, receiving wealth, catching, marrying, receiving a betrothal gift, migrating, erecting pillars, planting, fasting and offering sacrifices, and seeking wealth. Things that are taboo in the old almanac today : decoration, opening a business, starting construction, installing beds, traveling, burial, raising the beam, opening a business, tourism, repairing graves, taking up office, breaking ground, building, praying , offering sacrifices, opening markets, taking in livestock, starting drilling, cutting wood, building houses, meridians, and building bridges. There are four aspects to the meaning of burning incense: 1. To show sincere and respectful offerings to the Three Jewels, and to demonstrate and guide sentient beings. 2. It means transmitting information to the void Dharma Realm and gaining blessings from the Three Treasures in all directions. 3. It means burning oneself to spread fragrance to all directions, reminding Buddhist disciples to make selfless contributions. 4. It means that the Buddhists' precepts, concentration and true incense have been lit, which contains the silent vow to "diligently cultivate precepts, concentration and wisdom, and extinguish greed, noise and ignorance". The Buddha does not like the big and expensive incense in the world, but he likes the precepts, concentration, truth and incense of his disciples. How to burn incense and worship Buddha correctly?1. Clothing must be modest, never too revealing or strange, and it is not appropriate to wear slippers or a hat into a temple. These are basic respects for the gods.2. Avoid loud noises. Although each temple worships different gods, they all hope to purify people's hearts, so your words and actions must be gentle. 3. Prepare 3-5 offerings such as seasonal fruits and biscuits, but they must be odd numbers (because odd numbers are yang numbers). You can also prepare incense, gold paper, etc., depending on the regulations of each temple. |
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