Can I worship Buddha with cherry tomatoes?
Brief introduction of various forms of supply tools;
Burning incense is not for Buddha and Bodhisattva to eat, nor for Buddha and Bodhisattva to smell. Used to remind yourself that if you never forget the teachings of Buddha and Bodhisattva, you will never do anything wrong or regret it.
People have troubles inside, temptations outside, wealth confuses wisdom, and color confuses wisdom. Offering incense is to remind themselves to have the wisdom and heart of Buddha and Bodhisattva when judging others.
Hua Yan Jing of Dafang Guangfo (Volume 927) 2003/ 1/8 Australian Jing Zong College File Name: 12- 17-0927.
Burning lanterns is to support the public with wisdom and light, and help them break myths and become enlightened. Burning incense is to help the public turn evil into good. Look at the meaning of this sentence "Incense" means teaching by example. Everyone who studies Buddhism knows that there are precepts in the incense praise that are really fragrant, and the five-point dharma body is fragrant. So we burn incense and play lanterns in front of Buddha and Bodhisattva every day. You should understand what it means, not what Buddha and Bodhisattva want. "Incense lamp" is to remind ourselves. When we see cigarettes and smell incense, we should think of quitting; When you see the lamp offered to Buddha and Bodhisattva, you should think of wisdom. Jieding will be a triple gem, "with many precious colors."
Hua Yan Jing of Dafang Guangfo (Volume 734) 2002/6/1The file name of Australasian Chunzong Society is 12- 17-0734.
It is common to offer flowers and fruits in front of the Buddha. It is often seen that people come to temples with fragrant flowers and fruits to offer sacrifices to buddhas and bodhisattvas. What do you mean? Flowers represent cause, and fruit is fruit. Flowers are good, career is good, and fruit is good. If fruit is good, it will be good. Flowers and fruits represent cause and effect, which shows that you often think that good seeds have good fruits. If you can think of this, the light will shine and your heart will shine! It's not for flowers to be seen and appreciated by buddhas and bodhisattvas. All buddhas and bodhisattvas are clay sculptures. How can they appreciate it? Buddha and bodhisattva will not eat fruit, so we must understand this truth. This is teaching. Don't misunderstand the meaning! Someone asked, which flowers can't be dedicated to Buddha and Bodhisattva? What fruits can't be offered to buddhas and bodhisattvas? Then this is superstition. In Buddhism, no matter what kind of flowers can be sacrificed, no matter what kind of fruit can also be sacrificed to the Buddha. Why? Table method! You will know the reason when you see the flowers. What is the reason? Six degrees in all directions. Flowers represent six degrees of radiance. In Hua Yan Jing, flowers represent ten paramita and fruits represent Bodhi nirvana. In Jingzong, the fruit represents the pure land of death, and the pure land of death proves the fruit, and the fruit is a flower and fruit.
Our most common water supply, water is the most important of all offerings, provide a glass of water. It is best to hold water in a transparent glass. Why? Let's see, this is the best, it shows the law! What does water stand for? Water represents our hearts. This glass of water is clean and pollution-free, showing a clean heart. There are no waves in the water, it is flat, representing equality. So this glass of water is for us to see. We often think that my own heart should be pure and equal, that's what it means. Water can always be supplied, as can flowers, fruits and lanterns. Teaching you to watch during the day and at night, no matter when, will cause Tathagata to teach us. It always reminds me that I am in that place, which means this. Just because food can't be preserved for a long time, because there is less expression for food and more expression for gratitude. When we eat three meals a day, we don't forget: I want to support the Buddha and all sentient beings in the dharma world. Buddhism calls eating out. Eating out is for all ghosts and gods, and we don't forget to eat. But you should know that all buddhas and bodhisattvas eat once a day, so sooner or later they decide not to provide food, but to eat once a day. Provide at noon, and withdraw after the supply is completed; Just like you invite people to dinner, of course, you should take the rest of the dishes away after dinner, and you can't always put them in front of the guests. Run out at any time and withdraw at any time. So offer food to Buddha, and withdraw immediately after feeding. It must be understood that after abstinence, it is for the public, first for the Buddha, then for the public. Fragrant flower fruit display, display methods can often be placed there.
Now we have seen some Dojo. Their incense and candles are made of electric lights and look like candles. There is a red light bulb on it. I've seen a lot. The same is true of incense, not really fragrant, but the front end of incense is a small light bulb, a very small light bulb, and what you see is a red light spot. This is tangible and odorless, but it's ok. I'll show you how to learn. Flowers and fruits are also for fake flowers and fruits. In this business, why? This is a symbol, so you can often see it and think of it, but you won't forget it. That's what it means. It can be said that there is nothing in the venue and Buddhist temple that is not expressive. If you can see it, you can certainly understand it. If you go in without saying a word, the Buddha and Bodhisattva can explain the scriptures to you. That's really a "profound and subtle method"! Everything is in solemn silence, you understand it carefully.
What does the incense burner show? Incense burner is burning incense, incense represents faith, and faith is fragrant; Incense represents abstinence and wisdom, and abstinence is the real fragrance; Incense is also a five-point fragrance, as I said before. So when you see the cigarette lingering around you and smell the fragrance, you remind me: I want to take three lessons of abstinence from wisdom and five dharmas, that is, "the light shines." There is no burning incense. You see, there is no incense in the incense burner. I think of burning incense when I see a censer. When I saw candles, I used to worship lanterns, oil lamps and candles in front of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. That expression is obvious, that is, burning yourself and illuminating others. In modern times, you say that you sacrifice yourself and dedication for others. It is convenient and clean to switch to electric light now, but the notation is not easy to detect. Therefore, you must know that support is teaching and must receive teaching results.
Brief introduction to the expressions of Buddha and Bodhisattva;
Maitreya Buddha and Bodhisattva, the statues made now are generally in the shape of cloth-bag monks, smiling at people. He is the next Buddha. The name of Maitreya Buddha is transliterated in Sanskrit, which means kindness to the world, showing compassion, tolerance and happiness.
The Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha expresses filial piety (see Ksitigarbha Sutra for details), and the name of Ksitigarbha refers to the treasure in the heart, which everyone has. If you really want to plant blessings, you must plant them from the heart, that is, from filial piety, so that you can have real gains. Confucius' Book of Filial Piety says: Filial piety is the foundation of virtue. With the origin, there are various interests behind it. The Buddha also said that caring for parents is the cause of the three Buddhas. ("The View of Infinite Life", net merit and three blessings, the first blessing, the first sentence, filial piety to adoptive parents. )
Some temples are also dedicated to the honorable Galand (Guan Gong), which means "loyalty". Loyalty is the implementation of filial piety, not foolish loyalty, but loyalty. You can tell by reading the words that the letter of the Middle Way is correct, representing loyalty and your heart is correct, your heart is unbiased and your heart is not inclined. This is called loyalty; In other words, this is what Buddhism says.
Incidentally, in Mahayana Hall, three sages of Hua Yan and Manjushri Buddha of Sakyamuni are generally enshrined.
Generally, the combination of three saints, one Buddha and two bodhisattvas is the door of the two bodhisattvas' representatives' walk and wish, as well as great wisdom and greatness. Buddha represents the perfection of Buddha's fruit, and the willingness to help each other, and the wisdom and behavior can achieve the meaning of complete bodhi.
Bodhisattva samantabhadra expresses "great wish", the last product of Hua Yan Jing is "Bodhisattva samantabhadra wish", and the top ten wishes of Bodhisattva samantabhadra lead to bliss. If there is a wish, there must be action to realize it, and the wish can be truly realized.
Manjusri Bodhisattva means "great wisdom". Generally speaking, the head is bent backwards. Only with wisdom can we know how to turn back. The so-called boundless suffering, turning back to the shore, turning back from the mysterious, evil and dyeing, depends on consciousness, integrity and purity. Looking back is for refuge (ancient Chinese character conversion).
Wisdom (judgment), will (direction) and action (execution) can prove the perfection of Buddha's fruit. Sakyamuni Buddha is a perfect Buddha.
Sakyamuni is a Sanskrit transliteration, which means benevolence and silence.
Benevolence is not selfish, "benevolence" is unilateral, here are two people. When you think of yourself, you will think of others. According to Confucianism, if you want to make contributions to yourself and benefit others, you can do what you want, but don't do what you don't want to do to others. To achieve the ultimate goal is what Buddhists call "no self." Why can you do this? The Buddha really knows and understands that you and I are one. How can you come? Why me? It is the Taoist saying that "heaven and earth are rooted in me, and everything is integrated with me", that is, the "string" developed by modern quantum physics, which is the essence of all people and everything.
Silence means purity and calmness. All beings in the world are always thinking, and our hearts are full of waves and anxiety, which makes us restless for a moment. But our silent heart is as flat as a mirror, pure and free from dye, cool and comfortable, and we can see all the mountains and rivers.
Generally speaking, avalokitesvara is behind the Hall of the Great Hero, showing great kindness and compassion. Those who are kind "give pleasure" and those who are sad "pull out hardships". There is no difference between the big and the small, regardless of gender, age, nationality and religion, and they will all help save the country equally. There are also the eyes of Guanyin with a thousand hands, which means that the eyes are in front of us. Help as soon as you see it, that's what I mean.
In fact, Buddhists and Bodhisattvas all have the same intentions, such as hiding filial piety and Guanyin being unfilial? Actually, it's just as filial. Aren't Maitreya, Guanyin and Pu Xian Manjusri kind? Are very kind.
We understand that, in fact, Buddha, Buddha and Tao are the same, and Buddha and Bodhisattva are the same in truth, but they actually show us different sides. Seeing the image of Buddha and Bodhisattva can remind us not to forget the teachings of Buddha and Bodhisattva, let go of delusion, persistence and separation, and get inner purity and coolness. That's good.