Notes on worshiping Manjushri Bodhisattva

Worshiping Buddha and offering incense have always been relatively solemn things. For solemn things, you naturally need to pay attention to your own image. And there are also many people’s rules. So in Feng Shui, what are the things to pay attention to when worshiping Manjushri Bodhisattva? Let this Feng Shui knowledge encyclopedia analyze it for you.

Things to note when worshiping Manjushri Bodhisattva

Dress neatly and dignifiedly. You must not wear fancy clothes or clothes that are too revealing. It is also not advisable to wear slippers or hats into the temple. A person's external appearance represents the overall mental state, and the neatness of clothing represents respect for the Buddha and Bodhisattva.

Don’t make loud noises in temples. Buddhism is a place of purity. Every Buddha and Bodhisattva enshrined in the temple hopes to purify people’s hearts. It is not something you can shout loudly in a noisy market. , therefore, speak and behave gently and control your temper.

To prepare the offerings, just choose seasonal fresh fruits and snacks. The odd number is considered auspicious. In addition, I remind brothers who want to burn incense that it is best not to burn too many incense candles. There is no need to burn them. High incense, just burn it with sincerity. Burning too much incense will pollute the environment.

Time to worship Manjushri Bodhisattva

Many people who study Manjushri Bodhisattva will set aside a small area in their home for Manjushri Bodhisattva. It is best to do it once in the morning and once in the evening. As the saying goes, the plan for a year begins in spring and the plan for a day begins in the morning. Morning is the best time to burn incense. After getting up and washing yourself, a stick of fragrance is most suitable during breakfast. In the evening, we also chant sutras and worship Manjushri Bodhisattva. We usually set aside half an hour after dinner to meditate or recite sutras. Then another pillar of fragrance is equivalent to accumulating merit again.

All followers of the Manjushri Bodhisattva Sect know that the first and fifteenth day of every lunar month are good days to worship Manjushri Bodhisattva. On this day, the temple is crowded with people and there is an endless stream of pilgrims. The temple opens early on the first and fifteenth day of every month to welcome pilgrims from all over the world, and believers come to the temple to pay homage and offer incense. Since these two days of each month are fixed times for worshiping Manjushri Bodhisattva, going to the temple to pray for blessings and peace on these two days will enable devotees from all directions to plant fields of blessings, obtain Dharma benefits, do good deeds, and fulfill their wishes.

What should you pay attention to when offering incense to Bodhisattva

Wash your hands: Different places have different rules when worshiping Guanyin Bodhisattva, but no matter where you are, you need to clean your hands before worshiping. own hands. Because according to Buddhism, hands are the most polluted parts of the human body, so we should wash our hands frequently every day, and wash our hands before offering incense.

How to burn incense: Choose three pillars (branches) of incense, do not break the incense; light the incense (if there is an open flame after lighting, you can put it out left and right, do not blow it out with your breath); face the statue of the god, hold the incense with both hands (in line with the forehead), bow and salute.