I want to build my own house and ask questions about Feng Shui: What is the correct way to install the God and Bodhisattva positions?
Currently, this is basically how the altars are placed in the Jiangnan area. Some enshrine the ancestors’ altars in the central shrine and write the family name, some enshrine the heaven and earth’s national master, and others The holy thrones are instead placed on both sides, but in a high position. Personally, I think this is a common practice and cannot be said to be inconsistent with Buddhism. Reasons: First, the owner may not necessarily believe in Buddhism or be a disciple of the Three Jewels. Most people who believe in Guanyin only know how to seek but do not know how to give, and they do not understand the principles of Buddhism. Second, the owner has placed Master Guanyin and Lord Simingfu in high positions. , does not mean disrespecting the saints.
As for the number of words for writing about gods, this is a rule of folk belief. There are two ways to write it. One is to write six characters, with "birth, old age, sickness, death and suffering" as the cycle. This is called the Little Zodiac cycle. Folks in most provinces adopt the rules of combining the Little Zodiac; "Return Home" is a cycle, which is called the Great Zodiac Cycle. Word count is particular, not just any word count will do. The number of words is based on the cycle of the two lines of the Dahuangdao poem, and then the last word should correspond to the word "walking by the side", such as "dao, far, tong, da, yao, return" are all "walking by the side" ".