What are the taboos for offering sacrifices before the Buddha?

Although we are all sincere, we still need to take some practical actions at the same time, otherwise it will be difficult to convince people. The same is true for offering Buddha, and the altar cannot be empty. So what are the taboos for offering sacrifices before the Buddha? What's the point? Let this issue of Feng Shui be interpreted for you.

Why do you want to offer Buddha?

Where is the Buddha? Buddha is in my heart. Buddha is everywhere. In fact, at the earliest time, it did not appear in Buddhism. When Sakyamuni Buddha was alive, he did not agree to support the Buddha statue. There are no Buddha statues in the earliest historical relics. It's just a practice method of transformation. Later, some people can't really understand from the abstract Buddhism. So there was a Buddha statue representing Buddhism, representing a pure and compassionate lotus.

Do not trade support.

Because some people are not sincere enough, they feel that they have not given enough support to Buddha and Bodhisattva, so they mistakenly regard support as a transaction with Buddha and Bodhisattva. In fact, this understanding is all wet. Both buddhas and bodhisattvas are full of wisdom, and there is no difference between them. How can they covet the little material support of people in the world?

It must be remembered that offering in front of the Buddha is not that the Buddha and Bodhisattva need our support, but that we need to cultivate our compassion and altruism with the help of this act of giving. If we regard offering as a transaction, an equal exchange, and feel that we have provided for ourselves, Buddha and Bodhisattva must bless ourselves, then our delusion will be reversed and our merits will be greatly damaged. Offering before the Buddha is a clever and convenient way for all sentient beings to practice, rather than bribing each other between the secular.

Is it better to serve odd or even fruits before Buddha?

As for the number of fruit offerings, it is not explicitly mentioned in the classics. It is not necessary to be rigid, but solemn and beautiful. If there must be a number, or one or three or seven or twenty-one or forty-nine, and so on, it is digital notation. For example, there are four apples, one above and three below, that is, each layer is odd.

Matters needing attention in offering sacrifices before Buddha.

Flowers, fruits, food, tea and other offerings before the Buddha are consumables and must be replaced every day; If it is still edible, it should be used for other purposes, or eaten by family members and should not be abandoned; If it is rotten or corrupt, do garbage disposal. As for whether it is an odd or even offering, there is no limit, and it is even in terms of symmetry. If it is limited to the relationship between material resources, financial resources, location and venue, there is nothing wrong with odd numbers. As for the category, the materials are subject to the range that everyone's financial resources can bear, and they are not perfunctory or extravagant.