Can we burn incense and worship Buddha during the Dragon Boat Festival in 2020? What are the good and bad luck of the Gregorian calendar?
Gregorian calendar, Thursday, June 25th, 2020.
May 2020, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
On the Dragon Boat Festival, it is suitable for the old yellow calendar.
Don't take advantage of Yang Gong's anniversary.
Decoration, marriage, license, engagement.
Bury the beam, cook the stove, find the heir, and go to build it.
Pray for blessing, sacrifice, release, capture, marriage and acceptance.
Build houses, plant meridian columns, and fast for wealth.
Kawai
On the Dragon Boat Festival, the lunar calendar is taboo.
Don't take advantage of Yang Gong's anniversary.
Move, open, enter the house, start traveling, open
When tourism is open, it needs funds and livestock to move out of the fire.
Separate bonds and open positions for shipment.
""Judging from the Gregorian calendar of this day, the Dragon Boat Festival in 2020 is the anniversary of Yang Gong's death, and it is not suitable for holding joint events and burning incense to worship Buddha. Why can't Yang Gong burn incense and worship Buddha on the anniversary of her death?
According to legend, Yang Junsong, a geomantic master in the Tang Dynasty, made three taboos1according to the number of 28 stars. These thirteen taboo days are January 13th, February 11th, March 9th, April 7th, May 5th, June 3rd, July 1st, July 29th, August 27th, September 25th, October 23rd, November 21st and December 19th. Yang Gong's thirteen bogeys have been valued by Xuankong since ancient times. In Xuankong's eyes, these thirteen days can never be chosen as opening, construction, marriage, signing contracts and so on. What should I pay attention to when burning incense and worshiping Buddha during the Dragon Boat Festival?
As a festival to commemorate Qu Yuan, the Dragon Boat Festival itself has some taboo meanings, so strictly speaking, burning incense and worshiping Buddha is not taboo.
1, going to the temple to burn incense, I need to clean myself the night before. Nerve is to wash away the dust on your body and make yourself tidy. By neatness, I don't mean how luxurious you want to wear, but how clean and tidy you are. Don't wear flashy and unconventional clothes.
Burning incense and worshipping Buddha is also taboo. It's not that monks and nuns had better not go through the middle door. The door in the middle is called an empty door, and only monks can enter and leave. Children on both sides can be used by pilgrims, so pay attention to the door and the woman walks with her right foot. The man walks with his left foot. Never step on the threshold, it is disrespectful to the Buddha. Just cross it.
3. People who come to worship Buddha should be pious, and their hands should be clean, because they have to bow and take incense, so they should be clean. Pay attention when you come to the temple to worship Buddha. Don't talk and make noise. Don't point fingers at any Buddha statue. Because there are many people coming to worship Buddha and there are many futons in the main hall, you should be careful not to cross the futon when burning incense to worship Buddha, otherwise it will be regarded as disrespectful.
4, burn incense and worship Buddha, the number of incense is also exquisite. Three wicks pray for themselves, six wicks pray for two generations and nine wicks pray for three generations. Thirteen is an extreme, and thirteen wick incense is a high fragrance of complete merit. Is to burn incense and kowtow. This is also the highest specification. Generally speaking, it is better to worship Buddha with three incense sticks.
5. If you burn incense, you should hold it in your left hand. When burning incense, the incense should be lit at one time, and the more prosperous the better. But if the fire hasn't gone out after lighting the incense, don't blow it with your mouth Just shake it up and down horizontally and it will be blown out by the wind. When burning incense, hold the incense at the bottom with your right hand and bow your head over your head. After bowing, you can put the incense in your hand in the incense burner.
6. Burning incense and worshipping Buddha, kowtowing is also exquisite, and you can't kowtow for a while. And if you want to pay attention to posture. First you need to kneel on the futon and put your hands together. Note that your palm is hollow, hold it high above your head, pause to your mouth, make a wish, then go down to your heart, meditate, then open your hands, palm up, and crawl yourself. Knock your head off and go back and forth three times.
7. Women had better not burn incense during their official holidays. In addition, it is impolite for women to go to temples to worship Buddha in summer, and they must not wear miniskirts or topless clothes. If you take your children to worship Buddha, you should take good care of them and don't let them run around and play in the Buddhist temple. Disturbed the purity of Buddha.