Praying: 'praying' refers to praying for blessings from the gods or setting a ceremony to repay the vows.
The reason why traditional customs or folk customs object to the worship of Buddha during menstruation is that blood comes from menstruation. In the traditional concept, the menstruation of girls is always called unclean, so they are afraid of disrespect for the god Buddha. In some areas, when sacrificing ancestors, women in menstruation and childbirth are not allowed to go to the temple for the same reason.
Now we know how menstruation comes from. It's all blood on our bodies. It's clean and filthy. It's caused by the ignorance of physiological phenomena in ancient times. But it's not Buddhism, it's just local folk custom. We can't accept things that are not Buddhism because we believe in Buddhism. Instead, it hinders our heart to Buddha.
In the sequel to master Yinguang's paper money, the book to self-conscious scholars said: 'women have menstruation from the age of 123 to the age of 489. It is said that when menstruation, do not worship and recite, which is unreasonable. Short menstruation, two or three days, the elderly six or seven days. Those who practice must be mindful of their boundlessness. How can they abandon their practice because of their inborn troubles. This means that when menstruation, there should be less worship Chanting sutras and chanting sutras should be done as usual. It is advisable to change and wash the dirty cloth frequently. If the hand touches the dirty cloth, wash it immediately. Do not touch the hands of filth, turn over scriptures, or burn incense. Buddha's method, the method is round, the external way only holds the cliff principle. Many people in the world believe in what the layman says, and they don't know the Dharma, so they can't share the Dharma with others. (the last letter in the renewal volume of paper money is repeated)
Women's menstrual period is a chronic disease for most of their lives. It will take several days. How can we stop studying Buddhism. At ordinary times, you must be pure and sincere. Even though you cannot be clean, you should be honest. There must be thick interlining in the small clothes, so as not to let the pollution and blood flow in the Buddha Hall. All hands that touch the body must be washed. If worship is inconvenient, be polite. When it comes to chanting and chanting sutras, it is always done with sincerity and reverence, and its merits and virtues are not diminished. Take Buddha as the great compassionate parents of all living beings. When this disease occurs, you can recite Buddha sincerely, and then you should be the double life and have compassion on min. If the body has this unclean disease, as the fool holds it, it is not allowed to chant Buddhism. If children fall into sex toilets, it is reasonable not to call their parents for help. '
Therefore, if you have to go during menstruation, you can go, because there is no mandatory regulation that women are not allowed to enter the temple during menstruation, but you must clean up and take a devout heart. If you still care about traditional customs, you can wait until the menstrual period is over.