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Can I worship Buddha on Tomb Sweeping Day? What's important about worshipping Buddha on Qingming Fes

Qingming Festival is a very important traditional festival in China, so there are some customs and taboos. Can we go to worship Buddha? Do we have time to pay attention to it? Let's have a look.

Can I worship Buddha on Tomb Sweeping Day

In general, you can worship Buddha on Qingming Festival. According to traditional customs, Qingming Festival is a day for going on a green outing and sweeping tombs, so you can also go to the temple to worship Buddha.

Tomb Sweeping Day is a day for ancestor worship, tomb sweeping and flower appreciation. On this day, many believers like to go to the temple to worship Buddha, in order to recall the distant life, cherish the blessing and be grateful for the present. Of course, it's OK to burn incense on Qingming Festival, because it doesn't conflict with the traditional Qingming Festival customs, and it also conforms to the concept of Qingming Festival to commemorate the ancestors. In the Qingming Festival, the traditional "burning bags" is the main form of ancestor worship. The so-called "package", also known as "package", refers to the parcel sent by filial piety from the Yangshi to the underworld. For those who weeded and added soil to the tomb, they burned papyrus ingots for several times, and used paper money to buy the tombs.

Qingming festival itself is to commemorate the ancestors and pray for the safety of the whole family. It does not conflict with burning incense in the temple. However, it is best to invite a better incense, because burning incense is a formal way of worshipping Buddha, focusing on sincerity and sincerity.

Do you have time to pay attention to Buddha worship

In China, there are still some time-consuming concerns about worshipping Buddha.

Many people who study Buddhism will set aside a small area in their home for the use of Buddha. The best time to worship Buddha is in the morning and evening. As the saying goes, the plan for a year is in spring, and the plan for a day is in the morning. Morning is the best time to burn incense. When you get up and clean yourself up, a column of fragrance is most suitable for breakfast. In the evening, we should also recite sutras and worship Buddha. Generally, we should spare half an hour after dinner for meditation or chanting. And then another fragrance is equivalent to accumulating another merit.

Buddhist believers all know that the first day and the fifteenth day are good days to worship Buddha. On this day, the temple is full of people and pilgrims. On the 15th day of every month, the temple opens early to welcome pilgrims from all directions, and believers come to the temple to worship and offer incense. Since these two days of each month are fixed time for worshipping Buddha, going to the temple to pray for peace and happiness in these two days will make ten good believers plant the land of blessing, gain the benefit of Dharma, and fulfill their wishes.

When you enter the Buddhist hall, you are not allowed to look up at the Buddha's face, bow your head immediately for worship, and you are not allowed to watch and look around. If you want to see the Buddha's face, you should stand outside the hall and observe it at a distance, which is in line with the ritual system.

2. It is not allowed to make loud noise or to lie down and run or jump in the Buddhist hall.

3. Don't spit or litter in the Buddha Hall.

4. If someone worships Buddha, don't go ahead. When visiting Buddha, it's better to worship Buddha near the Buddha table, so as not to be disturbed by others passing in front of you.

5. In the Buddha Hall, you can only turn right, not left, to show the right way. When the public practice around the Buddha together, they should pay attention to the corner. They don't need to ask questions. They just need to raise their eyebrows.

6. You are not allowed to talk about worldly words or make loud noises in the hall. Apart from listening to the Scriptures and listening to the Dharma, you are not allowed to sit in the hall. Even if you discuss Buddhism, you should not speak or laugh loudly.

7. In the Buddha Hall, it is not allowed to stand on foot, against the wall, on the table, on the jaw and on the waist, not to stand on the wall with a bamboo stick or spit on filthy spittle, etc. when sitting, do not sit with a skip. When standing, you should stand up with your palms or palms together to show respect.

8. In the hall do not yawn, spit, fart, etc., when forced, should withdraw from the hall. When yawning, the mouth should be covered with sleeves. When spitting, it should be wrapped in toilet paper and put in the pocket. It is not allowed to affect the public.