Going to the temple is a spiritual beauty is also a spiritual therapy of the Vietnamese. To promote the value of spiritual culture, Pagoda attendants need to know and follow a number of rules.
. Rules for buying a feast
When coming to offer incense in the temple should shop vegetarian as: incense, fresh flowers, ripe fruits, sticky rice, sticky rice, tea ... Do not place salty in the area of electricity, ie the main place of worship of the throne. Temple.
On the incense of the main electricity is only offered vegetarian, net. The sacrifice of salamander (buffalo, goat, pig), chicken, ham, spring rolls ... can only be accepted if the pagoda worship the monks, saints and mothers. Offer only at the altar or shrine only.
Do not buy gold, money to cover the offerings of Buddha at the temple. If there is a correction of this ceremony, it is placed at the altar, the Holy Mother or the altar of the Monsignor. Real money should not be placed on the incense stick of the main electricity should be put into the box of merit.
Fresh flowers are Buddhist lotus flowers, lily flowers, peony, flowers ... not using flowers, wild flowers. Alcohol, beer, cigarettes can not be placed on the altar of the Buddha, but can be placed on the altar.
When going through the gate to the temple should go to the gate (right) and go out by the door (left). Central door (the middle door) is only for Heaven, higher level, the level of entrance to the temple and go out also under this door. Those who go to the temple must step over not step on the door.
At the temple, it is not the main temple in the pagoda, but the two guardians outside the gate (a pagoda, a pagoda, some pagodas), this means asking for permission. to enter the temple.
When standing in prayer, should not stand up church but should stand aside.
Rule of address
With the monk claiming to be Amitabha Buddha, white teacher, ... and claiming to be a child. Such an arrogance is seen by the monk who commemorates Shakyamuni, who is so vocal in addressing Shakyamuni.
If the monk is the master of the practice, then the teacher is the meaning of the teacher means teacher. When I send anything to the monk, they fold hands lotus bud.
Rules of prayer
According to the Buddhist concept, the Buddha only protect the peace, shelter for the Buddha can not support the road, name, talent, fortune. Therefore, when we do ceremony to the Buddha's door should be protected by the Buddha.
In the family, the temple can ask for good luck in the career, love ...
Rules of worship
Place the offerings, incense and ceremony at the church before the Lord.
After the ceremony in the Duc He finished, put the ceremony on the incense of the main electricity, light incense and then the ceremony of the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas.
After the main ceremony is finished, go burn incense in all the other churches of the road. When incense burns, there are three feasts or five ceremonies. If the temple has a shrine to worship the temple, then go to the place of worship, offering incense by the will.
Finally, at the church (Hau).
At the end of the ceremony, after the ceremony to give the ceremony should go to the male sex or reception room to visit the monks, increase abbot and can be depending on merit.
What not to do at the temple
Do not arbitrarily make noise or say disrespectful words to the Buddha, the Holy, nor the attitude of lack of respect as arbitrary hand pointing to the Buddha statue.
When walking should not cut across the face of people bowing. Do not run over, run, talk, comment, sit or lie in the Buddhist path.
Want to do the ceremony should not kneel behind those who are burning incense. Depending on the discipline, can stand / kneel during the ceremony but need to advance.
Do not use or take any furniture of the temple to make your own. Going to the temple should not go from the door to the door and do not step on the door.
To the Buddha, the three should not wear shoes, chewing betel nut, smoking.
Turn off the phone or vibrate before entering the temple, especially preparing to incense incense, worship.
Do not burn incense in the temple, because outside there are incense burners.
Do not take photos or film arbitrarily in the temple.!
- Do not take fortune to worship at home
Many people have the habit of carrying items in the temple to put on the altar of his house, is not recommended. Items can not be redeemed; In addition, many of them contain negative sound fields that negatively affect the altar.
Just put money into the box of merit, no need to take merit. If there are also not put should put on the altar to his house to report.
Do not take the branches to bring home on the altar. Cindus contains many negative gas fields, disadvantage for the family, the gods at home.
Candles, matches, lighters can be taken but not brought back to the altar.
The charms, mantra ... most of the gas field sound, should not bring home, the more should not put on the altar or stuffed into the wallet. Put charms on your wallet, as well as always bring a negative gas atmosphere, chaos in accordance with people.
