Fragrant bamboo sticks: how to accurately apply fragrance?

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1、 When offering incense, use your thumb and index finger to hold the incense, close the remaining three fingers, and raise the incense with both hands to the level of your eyebrows. Observe the Buddha and Bodhisattva appearing before our eyes and receiving the incense offerings. Assuming there are many people, hold the incense upright to avoid burning others, and then walk three steps away from the Buddha statue to hold the incense and worship. When offering incense, you can offer one or three incense sticks. When offering three incense sticks, insert one stick in the middle (oral recitation, offering to the Buddha), two sticks on the right (oral recitation, offering to the Dharma), and the third stick on the left (oral recitation, offering to the monk) and palm together (offering to all sentient beings, may this cloud of flowers fill the ten realms, offering to all Buddhas, and respecting the Dharma and all sages).
2、 Fragrance should not be called 'buy' but 'please'
3、 One's own incense cannot be paid for by others

4、 It's easy to ignite incense with your own fire (three sticks are enough, there's no need to burn them in large quantities).

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5、 Burning incense must not be extinguished with the mouth. Hold three green incense sticks lightly with both hands (the man's left hand is on top, the right hand is not talented, and the woman is the opposite). Suddenly lift them upwards, and the burning fire will stop immediately. Never use the mouth to extinguish them;
6、 Walk clockwise in the temple and worship Buddha
7、 When entering the temple, try not to walk in the middle, go up along the edge of the stairs, with men on the left and women on the right. When entering, try not to walk through the main entrance. As the abbot gate enters through the main entrance during morning and evening classes, while novices and others enter through the side entrance, in order to cooperate with the temple, we should try to enter through the side entrance, with men on the left and women on the right. When leaving, we should also exit through the side entrance.
8、 To make a wish is to fulfill it. After one year, regardless of whether the hope is fulfilled or not, one must go back and fulfill it. Assuming there is no wish, just bowing is not necessary.
9、 Do not eat meat in the temple.
10、 Temples usually offer scriptures as gifts, don't forget to ask for a few books. What is more precious than scriptures in the world?
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