How to set up a Buddhist temple at home? How to offer Buddha? It is a problem that many beginners will encounter. It's complicated to say, simple to say, sincere respect, and everything else can be learned slowly. Setting up a Buddhist temple should be based on the actual situation of your home. If someone in the family does not believe in Buddhism, then in order to avoid family conflicts, the Buddhist temple should not be placed in the middle of the living room (living room) where people walk frequently. You can choose a corner of the room, or balcony, study, independent small room, mainly quiet, because you have to do homework there.

When choosing the location of a Buddhist temple, you can design your own Buddhist temple according to the area (size) of this location. Since it is a Buddhist temple, Buddha statues are indispensable. Tibetan Buddhism has Thangka, and Han Buddhism has Buddha paintings, which can be hung on the walls of Buddhist temples. There is usually an altar in a Buddhist temple. The altar can be customized according to the area of the Buddhist temple, or it can be replaced by an idle table at home.

The Buddha statue can be placed on the altar, and a niche can be made for the Buddha statue if conditions permit. Usually, the Buddha statue is placed in the middle of the altar against the wall, with Bodhisattva on both sides and Dharma on the side. Put a passage next to the Buddha statue or on the niche to represent Buddhism. Scriptures should be wrapped in yellow cloth or hada and kept clean. It's best to put a photo of conversion to the guru in the Buddhist temple.

Buddhism pays more attention to the opening of Buddha statues. The significance of opening the Buddha statue has been explained in the previous blog post, so I don't need to repeat it here. Some Buddha statues in Buddhist friends' homes cannot be opened for various reasons after being invited back. It doesn't really matter. If you sincerely offer them, the Buddha will also be blessed.

The common offerings on the table are: offering cups (Tibetan Buddhism is seven or eight cups, representing: flowers, flowers, lights, oil and fruits; Han Buddhism is a three-offering cup, representing a Buddhist monk), incense sticks (Tibetan Buddhism uses a lying incense box and Han Buddhism uses a incense burner), and lamps (Tibetan Buddhism uses butter lamps, Han Buddhism uses incense sticks, and now there are lotus-shaped broadcast lamps to choose from). These are common products.

In addition, Tibetan Buddhist laymen can also offer sacrifices to Eight Auspiciouss, Manzapan, Sodom (gallium) and utensils (Jingangling, Jingang, Gufa, Muyu, etc.). ), pure bottles, Aquarius, small pagodas, relics, Ganlu pills, etc. This depends on your own actual situation, just don't climb.

Buddhist temples should be kept clean at all times, and altars should be cleaned frequently to avoid dust or incense ashes. Change the water in the cup every day, usually in the morning and then in the evening. When pouring water, wipe the cup clean to avoid leaving water stains. Pay attention to fire prevention when offering incense and lamps, preferably when someone is at home.

After the water source is removed, it can be sprinkled outside the house, gardens and grasslands, and trees and flowers can be irrigated. If there are no conditions, you can also sprinkle it in the kitchen sink. I hope that the purified water blessed by these Buddhas and Bodhisattvas can benefit the vast number of sentient beings and sewer sentient beings, and I hope that all sentient beings can get temporary happiness and relief.

In addition to daily water supply, light supply and fragrance supply, flowers, fruits and other foods (dried fruits, cakes, sesame oil, etc.) can also be provided. Flowers, fruits and food can be provided for one day, two days, three days or even longer according to the situation, and they should be replaced if they are weak. When changing, do the following meditation: thank the Buddha and Bodhisattva for their prayers, and pray for the Buddha to add a quilt to keep me away from Buddhism until nirvana. Like this, if you have any familiar words or poems, just read them. It is important that we should have such a heart or desire at this moment, and it is best not to withdraw our support without any visualization. If the economic conditions are not plentiful, the water supply is good every day.

Whether doing homework or providing daily lessons, don't treat them as a kind of pressure, but as a good habit. As for the process, some places are not as good as the law, and there is no need to worry that the Buddha and Bodhisattva are unhappy and blame us. There is no such thing. Buddha and Bodhisattva are the most equal and compassionate. They care about us as much as mothers care about their children. How can they blame us for a little mistake in the process of offering Buddha? So don't have that kind of ideological pressure and burden, just pay with our piety.