There are times when we need to invite the gods and goddesses of Buddha, which requires the offering of tributes for the sake of smoothness. But not all of them can be used as tribute, the first thing you should do is to be sincere, but there are also instructions in this. These instructions have been passed down for a long time, so you may want to know about them in case of emergency. If you want to make offerings to the gods (Buddha and the immortals), you should make offerings of food and fruits. As long as they are pure, have no bad taste, and are not stolen, they can be offered to the Buddha and the Bodhisattva.

Impure things are those that have not been washed clean, or those that grow in dirty and foul places. Bad-smelling things are those that have a pungent flavor, such as durian. Stolen things are things that are stolen.

The offerings to the Buddha and Bodhisattva must be very tasty fasting rice and fruits, if you think it is not tasty, and take it to the Buddha, then it is not sincere. You can not offer five spices (onions, garlic, leeks, wild rice, onions), wine , meat, offering ginger can be.

Like the God of Wealth is to be worshiped with vegetarian dishes, the God of Wealth can invite which one, all the same. The matter of offering, mainly depends on whether your heart is sincere. The God of Wealth can be placed with Guanyin, Guanyin in the center, and the God of Wealth on both sides.

What are the precautions of the immortal family offerings A, the height and color of the shrine.

The height of the shrine is, in principle, high rather than low. The incense burner should not be higher than the eye brows, low should not be lower than the navel. Too high, difficult to communicate with God (Buddha). Too low to be disrespectful. The color of the God stage, generally red is the main, yellow can also be. Red is on behalf of seeking blessings, yellow is on behalf of seeking wealth.

Second, the shrine should not move.

The shrine should not be placed on top of or next to the furniture that is often opened. The shrine should not be placed on and near the television, stereo, video camera, telephone and other items that often have sound. The shrine should not be placed next to refrigerators or washing machines. It is not advisable to play cards, have meals, make noise, play or behave impolitely in the vicinity of the Shinto altar. The Shinto altar should be stable and should not sway from side to side. The Shinto shrine must be placed firmly and smoothly. Don't sway from side to side with the slightest collision

Third, the shrine should not violate the door, except for the God of Wealth.

The gods need a peaceful environment, not noisy and noisy. The door to the gods will be disturbed by the disturbance of the gods not peace, uncomfortable. In addition, the flow of wind from the door will also bring bad smells and information.

Fourth, the shrine should always be clean.

The shrine should be cleaned regularly, and it is best to have flowers and fruits often, exuding a natural fragrant flavor. It is not advisable to place odoriferous objects and food near the shrine. Also do not hang, put dirty clothes and underwear, socks and other items.

When pets are kept at home, it is important not to leave unclean things on or near the altar. In case this happens, it should be cleaned up immediately and carefully.

Shrines should also not be placed in the bedroom. The shrine should not be placed next to the wall of the toilet or bathroom or opposite to the door of the toilet or bathroom. The shrine should not be placed in the kitchen, and it is not advisable to kill and put smelly objects and food, especially meat and fish, in the room where the shrine is located. Not in the upper and lower Shentai and placed next to the fish tank, because Shentai often incense and belong to the yang, water belongs to the yin, water and fire are mutually exclusive.

Fifth, it is not appropriate to offer fake incense and candles.

A pillar of incense, that is, up to the Heavenly Court, down to the netherworld (immortal hall, ancestors) of the transmission of information, with fake incense and candles, there is no such function. In addition, this method also has the suspicion of laziness and laziness. If there is no one at home or no time for incense, you can skip it. The gods will not be blamed.

Six, the type and use of incense burners.

Enshrinement of God (Buddha), including the immortal, it is appropriate to use the copper round incense burner is mainly. Enshrine ancestors and land and other gods of the earth, it is appropriate to use ceramic incense burners, mainly square incense burners. The principle of the circle of heaven and earth.

Seven, the role of the lamp.

When enshrining the gods (Buddha), the installation of red or yellow Changming Shenlang, is to attract good luck and avoid evil. Long bright lamps should be used that often lighted, should not choose to flash, that is, the kind of light and dark. The five elements of Changming Shenleng are fire, which can increase the yang energy in the house. It can be seen as an offering to the gods (Buddha) of an offering.

Eight, the orientation of the God stage.

Generally, the god's shrine is sitting in the north and facing the south, and the shrine of Buddha and Bodhisattva is sitting in the west and facing the east. But the shrine can not be placed in the window position, the principle of the same principle of the door.

Nine, the taboo on offerings.

First, you can not offer meat food, all vegetarian, fruit offerings. Second, you can not offer expired, unclean, old, rotten food. Thirdly, it is not appropriate to worship the wet life, chemical life type of food. Fourthly, pomegranates and cherries should not be offered because the channels of growth are unclean, and the seeds of these two fruits have to pass through the excretory channels before they can germinate and grow, so they are considered unclean. Fifth, the Buddha, the Bodhisattva does not offer lychee. (Lychee phonetic translation for Shakyamuni, avoidance); six is the Taoist gods and goddesses do not provide plums (to avoid Tai Shang Laojun surname, avoidance); seven is the tribute according to the varieties of arrangements for the time of worship, in principle, not more than three days.

Ten, Dixian on the big offerings are commonly used tribute.

First, the dishes, generally common for five kinds, pork (cut into squares placed), fish (required to be a whole, preferably cooked), chicken (required to be a whole, preferably cooked, put the head outward), eggs (usually put five cooked, four raw), tofu (whole on, usually put some dyed red vermicelli on top).

Second, fruit, it is common to put four, plus vegetables a **** is nine. Commonly used fruit for, apple (on behalf of peace), orange: (take the meaning of poly wealth, detain wealth), peach (take the meaning of peach), pear (take the meaning of suffering from blessings), banana (take the type of Yuanbao), date (take the meaning of early into the road), kiwi (take the original name of the meaning of the miraculous fruit, on behalf of the magical), grapes: take the meaning of more children and grandchildren. Orange: take the meaning of success. Watermelon: take the type of success. Cinnamon: (to take the meaning of noble, complete), chestnuts: mostly used in the search for children, to take the meaning of the establishment of children. Sunflower Seeds: (meaning many children, many grandchildren). Peanuts: used in the past when seeking children, to take the meaning of boys and girls alternately. Candy: represents sweetness. Melon: sweetness. Apricot: meaning lucky.

Three is steamed bread;

Four is chopsticks;

Five is a glass of water.

Six is a glass of wine.

What food can not be offered

1. fruit: plums, cherries, pomegranates can not be offered. Plum is to avoid the name of the Supreme Lord, cherry, pomegranate seeds must be digested and discharged through the digestive tract before they can germinate, so it is considered unclean, can not be offered.

Buddhist offering fruit 5 taboo: peaches, pears, apricots, sand nuts, plums.

2. meat: beef, dog meat, turtle can not be offered (precepts)

3. other: wet, living, living class can not be offered (belong to the lower level of food) such as: silkworm pupa, sea cucumber.