You need to have a good sense of preparation and dress so that it suits the environment of dignified places such as temples, it not only shows that you are a cultured and educated person.
The pagoda is a place to worship Buddha, visitors should pay attention when choosing a ceremony: only choose sweet and vegetarian offerings such as fruits, sweets, sticky rice... absolutely do not bring salty and live ceremonies.
If you bring flowers, you should choose flowers such as lilies, chrysanthemums, lotuses, peonies... do not choose wildflowers.
When arranging the ceremony, do not put the votive gold, undermoney and real money on the tray on the altar of the Buddha. At the temple house, you can put the yin money on the altar of the gods, the Holy Mother or the altar of Notre Dame but do not put real money.
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If you eat and enjoy fortune at the temple, you should have merit, no matter how little or much, put money in the merit box.
Lighting three incense sticks to bless oneself, six incense sticks to bless one's children and grandchildren, nine incense sticks to bless one's parents and grandparents, thirteen incense sticks is the perfect merit, the highest limit of the number of incense offered.
Do not wear short skirts, pants, open-backed shirts, and open armpits. Must dress simply and cleanly. Do not bring hats, towels, bags, sticks, gloves... Go to the temple ceremony, it is best not to bring personal belongings when entering the Three Jewels.
Entering the temple door, female guests step with their right feet, male guests with left feet, should not step on the door steps or kick on the door.
Sometimes, when we visit temples and temples for some reason, we accidentally forget the habit of putting shoes outside the main hall. It is one of the most taboo things when we visit such sacred places.
You should only light incense at the altars, the top of the incense is located outside the temple grounds. Limit the burning of incense inside the temple, as this may affect the Buddha statue and the temple's magic weapons.
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Don't use your mouth to blow out the incense: Use your hand to blow out the fire on the incense instead of using your mouth. According to spiritual concepts, using the mouth to blow out incense is to show a lack of respect for superiors.
Do not kneel in the middle of the Buddha Hall. This is a mistake that most Vietnamese people make. When lighting incense for the Buddha, stand aside to perform the ceremony, because the location in the middle of the main hall is usually a place for abbots or monks in the temple.
When coming to the pagoda to perform the ceremony, the scenery is not allowed to arbitrarily film and take pictures of the scenery in the temple. When standing and prostrating, you should stand aside from the altar, absolutely do not stand opposite the altar.
Entering the Buddhist Hall, walking around the Buddha statue, the Three Jewels area, going from right to left, chanting the Buddha's name "Amitabha Buddha" will enjoy 5 virtues: Righteous and beautiful postpartum; the words are clear and easy to hear; ascension biochemistry; can be born into a noble family; Nirvana super-saint.
To the monk, he is called Amitabha Buddha, white teacher,... and proclaim themselves as children. When I sent anything to the monk, I put my hands together in the shape of a lotus bud.
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