Description of ancient incense burning
In ancient times, burning incense was an activity that was rich in cultural content and a sense of ritual. First of all, incense was mostly made into incense pills or incense cakes. The process of making incense is like "refining honey into pills. The pills are as big as chicken beans. Add one tael of cooked honey into each medicine powder. Before the last pill, add more than 100 pestle and mortar. Seal it with oil paper, store it in porcelain, and burn it to make flower gas". The incense was not burned directly, but was burned across the fire. First, he had to burn the charcoal in the incense burner. After the charcoal turned into hot ashes, he would bury the charcoal (a cylindrical fuel made of charcoal powder) into the hot ashes, then poke some small holes in the hot ashes so that the charcoal would not extinguish when it came into contact with oxygen. When the charcoal was hot, he would put a fire barrier (the fire barrier was made of porcelain, mica, money, silver leaves, sand pieces, etc.), and then put the incense pills on the fire barrier and roast them with the charcoal to emit the fragrance. During this process, in order to make the fragrance linger and be pure, the fragrance could not be burned directly. It had to be heated slowly over a fire. In the process of burning incense, testing the incense was an important part. The test of incense was to test the temperature of the charcoal fire to determine the purity of the fragrance after burning the incense. Since there was no standard for the heat of the charcoal used in the incense, he had to constantly observe and test it with his hands. The Tang Dynasty poet, He Ning, described the scene of a woman testing incense in Mountain Flower. The woman stretched out her hand to test the temperature of the charcoal,"several times to test the fragrance and warm her delicate hands". There were also literati like Li Yu who believed that incense testing should be done personally. In ancient times, from the palace to the people, from the literati to the common people, there was a custom of burning incense. When the literati were meditating, reading books, reciting poems and painting, tasting tea and admiring the moon, playing the zither and playing music, they were often happy to burn incense to create a clean and elegant atmosphere, get rid of distracting thoughts in their hearts, and reach the realm of ventilation, concentration, tranquility and detachment. In the Song Dynasty, burning incense, tea, flower arrangement, and hanging paintings were called the "four nosy things". "Yun Anlu's Body Sacrifice" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
The correct steps of burning incense in ancient times
There were many ways to burn incense in ancient times. The following was a common step: First, burn charcoal fire in the incense burner. After the charcoal fire turned into hot ashes, bury the charcoal (a cylindrical fuel made of charcoal powder) into the hot ashes. Then poke some small holes in the hot ashes so that the charcoal can come into contact with oxygen under the ashes without extinguishing. When the charcoal gradually heated up, place a fire barrier on the incense burner (the fire barrier material is porcelain, mica, money, silver leaves, sand pieces, etc.). Finally, put the incense pill on the fire barrier and roast it with the charcoal to emit the fragrance. In the process of burning incense, one had to control the temperature by constantly testing the incense so as to achieve the effect of not producing smoke but also giving full play to the best taste of the incense. When testing the incense, one could test the temperature with one's hands. This process required care and experience. In addition, when burning incense in the temple, after the incense was lit, the forefinger and middle finger of the left and right hands were used to clamp the incense feet. The thumbs of the left and right hands were used to support the tail of the incense feet. The incense head was flat and bowed to the Buddha statue. Then, the first incense stick was inserted in the middle, the second incense stick was inserted on the right, and the third incense stick was inserted on the left. "Yun Anlu's Body Sacrifice" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
Incense burning process
1. Choose incense, choose incense that is suitable for burning, such as agarwood, sandalwood, wormwood, etc. 2. Clean your body and mind. You can bring a bottle of pure water with you. Wash your hands, rinse your mouth, correct your appearance, and calm your body and mind before offering incense. Follow the principle of first clean your heart, then clean your mouth, and then clean your body. When you clean your heart, recite the mantra of cleansing your heart. 3. After lighting the incense stick, he held the foot between his index and middle fingers, and held the tail of the foot with his thumbs. The incense stick head is flat, and the Buddha statue is worshiped at the same height as the eyebrows, and the Buddha Bodhisattva is visualized (if the incense stick is burned in the temple). 4. The first incense stick was inserted in the middle, the second incense stick was inserted on the right, and the third incense stick was inserted on the left. "Yun Anlu's Body Sacrifice" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
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Seven Points of Burning Incense
The incense tools needed for incense burning mentioned in the Seven Essential Incense of Qu Xian Zhu Quan in Ming Dynasty included: incense burner, incense box, furnace ash, incense charcoal, fire-resistant sand piece, spiritual ash, spoon chopsticks; Gao Lian of Ming Dynasty listed the Seven Essential Incense Box, furnace ash, incense charcoal, fire-resistant sand piece, spiritual ash, spoon chopsticks; The Seven Essential Incense Box, incense charcoal, fire-resistant sand piece, spiritual ash, spoon chopsticks, and incense bottle. " Yun Anlu's Body Sacrifice " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
The poem of the ancients burning incense
The following are some ancient poems about incense: Su Shi's "Sweeping the floor, burning incense, sleeping in the pavilion," the lines are like water and the curtains are like smoke. When a guest comes, I know in my dreams where he is. I hang up the west window and the waves meet the sky." It depicted the scene of burning incense before going to bed and waking up in a daze, not knowing where he was, only to see light smoke lingering around him. Wang Shipeng's "Sweeping the floor, eyes clean of dust, burning incense, mind clear." When you're on your desk, you should not worry about evil." It reflected that burning incense could calm one's mind, and lighting incense in front of the table could calm one's mind and free one's mind from distracting thoughts. Lu You's "Little screen smoke trees far uneven, officials scattered idle and sleep appropriate." Who is like a furnace of incense, thinking of loneliness, accompanying people until the time of dreams?" It meant that the incense would accompany people into a sweet dream, giving people a sense of smell and calming them down at the same time. Gao Xian's "Maoli flower heart dew, rose calyx bottom warm wind." To cleanse one's thoughts in six strands of dust, to forget one's feelings in a puff of smoke." It showed that his thoughts were drifting with the fragrance, and he had forgotten the troubles of the world. Ren Huan's "The land is remote and the mountains are surrounded. The day is long in the world." The Cottage has nothing to do, but it's fragrant all day long." It depicted a leisurely life in a remote mountain village, accompanied by incense. There is also Gao Qi's "slanting Fei moving far blowing, dark Fu left a small fire." When all my worries are turned to ashes, I sit alone by the window." These poems were also related to incense. " Yun Anlu's Body Sacrifice " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
The description of incense in the original text
In the Seven Points of Incense Burning, the description of the method of burning incense across the fire was: " Burning incense to get the taste, not to get the smoke. If the cigarette was strong, the fragrance would spread and disappear in an instant. The taste is fragrant and fragrant, which can be used for a long time without dispersing, and can be used to isolate fire. Some people use silver and iron tiles to make it, but it is not popular, and it is too hot to block the fire. Although it is beautiful to use jade pieces, it is not as good as the bottom of the casserole burned in the capital. It is used to grind the ground, half a minute thick, and it is wonderful to burn incense across the fire." "First, burn it with raw incense, which is called fragrant. I want the charcoal moat to be burned because the fragrance will not be extinguished. Some of the burning walls were buried in charcoal trenches with tendons, surrounded by piles of charcoal, and covered with ashes, five centimeters thick. Add a piece to the ash and add fragrance to the piece, and the fragrance will spread faintly." "However, you have to use the four dimensions of the tendon to poke dozens of eyes to circulate the fire energy. If the fragrance is strong, the fire will be big. He also had to take out a piece of sand, add ash, and burn the incense. Put the rest in a clay box and throw them into the fire box to smoke your clothes." " Yun Anlu's Body Sacrifice " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
The meaning of burning incense and worshipping ancestors
Burning incense and worshipping ancestors had multiple meanings: - In terms of incense inheritance, the descendants burned incense for their ancestors, reflecting that there were successors, and the clan name could be passed down from generation to generation. It was a nostalgia for the ancestors. - In terms of transmitting information, the burning incense was surrounded by smoke and clouds, and it could reach everywhere. It was like a medium for transmitting information. It could establish a "communication premise" between relatives who were separated from each other. It was a beautiful spiritual sustenance for the living relatives. - In terms of cultural traditions, this was an important part of the sacrificial ritual. It expressed respect for the ancestors, purified the soul, enlightened life, improved self-cultivation, eliminated disasters, and prayed for the ancestors to bless the family, business, health, and other good wishes. - In terms of the number of incense sticks, the three incense sticks had different meanings. The first incense stick respected the heavens, hoping for good weather; the second incense stick respected the earth, hoping for a bumper harvest; and the third incense stick respected the ancestors, hoping that the ancestors would bless the family. At the same time, in the Taoist philosophy, the three were the origin of all things. Burning three incense sticks also represented reverence for all things in the world and the gods. " Yun Anlu's Body Sacrifice " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
Dreaming of burning incense and offering sacrifices
In different cultures and traditions, burning incense and offering sacrifices had many meanings. From the perspective of traditional culture, burning incense might represent the memory of ancestors, the hope of family inheritance, or it might symbolize communication with the divine world. Burning incense in dreams could be a subconscious reaction. On the one hand, it might imply that you have a hidden concern for your family, tradition, or roots. Perhaps something in your recent life has triggered your thinking about family inheritance and cultural traditions. On the other hand, it may symbolize that you are seeking a spiritual sustenance or guidance. Just like how people burn incense to pray for blessings from gods or ancestors in reality, your subconscious may express a desire for spiritual support through incense sacrifices in your dreams. Of course, the interpretation of dreams was very subjective, and the meaning might vary from person to person. " Yun Anlu's Body Sacrifice " is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
Poetry of burning incense and worshipping the moon
In the Han Dynasty's "Resentful Lang Shi," there was an expression related to burning incense and worshipping the moon, such as "in the middle of July, burning incense and asking the heavens." In addition, the ancients burned incense and worshiped the moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival, such as Su Shi's "Water Melody Head·When Will the Bright Moon Be There","Bingchen Mid-Autumn Festival, Happy Drinking Until Dawn... I hope people will last long, thousands of miles together", Zhang Jiuling's "Looking at the Moon and Huaiyuan","The bright moon on the sea, the end of the world at this time" and other poems, although not directly mentioned burning incense and worshiping the moon, but also the ancients in the Mid-Autumn Festival (often burning incense and worshiping the moon festival) poetry works, from the side reflected the cultural atmosphere of burning incense and worshiping the moon at that time. "Yun Anlu's Body Sacrifice" is equally exciting. Everyone is welcome to read it!
Helplessly burning flowers to make incense
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