- FUNCTIONS OF WATER
- MASTER LU’S PORTRAIT ON THE BUDDHIST ALTAR
- WEAR PROPER ATTIRE WHEN OFFERING INCENSE
- DURING INCENSE OFFERING, CAN IMPROPERLY-POSITIONED INCENSE BE REMOVED AND RE-INSERTED?
- USE SCISSORS TO TRIM FLOWERS OFFERED TO BUDDHAS AND BODHISATTVAS, DO NOT SNAP THEM WITH BARE HANDS
- SETTING UP OF A MINI ALTAR IN A HOSPITAL PRIVATE ROOM
- INCENSE AND OIL LAMPS MAY BE LIT WHEN PARTICIPATING IN ONLINE GROUP STUDY ON BUDDHISM FROM HOME
- DO NOT TURN ON THE LOTUS LAMP ON THE BUDDHIST ALTAR WHEN NO INCENSE IS OFFERED
- WIPING THE INCENSE BURNER TO PRAY FOR WEALTH IS CONSIDERED A WISH FOR WORLDLY AND HEAVENLY BLESSINGS, AND WILL EXPEND ONE’S MERITS
- THE OIL LAMP SHOULD BE PUT OUT WHEN ONE PERFORMS RECITATION WHILE DOING HOUSEHOLD CHORES
- WHEN TO EXTINGUISH THE OIL LAMP
- SETTING UP BUDDHIST ALTARS FOR OTHERS WILL ACCUMULATE ENORMOUS MERITS
- CAN ONE OFFER THE SAME TYPE OF INCENSE BUT WITH DIFFERENT LENGTH?
- BOTTLED WATER FOR OFFERING TO BODHISATTVA SHOULD BE DIFFERENTIATED FROM THOSE MEANT FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION
- CAN WE OFFER INCENSE WITH DIFFERENT LENGTH?
- OFFERING OF BOTTLED WATER ON BUDDHIST ALTAR
- GRAND INCENSE MAY BE OFFERED MANY TIMES IN A DAY
- Words of Wisdom | Buddhist Altar
- AT WHAT TIME SHOULD WE OFFER INCENSE TO INVITE BODHISATTVA
- WHEN WE ARE PARTICULARLY DOWN ON OUR LUCK, CAN WE OFFER GRAND INCENSE TO BODHISATTVAS EVERY DAY TO PRAY FOR BLESSINGS?
- CAN FRUIT OFFERINGS BE PLACED ON A CAR SEAT?
- USE LEFT HAND WHEN PERFORMING ONE-HANDED GESTURE OF “PUTTING BOTH PALMS TOGETHER”
- OFFERING GRAND INCENSE EVERY DAY
- PROSTRATION IS THE INGENIOUS WAY TO ELIMINATE KARMIC OBSTACLES
- ON WIPING THE INCENSE BURNER FOR BETTER WEALTH LUCK
- WHEN WE LOSE COUNT ON THE NUMBER OF PROSTRATIONS DONE, DO MORE, NOT LESS
- DO NOT PUT ASHES THAT FELL OUTSIDE THE INCENSE BURNER BACK INTO THE BURNER
- CAN THE DOWNLIGHT THAT SHINES ON THE BUDDHIST ALTAR BE SWITCHED ON FOR 24 HOURS?
- IS IT WRONG TO OFFER FRUITS TO BODHISATTVA BASED ON OUR PERSONAL LIKING?
- DO NOT LEAVE EMPTY CUP ON THE BUDDHIST ALTAR
- WHAT TO DO IF THE INCENSE WE OFFER IS TILTED?
- TIMINGS FOR DAILY OFFERING OF MORNING AND EVENING INCENSE
- PLACING OF PENDANT WITH IMAGE OF BODHISATTVA ON BUDDHIST ALTAR
- CAN WE MAKE PROSTRATIONS AT GUAN YIN TEMPLE AFTER THE OIL LAMP AND INCENSE HAVE BEEN EXTINGUISHED?
- BODHISATTVA WILL APPEAR REGARDLESS OF WHAT TIME WE SET UP A BUDDHIST ALTAR DURING THE DAY. HOWEVER, DO NOT DO SO AFTER 10PM
- LEVELLING ASHES IN INCENSE BURNER IS ALSO A MERITORIOUS DEED
- USE THE SAME TYPE OF OIL LAMPS ON AN ALTAR
- WHICH SIDE OF THE BUDDHIST ALTAR SHOULD AN OIL LAMP BE PLACED ON?
- COLLECTIVE RECITATION OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES DURING THE SETTING UP OF A BUDDHIST ALTAR ADDS SOLEMNITY TO THE OCCASION
- RICE IS ONLY A STOPGAP WHEN THERE ISN’T ENOUGH INCENSE ASHES IN INCENSE BURNER
- IT IS ADVISABLE NOT TO DIRECTLY FACE BODHISATTVA IN THE GUAN YIN HALL WHEN TAKING OFF OUR JACKET OR DRINKING WATER
- MAY WE OFFER FRUITS THAT ARE ROUND IN SHAPE TO PRAY TO BE ACCOMMODATING AND UNHINDERED IN ALL ASPECTS?
- WHEN MAKING OBEISANCE TO BUDDHA, THE BODY MUST BE UPRIGHT DURING THE FIRST PROSTRATION
- HANDLING OF CLEANING CLOTH FOR BUDDHIST ALTAR
- DO NOT USE TRANSPARENT PLASTIC PLATES ON BUDDHIST ALTAR
- AFTER WASHING UNDERGARMENTS OR SOCKS, WAIT 15 MINUTES BEFORE OFFERING INCENSE
- USING A DRY CLOTH TO CLEAN A STATUE OF A BODHISATTVA
- DO NOT USE A TOOTHBRUSH TO CLEAN OFFERING CUP, USE CLOTH
- KNEELING FOR PROSTRATION
- KEY TO EFFICACIOUS PRAYER WHEN OFFERING FIRST INCENSE
- USE A BRAND NEW CLOTH TO CLEAN THE IMAGE OR STATUE OF BODHISATTVA
- DO NOT TOUCH THE TOP OF THE INCENSE WITH OUR HANDS
- CAN WE REPLACE FRESH FLOWERS AND FRUIT ON A BUDDHIST ALTAR AT NIGHT?
- THE SEQUENCE FOR PLACING OFFERINGS ONTO A BUDDHIST ALTAR
- RETREAT BY WALKING BACKWARDS TO SHOW RESPECT
- PORTRAITS OF BODHISATTVA TO BE ROLLED FROM BOTTOM TO THE TOP?
- Q&A 171. Dedicated mini Buddhist altar for performing recitation
- DOES BODHISATTVA’S BLESSED AURA STILL EXIST IN PARTLY ROTTEN FRUITS REMOVED FROM THE ALTAR?
- ALLOW 15 MINUTES AFTER BOWEL MOVEMENT BEFORE OFFERING PRAYERS
- THE INCENSE STICKS’ LENGTH AND THICKNESS SHOULD BE CONSISTENT
- EVEN ON DAYS THAT WE OFFER ‘FIRST INCENSE’, DO NOT OFFER INCENSE AFTER 2AM
- WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF INCENSE BURNING SLOWLY OR QUICKLY?
- Q&A 138. Photographing statues or images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
- Q&A 132. Great Compassion Water
- REPLACEMENT OF THE FRUITS AND FLOWERS ON ALTAR WHILE THE OIL LAMP IS LIT
- WHAT MATTERS MOST TO BODHISATTVA IS OUR SINCERITY, NOT THE SIZE OF OUR ALTAR
- Q&A 93. Things to be aware of when placing statues or images of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas on an altar
- Q&A 87. Making Oil offerings
- HOW TO DISPOSE OF OLD YELLOW LANDSCAPE PICTURE WHEN REPLACING ALTAR?
- OFFERING HEART INCENSE TO BODHISATTVA ENSHRINED AT HOME WHILE WHOLE FAMILY IS AWAY
- THE ENERGY OF FRUIT OFFERINGS WILL BE DEPLETED FOUR DAYS AFTER THEIR REMOVAL FROM THE ALTAR
- HOW TO ENSURE THAT OUR ALTAR INVITES BODHISATTVA AND NOT FOREIGN SPIRITS?
- WHEN OFFERING HEART INCENSE, PAY RESPECT TO ALL BODHISATTVAS YOU MAKE OFFERINGS TO ON YOUR ALTAR
- HOW TO CLEAN THE DUST ON THE STATUE OF GUAN YIN BODHISATTVA
- PUT OFF OIL LAMP BEFORE CLEANING THE FLOOR
- QUESTION REGARDING HANGING THE POSTER OF GREAT COMPASSION MANTRA
- DO NOT SWEEP THE FLOOR WHEN THE INCENSE AND OIL LAMP ON ALTAR ARE LIT UP
- DO NOT PLACE PORTRAIT/STATUE OF BODHISATTVA ON THE STOOL
- LOTUS LAMPS WITH BENT RODS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR ALTARS
- CAN WE PERFORM PROSTRATION IN FRONT OF ALTAR AT HOME WITHOUT OFFERING INCENSE
- DO NOT PUT SAND IN INCENSE BURNER
- FRUIT OFFERING TO BODHISATTVA
- DO NOT SHARE YOUR OWN HOME’S ALTAR PICTURE IN GROUP CHATS
- IS IT APPROPRIATE TO OFFER INCENSE TO BODHISATTVA AND ANCESTORS AT THE SAME TIME?
- WHAT SHOULD WE DO WHEN INCENSE BREAKS OR IS EXTINGUISHED IN THE PROCESS OF PLACEMENT INTO THE INCENSE BURNER
- PROPER WAY TO PRAY
- WITH BODHISATTVA IN YOUR HEART, ANY PLACE IS A GOOD PLACE FOR AN ALTAR
- Q&A 47. The number of candles and oil lamps on a Buddhist altar
- Q&A 42. Fruit and flower offerings to Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
- Q&A 26. Quantity of fruit required for making offerings
- Q&A 5. Placement of a Buddhist altar
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