DO NOT PUT ASHES THAT FELL OUTSIDE THE INCENSE BURNER BACK INTO THE BURNER
Question: Master, when we are cleaning ashes that fell outside the incense burner at the Guan Yin Hall, should we put it back into the burner or dispose it?
Answer: Ashes that fell outside the incense burner should be disposed of. It is inappropriate to put it back into the burner.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s World Buddhist Fellowship Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 11 September 2019