Rules and etiquette of temples (required reading for laymen)

Rules and etiquette for entering the temple

Rule number one: don't take a needle or thread in the temple.

If you receive a gift from Master, you can donate it to the merit box. Everything in the temple is so trivial, even if you make a phone call in the temple and don't invest a dollar, it's enough to go to hell and suffer, greedy for a dollar in the temple. Plant hell, don't be careless!

Rule 2: You are not allowed to pick fruits from the Temple Mount.

Picking the fruit from the tree behind the temple and eating it yourself is a crime of stealing things from the temple.

Article 3: Smoking, wearing slippers, leather shoes and chewing betel nuts are not allowed when entering Buddhist temples.

Smoking and chewing betel nut in the Buddhist temple is really disrespectful to the trip to Sambo and defiles the tranquility of the Buddhist temple. When entering a Buddhist temple, you should wear clean shoes and ordinary shoes. When the filthy Buddhist temple is clean, you should know that the shoes you wear when you come out of the toilet will be stained with unclean things, so it is not appropriate to enter the Buddhist temple and you should be warned.

Article 4: When entering the Buddhist temple, you are not allowed to enter through the middle door, but through the side door. When entering the temple, don't step on the threshold (the partition under the door), and step in out of courtesy.

Article 5: When entering a Buddhist temple, you are not allowed to look up at the Buddha's face, bow your head and worship immediately, and you are not allowed to wander around and look around;

It is disrespectful to enter the Buddhist temple, walk around it, or stand in the center of the main hall and look up at the Buddha's face like a work of art. If you want to see the Buddha's face, you should stand outside the main hall and look at it from a distance, which is in line with etiquette.

Article 6: Don't make noise, shout, lie down, lie down, run or jump in the Buddhist temple.

Don't speak openly, loudly, or at home, which disturbs the peace and is guilty. When children enter the spacious Buddhist temple, they are regarded as a playground, jumping around and running around. It is a sin for adults to relax!

Article 7: When entering a Buddhist temple, don't spit or blow your nose.

Spitting and blowing your nose in a Buddhist temple should not be careless; If you want to spit and blow your nose, wrap it in toilet paper and put it in the trash can, or spit on the sink and rinse it with water.

Article 8: If you enter a Buddhist temple and go around the Buddha, you will get Five Blessingg.

Anyone who enters a Buddhist temple should immediately bow down to the Buddha or sing the Buddha's name around him. Buddha said: there are five kinds of blessings: first, future generations should have a good look; Second, they should have good timbre; Third, they should be born in the sky; Fourth, be born in a vassal's family; Fifth, they should have a path to nirvana.

Article 9: Food for temples should be donated.

Whenever Bodhisattva's birthday coincides with a disaster relief ceremony, she will prepare a vegetarian feast and become attached to all beings. Or go to the temple to eat at ordinary times, you should donate merit money, because the food you eat is donated by ten good people and should not be eaten for nothing; So he committed the crime of stealing food and fruit.

Article 10: If a stick leans against the wall, all the fruits will be lost.

Before entering the Buddhist temple to worship Buddha, you should put your belongings, clothes, hats and handbags on the ground, and then kneel down to worship Buddha. In particular, don't leave bags, clothes, hats and jewelry on the table casually. You can't wear clogs and slippers when you enter a Buddhist temple.

Article 11: No one is allowed to stand or worship in the center of a Buddhist temple.

The center of the Buddhist temple is the place where worship is held. Ordinary people are not allowed to stand or worship. Many people worship Buddha in the Buddhist temple, and they all like to kneel in the middle, but they don't know that they have violated the etiquette. Because a temple host needs high respect and excellent people to be regarded as it, the middle layer of the Buddhist temple is respected. It is slow for me to worship the position of the main monk.

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Article 12: When entering a temple, the clothes should be neat and simple.

When a woman goes to a temple to worship Buddha, she must not wear miniskirts or bare-chested clothes, which is impolite. When worshipping Buddha, it is quite unsightly, which hinders the solemnity of the Buddhist temple, and also causes the wrong thoughts of the believers who come to the temple and disturbs the purity of the temple. This is a sin!

Thirteenth: Don't let children run and play in the Buddhist temple.

If you take your children to the Buddhist temple to worship Buddha, you must take care of it. Don't let them run around in the main hall, and don't move the utensils at will, because the wooden fish and the used utensils are dragon day's eyes and ears. Don't let them play and knock!

Article 14: Don't make any noise when entering the Buddhist temple.

It is regarded as a reward to make a loud noise and sneak around in a Buddhist temple, take pictures of Buddha statues casually, bring meat and food, and disturb the quiet practice of family members.

Article 15: When entering a Buddhist temple, you should recite "Amitabha" and ask the master.

When you enter a Buddhist temple, you should ask and answer "Amitabha" when you meet a master. Don't call the master by his dharma name. Say "Amitabha" when thanking him or apologizing to him. Say goodbye to Master by saying "Disciple asks for leave from Master, Amitabha".

Article 16: converted disciples should bow to master.

When you meet Master on the way, stop and ask her and leave. Don't shy away. Article 17: Etiquette for entering the host's room

When you enter the master's room, you have to deduct it three times: if you don't answer, it means that the master has something to do or rest in it, and you can't enter by force, but you can leave immediately.

Article 18: Know how to bow to Master.

Master should not make gifts when brushing his teeth, washing his face, having a haircut, sleeping, eating, resting, making phone calls or writing. It is not appropriate to make gifts on the road. Just ask questions. Many disciples showed great respect for Master, and made gifts at will regardless of time and place, which was unsightly and detrimental to Master's dignity!

Article 19: A gift for Master to eat and drink.

When serving food to the teacher, hold it high with your hands and wash the dishes. If you eat leftovers, you should not let your host eat them. This is a sin of impurity.

Article 20: Ceremony of talking with Master

When talking to master, you should stand or sit sideways, not stand high or too far away. When talking to Master, speak clearly, quietly and gently, and don't interrupt.

Article 21: The owner's things must not be used.

The host's seat, bed, clothes and things are not allowed to be used.

Article 22: Courtesy of accompanying the host

If the teacher is sitting, he should stand beside him. He shouldn't have sat down unless he was ordered to sit down. When standing, don't lean against the wall and show disrespect to the host.

Article 23: Respect Master

If someone asks you the master's dharma number and says "up and down" instead of calling you by your first name, you will be teased for being impolite.

Article 24: Dining etiquette in Buddhist temples

You are not allowed to compete for seats or make loud noises when entering the Buddhist temple hall or lounge. Twenty-fifth: You should know if you spend the night in a Buddhist temple.

When you spend the night in a temple, you should turn off the lights and sleep when you hear Master knocking on the board (installing the board) to tell the public to sleep. Don't turn on the light to read or chat, it will not only disturb the monk's sleep.

He also committed the crime of stealing permanent property; All work and rest in the temple must abide by the regulations of the temple and must not be arbitrary; If you really can't sleep, you can watch it with the electric light, but you have to pay the electricity bill or donate the merit money to the temple as the electricity bill for free, so that you don't violate the rule of stealing permanent objects. Because all the water and electricity in the temple are ten things that the government wants to pay, you have to spend extra time reading books with private electricity, and of course you have to donate money to pay for it, so that you don't owe your permanent residence and get what you deserve!

Article 26: Use less things in Buddhist temples.

Where water and electricity are used in temples, they should be used sparingly and not wasted. Others spend the night in the temple and turn on the lights, leaving the lights on when they leave the room, lacking public morality. Don't bring Buddhist temple supplies back to private use.

Article 27: Brush your teeth and wash your face in the Buddhist temple. Get up early and brush your teeth and wash your face in the Buddhist temple. Don't face the Buddha's golden body or the monk master. It is also polite to avoid disrespect.

Article 28: Don't treat temples as tourist areas.

When you step into a Buddhist temple to worship Buddha and bodhisattva and eliminate karma, you need to be respectful and sincere so that you can feel it. You can't laugh or giggle casually in a Buddhist temple. Don't regard pure and solemn Buddhist holy places as sightseeing holy places.

Article 29: Before worshipping Buddha, you should purify yourself.

Wash your body and hands before worshipping Buddha, especially after urinating in bed, so as not to pollute your clothes with urine. Wash your hands with soap, keep your clothes clean, then pay tribute and enjoy the protection of Buddha and Bodhisattva.

When a man enters a Buddhist temple to worship Buddha, he should put his trouser legs into his socks to prevent unclean hair from falling into the Buddhist temple, so as not to pollute the Buddhist temple, which is quite disrespectful.